501EAppointment of panel members

501E Appointment of panel members (1) The Minister must appoint at least 10, but not more than 12, members to the therapeutic support panel.

(2) The Minister may appoint a person as a member of the panel only if satisfied that the person— (a) has qualifications, experience or expertise in 1 or more of the (i) psychology; (ii) paediatrics; (iii) criminology; (iv) education; (v) working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people; (vi) working with culturally and linguistically diverse children and young people; (vii) social work; (viii) mental health; (ix) child protection; (x) disability; or (b) has other qualifications, experience or expertise, or membership of an organisation, relevant to exercising the functions of a panel member; or (c) is a police officer nominated by the chief police officer as an officer experienced in working with children and young people and families. (3) The Minister must ensure that the panel membership represents a diversity of experience and expertise from the different areas

(4) The Minister must appoint— (a) at least 1 person to the panel to represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and (b) at least 1 person to the panel who is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. (5) The Minister must not appoint someone to the panel unless satisfied that the person is suitable to be a member of the panel. (6) In considering whether someone is suitable to be a member of the panel, the Minister— (a) must consider relevant information of the kind mentioned in section 65 (1), definition of suitability information, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) about the person; and (7) The appointment of a member is for not longer than 4 years. (8) The conditions of appointment of a member are the conditions stated