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—
(a) a Chief Commissioner,
(b) 2 other Commissioners.
Note.
Schedule 1 contains provisions relating to the Commissioners.
(2) At least one of the Commissioners must be a person who has been an Australian lawyer for at least 7 years.
(3) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a Commissioner if the person is or has at any time been—
(a) a greyhound racing industry participant, or
(b) a proprietor of a greyhound trial track, or
(c) a racing club official or a member of a greyhound racing club, or
(d) a director of the Board, or
(e) a member of GRNSW as constituted under the former Act, or
(f) a member of any other body (or body of a class) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.