sec.608Appointment of panel members

### sec.608 Appointment of panel members The members of the panels are to be appointed under this Act by the Governor in Council. A person is eligible for appointment as a member of the lay panel only if the person— has high level experience and knowledge of consumer protection, business, public administration or another relevant area; and is not, and has not been, an Australian lawyer, foreign lawyer or otherwise legally qualified; and has not been convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law, including before the commencement of this section; and is not an insolvent under administration. A person is eligible for appointment as a member of the practitioner panel only if the person— is an Australian legal practitioner who has held a practising certificate for at least 5 years; and has not been convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law, including before the commencement of this section; and is not an insolvent under administration. A member holds office for a term, of not longer than 5 years, stated in the instrument of appointment. For subsection (3) (a) , in relation to any part of the 5 year period before 1 July 2004, a barrister is not required to have held a practising certificate for that part of the period if the barrister was practising as a barrister during that period. (sec.608-ssec.1) The members of the panels are to be appointed under this Act by the Governor in Council. (sec.608-ssec.2) A person is eligible for appointment as a member of the lay panel only if the person— has high level experience and knowledge of consumer protection, business, public administration or another relevant area; and is not, and has not been, an Australian lawyer, foreign lawyer or otherwise legally qualified; and has not been convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law, including before the commencement of this section; and is not an insolvent under administration. (sec.608-ssec.3) A person is eligible for appointment as a member of the practitioner panel only if the person— is an Australian legal practitioner who has held a practising certificate for at least 5 years; and has not been convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law, including before the commencement of this section; and is not an insolvent under administration. (sec.608-ssec.4) A member holds office for a term, of not longer than 5 years, stated in the instrument of appointment. (sec.608-ssec.5) For subsection (3) (a) , in relation to any part of the 5 year period before 1 July 2004, a barrister is not required to have held a practising certificate for that part of the period if the barrister was practising as a barrister during that period. - (a) has high level experience and knowledge of consumer protection, business, public administration or another relevant area; and - (b) is not, and has not been, an Australian lawyer, foreign lawyer or otherwise legally qualified; and - (c) has not been convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law, including before the commencement of this section; and - (d) is not an insolvent under administration. - (a) is an Australian legal practitioner who has held a practising certificate for at least 5 years; and - (b) has not been convicted of a serious offence or an offence against a relevant law or a corresponding law, including before the commencement of this section; and - (c) is not an insolvent under administration.