Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The Governor may, by instrument in writing, appoint such number of persons each of whom is a practitioner or barrister of not less than 5 years' standing as he considers necessary to be part-time Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Commissioners –
(a) where, by reason of any direct or indirect interest that the Chief Commissioner has or may have in respect of any claims for compensation, he considers it appropriate or necessary to disqualify himself from hearing and determining those claims for compensation; or
(b) for the purpose of preventing or lessening delay in hearing and determining claims for compensation.
(2) An instrument of appointment for the purposes of subsection (1) shall specify the terms and conditions to which the appointment is subject, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, terms and conditions with respect to the remuneration and allowances payable to the part-time Commissioner to whom the instrument relates and the period or periods during which he shall exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Tribunal.
(3) The Governor may, at any time, terminate the appointment of a person as a part-time Commissioner under this section.
(4) The provisions of the State Service Act 2000 do not apply to or in respect of the appointment by the Governor of a person as a part-time Commissioner under this section and a person so appointed under this section is not, in his capacity as a part-time Commissioner, subject to the provisions of that Act during his term of office as a part-time Commissioner.
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(8) The validity of anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to exercise the powers, and perform the functions, referred to in subsection (5) shall not be called in question on the ground that the occasion for his appointment had not arisen, that there is a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his appointment, that the appointment had ceased to have effect, or that the occasion for him to act had not arisen or had ceased.
(9) A person appointed under subsection (1) may at any time resign his office by writing under his hand delivered to the Governor.