6The Panel

#### 6 The Panel 6 The Panel > > (1) There is by this Act constituted the Animal Research Review Panel. > > > (2) The Panel shall consist of 12 members appointed by the Minister, of whom— > > > > > (a) 3 shall be persons (each having such qualifications as may be prescribed) nominated by the New South Wales Vice-Chancellors’ Committee, > > > > > (b) one shall be a person selected by the Minister from a panel of 3 persons (each having such qualifications as may be prescribed) nominated by Medicines Australia, > > > > > (c) 2 shall be persons selected by the Minister from a panel of 5 persons (each having such qualifications as may be prescribed) nominated by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New South Wales, > > > > > (d) 2 shall be persons selected by the Minister from a panel of 5 persons (each having such qualifications as may be prescribed) nominated by the Animal Societies’ Federation (N.S.W.), > > > > > (e) one shall be a person nominated by the Minister for Health, > > > > > (f) one shall be a person nominated by the Minister for Education and Training, > > > > > (g) one shall be a person nominated by the Minister, and > > > > > (h) one shall be an officer of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water nominated by the Minister administering the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080). > > > (3) Where, but for this subsection, the Minister would be unable to appoint a member of the Panel because of the failure of the relevant nominating body to nominate a person or panel of persons in accordance with the relevant paragraph of subsection (2)— > > > > > (a) the Minister may appoint any duly qualified person to hold office as that member, and > > > > > (b) the person so appointed shall be a member of the Panel and shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with that paragraph. > > > (4) Where— > > > > > (a) a body referred to in subsection (2) changes its name, and > > > > > (b) the Minister is satisfied that the change of name is not accompanied by any change in the nature of the body, > > > > the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, certify to that effect and, on and from the day on which the order is so published, a reference in subsection (2) to that body shall be read as a reference to that body under its changed name. > > > (5) The Panel shall have and may exercise the functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act. > > > (6) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the members of the Panel. > > > (7) Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the procedure of the Panel. > > **s 6:** Am 2010 No 59, Sch 1.3 \[2\]–\[5\]; 2023 No 35, Sch 1.1; 2024 No 82, Sch 1.1; 2025 No ??, Sch 1.1.