Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2017
114Eligibility for appointment
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114 Eligibility for appointment (1) A person is an eligible person for appointment as the ICAC if: (a) the person is: (i) a former judge of a superior Court; or (ii) a lawyer who has been admitted to the legal profession for at least 10 years; and (b) the person is not: (i) a judicial officer; or (ii) a member of an Australian parliament; or (iii) a member of a local government council or of an equivalent body in a State or another Territory; and (c) the person does not have a recent political affiliation; and (d) the person is not, and has not been during the previous 2 years, an Acting ICAC appointed under section 121(2). (4) If a person who is a public officer (other than as the ICAC) is appointed as the ICAC, the person cannot perform any functions as the ICAC while the person remains a public officer.