LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 142 The panel list
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2020 - SECT 142
The panel list(1) The Secretary must establish a panel list of eligible persons from which an arbiter must be selected to conduct an internal arbitration process.
(2) The Secretary may appoint as many eligible persons to the panel list as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) A person is eligible for appointment to the panel list if the person—
(a) is an Australian lawyer who has been admitted to the legal profession for at least 5 years; or
(b) has any other experience the Secretary considers relevant to the position.
(4) A member of the panel list may resign by notice in writing to the Secretary.
(5) The Secretary may remove a member of the panel list if the Secretary considers that the person is no longer a suitable person to be an arbiter.
(6) The Public Administration Act 2004 does not apply to a member of the panel list.