11Advisory committee

11 Advisory committee (1) An advisory committee is established. (2) The advisory committee consists of the following members: (a) a resident judge appointed by the Chief Justice as the chairperson of the advisory committee; (b) another resident judge appointed by the Chief Justice; (c) 2 magistrates appointed by the Chief Magistrate; (d) the chief executive officer; (e) the registrar of the Supreme Court; (f) the registrar of the Magistrates Court; (g) a presidential member of the ACAT appointed by the president of the ACAT;

(h) a person appointed by the Australian Capital Territory Bar Association to represent the association; (i) a person appointed by the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory to represent the society; (j) the director of public prosecutions; (k) the parliamentary counsel; (l) a public servant appointed by the director-general; (m) the secretary of the rule-making committee. (3) The functions of the advisory committee are to— (a) initiate, consider, develop, and advise the rule-making committee on, proposals for making rules and approving forms under this Act; and (b) make recommendations to the rule-making committee about the making of rules and approving of forms under this Act. (4) The advisory committee must consider, and advise the rule-making committee on, proposals for making rules and approving forms under this Act that are referred to it by the rule-making committee. (5) The advisory committee may conduct its proceedings in the way it decides, whether by holding meetings or in any other way. (6) If the chairperson of the advisory committee is not present at a meeting of the committee— (a) if the resident judge mentioned in subsection (2) (b) is present— that resident judge is to chair the meeting; or (b) in any other case—the member present chosen by the committee is to chair the meeting.

Chief executive officer of courts Part 2A 11A Appointment of chief executive officer (1) The Executive must appoint a person as the Chief Executive Officer of ACT Courts and Tribunals (the chief executive officer). (2) However, the Executive must not appoint a person as the chief executive officer— (a) without first considering any recommendation about the appointment made by the Chief Justice, the Chief Magistrate and the president of the ACAT; and (b) unless satisfied that the person has the experience or expertise to qualify the person to exercise the functions of the chief executive officer. (3) The chief executive officer must be appointed for a term of not longer than 5 years. (4) The appointment of a chief executive officer is a notifiable instrument. 11B Administrative functions of chief executive officer (1) The function of the chief executive officer is to support— (a) the Chief Justice in the exercise of an administrative function of the Supreme Court; and (b) the Chief Magistrate in the exercise of an administrative function of the Magistrates Court; and (c) the president of the ACAT in the exercise of an administrative function of the ACAT. (2) For subsection (1), the chief executive officer may do the following: (a) employ staff on behalf of the Territory;