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Greyhound Racing Act 2017
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#### 5 The Commissioners
5 The Commissioners
> > (1) The Commission consists of the following members appointed by the Governor on the joint recommendation of the Minister and the Minister for Primary Industries—
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> > > (a) a Chief Commissioner,
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> > > (b) 2 other Commissioners.
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> > Schedule 1 contains provisions relating to the Commissioners.
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> > (2) At least one of the Commissioners must be a person who has been an Australian lawyer for at least 7 years.
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> > (3) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a Commissioner if the person is or has at any time been—
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> > > (a) a greyhound racing industry participant, or
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> > > (b) a proprietor of a greyhound trial track, or
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> > > (c) a racing club official or a member of a greyhound racing club, or
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> > > (d) a director of the Board, or
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> > > (e) a member of GRNSW as constituted under the former Act, or
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> > > (f) a member of any other body (or body of a class) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.