727DAppointment of committee members

727D Appointment of committee members (1) The Minister must appoint at least 8, but not more than 10, members to the CYP death review committee. Note 3 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3).

(2) The Minister may appoint a person as a member of the committee only if satisfied that the person— (a) has qualifications, experience or expertise in 1 or more of the (i) psychology; (ii) paediatrics; (iii) epidemiology; (iv) child forensic medicine; (v) public health administration; (vi) education; (vii) engineering and child safety products or systems; (viii) working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people; (ix) social work; (x) investigations; (xi) mental health; (xii) child protection; or (xiii) coronial law and practice; or (b) has other qualifications, experience or expertise, or membership of an organisation, relevant to exercising the functions of a committee member; or (c) is a police officer with experience in working with children and young people and families; or (d) is a public servant working in the administrative unit responsible for the Education Act 2004.

(3) The Minister must ensure that the committee membership represents a diversity of experience and expertise from the different areas (4) The Minister must not appoint someone to the committee under this section unless satisfied that the person is suitable to be a member of the committee. (5) In considering whether someone is suitable to be a member of the committee, the Minister— (a) must consider relevant information mentioned in section 65 (1), definition of suitability information, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) about the person; and (6) The appointment of a member under this section is for not longer than 3 years. (7) The conditions of appointment of a member under this section are the conditions stated in the appointment, subject to any determination under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995.