5Membership of Commission

5 Membership of Commission

(1)  [Section 5 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 37 of 2016, s. 4, Applied:07 Oct 2016] The Commission consists of 5 Commissioners appointed by the Minister of whom –

(a) one is a person appointed as the chairperson of the Commission; and

(b) one is the Director; and

(c) one is a person with substantial experience and expertise in financial management; and

(d) one is a person with experience in business or government operations; and

(e) one is a person nominated by the Law Society.

(2)  A person is not eligible for appointment as the chairperson of the Commission unless the person is –

(a) a former judge or a former magistrate; or

(b) [Section 5 Subsection (2) amended by No. 36 of 2017, s. 11, Applied:19 Sep 2017] an Australian lawyer of at least 5 years' standing as an Australian legal practitioner.

(3)  Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the membership of the Commission.

(4)  Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the meetings of the Commission.