60WAppointment of members of Panel

### 60W Appointment of members of Panel > [*\[Section 60W of Part 4 Inserted by No. 43 of 2009, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-043#GS11@EN) [*\[Section 60W Substituted by No. 21 of 2020, s. 12, Applied:28 Oct 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-10-28/act-2020-021#GS12@EN) > > > (1)  The Commission is to establish the Panel in relation to a major project by appointing to be members of the Panel – > > > > > > (a) a member of the Commission, or another person nominated by the Commission, who is to be the chairperson of the Panel; and > > > > > > > (b) a member of the Commission, or another person, nominated by the Commission; and > > > > > > > (c) a person who is not a member of the Commission and who, in the opinion of the Commission, has qualifications and experience that are relevant to the assessment of the project. > > > (2)  A person appointed under [subsection (1)(a)](#GS60W@Gs1@Hpa@EN) must not be a person who is appointed to the Commission under [section 5(1)(g)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-085#GS5@Gs1@Hpg@EN) or [(h)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-085#GS5@Gs1@Hph@EN) of the [Tasmanian Planning Commission Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-085) . > > > (3)  A person has appropriate qualifications and experience for the purposes of [subsection (1)(c)](#GS60W@Gs1@Hpc@EN) if the person has – > > > > > > (a) qualifications or experience in land use planning, urban and regional development, commerce or industry; or > > > > > > > (b) practical knowledge of, and experience in, the provision of building or other infrastructure. > > > (4)  The Commission, in accordance with [subsection (5)](#GS60W@Gs5@EN) , may appoint to be members of the Panel, in addition to the persons appointed under [subsection (1)](#GS60W@Gs1@EN) , not more than 2 other persons. > > > (5)  The Commission – > > > > > > (a) may appoint a person under [subsection (4)](#GS60W@Gs4@EN) to be a member of the Panel in relation to a major project if – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the Commission is of the opinion that the scale, specialist nature or complexity of the major project makes it desirable to appoint to be a member of the Panel a person with particular qualifications or experience that the Commission thinks appropriate to assist in the assessment of the project; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the Commission is of the opinion that the person has those qualifications or that experience; and > > > > > > > (b) must appoint a person under [subsection (4)](#GS60W@Gs4@EN) to be a member of the Panel in relation to a major project if the Commission is required to do so by a statement included, under [section 60Q(3)(a)](#GS60Q@Gs3@Hpa@EN) , in the declaration of a major project in relation to the major project. > > > (6)  The Commission may at any time revoke the appointment of a member of a Panel and appoint under [subsection (1)](#GS60W@Gs1@EN) another person in the place of the member. > > > (7)  A member of a Panel is entitled to be paid the remuneration that the Minister determines. > > > (8)  Despite [subsection (7)](#GS60W@Gs7@EN) , a member of a Panel who is a State Service employee or a State Service officer is not entitled to remuneration under that subsection except with the approval of the Minister to whom the administration of the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) has been assigned. > > > (9)  A member of the Panel in relation to a major project must, as soon as practicable after he or she becomes aware that he or she has an interest (including a pecuniary interest) in relation to the major project, advise the Commission of the interest. > > > (10)  The Commission, as soon as practicable after becoming aware that a member of the Panel in relation to a major project has an interest (including a pecuniary interest) in relation to the major project – > > > > > > (a) must determine whether the member has, or may be perceived to have, a conflict of interest in relation to the major project; and > > > > > > > (b) must revoke the appointment of the person as a member, if the Commission determines that the member has, or may reasonably be perceived to have, a conflict of interest in relation to the major project.