206Dual Federal and State appointments of members

#### 206 Dual Federal and State appointments of members 206 Dual Federal and State appointments of members > > (1) A member of the State Commission may hold office as a member of the Federal Commission. > > > (2) A member of the Federal Commission may, if otherwise eligible, be appointed as a member of the State Commission unless the law of the Commonwealth otherwise provides. > > > (3) A person who is a member of the State Commission and also a member of the Federal Commission may, in accordance with any agreement made between the State President and the head of the Federal Commission— > > > > > (a) exercise functions as a member of the Federal Commission, and > > > > > (b) in relation to a particular matter, exercise functions that the person has in relation to the matter both as a member of the State Commission and as a member of the Federal Commission. > > > (4) The appointment, as a member of the State Commission, of a person who is a member of the Federal Commission may be for a fixed term and such a member holds office until— > > > > > (a) the expiration of the term, or > > > > > (b) he or she ceases to be a member of the Federal Commission, or > > > > > (c) he or she resigns, or is removed, from office as a member of the State Commission, > > > > whichever first occurs. > > > (5) A member of the Federal Commission who is appointed as a member of the State Commission is not to be remunerated as a member of the State Commission, but may be paid such allowances as the Minister considers to be reasonable for expenses incurred in discharging the duties of a member of the State Commission. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > Federal Commission includes any industrial tribunal (in addition to the Federal Commission) constituted by a law of the Commonwealth that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section. > > > > member of the State Commission includes a judicial member of the State Commission. > > Note. > > Members of the State Commission may also hold dual appointments as members of other State tribunals, for example, as members of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal (section 69E of the [Anti-Discrimination Act 1977](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1977-048)). > > **s 206:** Am 2010 No 54, Sch 1 \[10\]; 2016 No 48, Sch 1 \[72\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2\[67\].