Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022
62Membership of Council
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62 Membership of Council
Membership (1) The Council consists of the following members: (a) the Commissioner; (b) the Australian Statistician; (c) the Information Commissioner; (d) the Chief Scientist; (e) at least 5, and no more than 8, other members appointed by the Commissioner (the appointed members). Chair (2) The Commissioner may: (a) designate himself or herself as the Chair of the Council; or (b) by written instrument, designate an appointed member to be the Chair for the period specified in the instrument. (3) At any time when a Chair is not designated under subsection (2), the Council may, by written instrument, designate a Chair itself from among the appointed members for the period specified in the instrument. (4) A Chair may be designated or appointed for a maximum period of 3 years, but may be designated again or appointed again.