37Establishment and constitution of review committees

37 Establishment and constitution of review committees (1) The chief executive officer may establish review committees for this Act. (2) A review committee must consist of 3 members. (3) The members must be chosen from the following 3 panels: (a) the private legal practitioners panel; (b) the Australian legal practitioners panel; (c) the non-legal practitioners panel. (4) At least 1 of the members must be a legal practitioner. (5) A review committee need not include a member from each of the panels.

(6) The private legal practitioners panel is— (a) a panel of up to 14 private legal practitioners nominated by the council of the bar association and approved by the Minister; or (b) if the council does not nominate a panel within 30 days after receiving a written request from the Minister to do so—a panel of private legal practitioners chosen by the Minister. (7) The Australian legal practitioners panel is— (a) a panel of up to 14 Australian legal practitioners nominated by the council of the law society and approved by the Minister; or (b) if the council does not nominate a panel within 30 days after receiving a written request from the Minister to do so—a panel of Australian legal practitioners chosen by the Minister. (8) The non-legal practitioners panel is a panel of up to 14 people chosen by the Minister who— (a) have qualifications or experience relevant to the exercise of the functions of a review committee; but (b) are not legal practitioners or members or officers of the