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National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992
20Establishment of the Council of the NHMRC
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#### 20 Establishment of the Council of the NHMRC
(1) The Council of the NHMRC is established by this section.
(2) The Council of the NHMRC consists of the following:
(a) the Chair;
(b) the chief medical officer for the Commonwealth;
(c) the chief medical officer for each State and Territory;
(d) a person with expertise in the health needs of Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islanders;
(e) a person with expertise in consumer issues;
(f) a person with expertise in business;
(g) at least 6, but no more than 11, persons with expertise in one or more of the following:
(i) health care training;
(ii) professional medical standards;
(iii) the medical profession and post‑graduate medical training;
(iv) the nursing profession;
(v) public health research and medical research issues;
(vi) public health;
(vii) ethics relating to research involving humans;
(viii) other appropriate expertise.
> Note: For the appointment, terms and conditions of the Chair and other members of the Council, see Part 5.