sec.181Qualifications to be commissioner

### sec.181 Qualifications to be commissioner A person is qualified to be a commissioner only if the person— has extensive knowledge of, and experience in, any of the following— local government; community affairs; industrial relations; public administration; public finance; or has other knowledge and experience the Governor in Council considers appropriate. However, a person is not qualified to be a commissioner if the person— is a councillor; or is a nominee for election as a councillor; or accepts appointment as a councillor; or is an employee of a local government; or is a contractor of a local government; or is a consultant engaged by a local government; or is a member of an Australian Parliament; or is a nominee for election as a member of an Australian Parliament; or has a conviction for an indictable offence, other than a spent conviction; or is an insolvent under administration; or is a person prescribed by regulation. s 181 prev s 181 amd 2010 No. 23 s 316 sub 2012 No. 33 s 135 om 2018 No. 8 s 17 pres s 181 ins 2018 No. 8 s 18 amd 2020 No. 20 s 113B (sec.181-ssec.1) A person is qualified to be a commissioner only if the person— has extensive knowledge of, and experience in, any of the following— local government; community affairs; industrial relations; public administration; public finance; or has other knowledge and experience the Governor in Council considers appropriate. (sec.181-ssec.2) However, a person is not qualified to be a commissioner if the person— is a councillor; or is a nominee for election as a councillor; or accepts appointment as a councillor; or is an employee of a local government; or is a contractor of a local government; or is a consultant engaged by a local government; or is a member of an Australian Parliament; or is a nominee for election as a member of an Australian Parliament; or has a conviction for an indictable offence, other than a spent conviction; or is an insolvent under administration; or is a person prescribed by regulation. - (a) has extensive knowledge of, and experience in, any of the following— (i) local government; (ii) community affairs; (iii) industrial relations; (iv) public administration; (v) public finance; or - (i) local government; - (ii) community affairs; - (iii) industrial relations; - (iv) public administration; - (v) public finance; or - (b) has other knowledge and experience the Governor in Council considers appropriate. - (i) local government; - (ii) community affairs; - (iii) industrial relations; - (iv) public administration; - (v) public finance; or - (a) is a councillor; or - (b) is a nominee for election as a councillor; or - (c) accepts appointment as a councillor; or - (d) is an employee of a local government; or - (e) is a contractor of a local government; or - (f) is a consultant engaged by a local government; or - (g) is a member of an Australian Parliament; or - (h) is a nominee for election as a member of an Australian Parliament; or - (j) has a conviction for an indictable offence, other than a spent conviction; or - (k) is an insolvent under administration; or - (l) is a person prescribed by regulation.