16Constitution of board

16 Constitution of board (1) The board consists of the following members (each of whom is a commissioner): (a) the president of the commission; (b) the chief executive officer; (c) 5 other members of whom— (i) 1 member represents the Minister; and (ii) 1 member is chosen from a panel of not less than 3 people nominated by the council of the bar association; and (iii) 1 member is chosen from a panel of not less than 3 people nominated by the council of the law society; and (iv) 1 member is chosen from a panel of not less than 3 people nominated by the executive committee of the Australian Capital Territory Council of Social Service Inc; and (v) 1 member has expertise in financial management;

Board of commission Part 3 (d) 1 member who has qualifications, training or experience that will enable the member to give other specialist assistance to the commission in the exercise of its functions. Note 1 A person is not eligible for appointment as the president of the commission unless the person is or has been a judge, or the person is a legal practitioner and has been for at least 5 years (see s 50 (1)). Note 2 A person is not eligible for appointment as a commissioner under s 16 (1) (c) (iv) if the person is a legal practitioner (see s 50 (2)). (2) The Minister must appoint the members of the board other than the chief executive officer. (3) However, the Minister must only appoint a member mentioned in subsection (1) (d) if, in the opinion of the Minister, the commission requires specialist assistance in the exercise of its functions. Note 2 In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act, s 207). Note 3 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with a Legislative Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3). (4) A person appointed as a member by the Minister is appointed on a part-time basis. (5) The Minister may reappoint a member mentioned in subsection (1) (c) (ii) to (iv) without needing to choose from a panel of not less than 3 people if— (a) the entity that nominated the member recommended the reappointment; and (b) the Minister consulted the president of the commission about the recommendation.