South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts5—Establishment of the Council
(1) The South
Australian Council on Reproductive Technology is established.
(2) The Council
consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor and of these—
(a) one
will be nominated by the Council of the University of Adelaide; and
(b) one
will be nominated by the Council of the Flinders University of South
Australia; and
(c) one
will be nominated by the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists; and
(d) one
will be nominated by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners;
and
(e) one
will be nominated by the Heads of Churches in South Australia; and
(f) one
will be nominated by the Law Society of South Australia; and
(g) five
will be nominated by the Minister.
(3) When nominating a
person for membership of the Council a person or body referred to in
subsection (2) must recognise that the Council should, as far as
practicable, be constituted of equal numbers of men and women.
(4) In selecting
nominees for appointment to the Council the Minister will endeavour to
ensure—
(a) that
the Council has available to it from its own membership expertise in the
various facets of reproductive technology; and
(b) that
other relevant disciplines and backgrounds are adequately reflected in the
Council's membership; and
(c) that
the Council's membership is sufficiently representative of the general
community; and
(d)
that, as far as practicable, the Council is constituted of an equal number of
men and women.
(5) The Governor may,
on the nomination of the body or person by whom a member was nominated,
appoint a deputy to that member and the deputy may, in the absence of that
member, act as a member of the Council.
(6) The Council will
elect (for a term fixed by the Council) one of its members to preside at
meetings of the Council.