Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A panel of
nominees to be submitted under section 8(2) shall —
(a) be
so compiled, if practicable having regard also to the requirement that the
Council should comprise individuals who have special knowledge and experience
in the areas that the Council is required to deal with under this Act but
should still be reasonably representative of the general community, as to
include both a man and a woman; and
(b) be
submitted to the Minister within such time, after the receipt of a notice from
the Minister that the submission of the nominations is required, as is
specified in that notice,
but if any requisite
panel of names is not submitted within the specified time the Minister may
nominate instead an individual to represent the relevant interest and a
nomination so made shall be deemed to have been submitted under
paragraph (b).
(2) In recommending
persons for membership of the Council the Minister shall endeavour to ensure
that —
(a) the
Council has available to it from its own membership —
(i)
adequate representation of the interests of women, of
parents, of the children born of reproductive technology, and of participants
in reproductive technology;
(ii)
expertise in reproductive technology;
(iii)
relevant experience in public health matters; and
(iv)
relevant ethical guidance,
and also that any
other appropriate discipline, experience or background is adequately reflected
in so far as is practicable;
(b) the
Council is constituted of equal numbers of men and women;
(c) no
one person is the sole representative of disparate interests; and
(d) no
more than one member of the Council at any time —
(i)
is a licensee; or
(ii)
is a person who has a pecuniary or other beneficial
interest, other than an interest of a prescribed kind, in the practice of a
licensee.