37Composition of Children’s Court Advisory Committee

37 Composition of Children’s Court Advisory Committee

37 Composition of Children’s Court Advisory Committee

(1) The Children’s Court Advisory Committee established by the Attorney General under section 15A of the Act is to comprise—

(a) the Chairperson of the Committee (who is the President), and

(b) the Director of the Children’s Court Clinic, and

(c) the following persons appointed by the Attorney General (and called appointed members in this Part)—

(i) any one or more Children’s Magistrates nominated by the President,

(ii) a Children’s Registrar nominated by the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice (the Secretary,

(iii) a person nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Legal Aid Commission,

(iv) a person nominated by the Secretary who has qualifications or experience in youth justice,

(v) a person nominated by the Secretary who has qualifications or experience in law reform,

(vi) a person nominated by the Secretary who has qualifications or experience in child protection,

(vii) a person nominated by the Police Commissioner,

(viii) a person nominated by the Law Society of New South Wales,

(viiia) a person nominated by the Bar Association of New South Wales,

(ix) one person, who is under the age of 25 years at the time of appointment, chosen by the Attorney General, after consulting with the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services,

(x) two persons, chosen by the Attorney General, after consulting with the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services, to represent the community, being persons who have qualifications or experience in a relevant field,

(xi) a person nominated by the Secretary of the Department of Education,

(xii) two persons nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Legal Service.

(2) For the purposes of subclause (1) (c) (x), the following fields are relevant fields—