31Appointment of Advisory Board members

31 Appointment of Advisory Board members

(1) Subject to this section, the Advisory Board members are to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument, on a part‑time basis.

Note: An Advisory Board member may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Eligibility for appointment (2) A person is not eligible for appointment as an Advisory Board member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has experience in, or knowledge of, at least one of the following fields: (a) public or health leadership or administration; (b) clinical expertise in organ or tissue donation and transplantation; (c) business management; (d) community leadership and engagement in relation to organ or tissue donation and transplantation matters; (e) promotion of organ or tissue donation and transplantation matters; (f) health consumer advocacy; (g) any other field that the Minister considers appropriate. Mix of Advisory Board members (3) In appointing the Advisory Board members, the Minister must ensure, to the extent practicable, that those Advisory Board members are an appropriate mix of persons meeting the requirements of subsection (2). Consultation (4) Before the Minister appoints a person as an Advisory Board member (other than the Chair), the Minister must consult: (a) the Minister of each State who is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of matters relating to health in the State; and (b) the Minister of the Northern Territory who is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of matters relating to health in that Territory; and (c) the Minister of the Australian Capital Territory who is responsible, or principally responsible, for the administration of matters relating to health in that Territory; and (d) such other persons (if any) as the Minister considers appropriate.