Industrial Relations Act 1996
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149 Judicial members
149 Judicial members
(1) The Governor may appoint a Presidential Member of the Commission as a member of the Commission in Court Session.
(2) The appointment may be made by the commission appointing the person as a member of the Commission or by subsequent commission under the public seal of the State.
(3) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a member of the Commission in Court Session unless the person is—
(a) a person who holds or has held a judicial office of the State, the Commonwealth or another State or Territory, or
(b) an Australian lawyer of at least 7 years standing.
(4) A person appointed as a member of the Commission in Court Session is referred to in this Act as a judicial member of the Commission.
s 149: Am 2002 No 7, Sch 5; 2006 No 120, Sch 3.13 [1]. Rep 2016 No 48, Sch 1 [14]. Ins 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2[13].