141Membership of Tribunal

141 Membership of Tribunal

141 Membership of Tribunal

(1) The Tribunal consists of the following members appointed by the Governor—

(a) the President of the Tribunal who is to be appointed as a full-time or part-time member,

(b) 1 or more Deputy Presidents of the Tribunal who may be appointed as full-time or part-time members,

(c) other members (if any) who may be appointed as full-time or part-time members.

(2) The members (other than the President and any Deputy President) are to be appointed from the following classes of persons—

(a) Australian lawyers,

(b) psychiatrists,

(c) persons having, in the opinion of the Governor, other suitable qualifications or experience, including at least 1 person selected from a group of persons who are nominated by consumer organisations.

(3) The members are to include 1 or more women and 1 or more persons of ethnic background and a different person is to be appointed to satisfy each of those qualifications, even though a person so appointed may possess both of those qualifications.

(4) If, at the time at which an appointment is required to be made of a person selected from a group of persons who are nominated by consumer organisations no such group has been nominated, the Governor may appoint as a member instead a person who, in the opinion of the Governor, has suitable qualifications or experience.

s 141: Am 2008 No 79, Sch 2 [29]; 2008 No 107, Sch 16 [21]; 2009 No 15, Sch 1.6 [2].