90Eligibility for appointment

90 Eligibility for appointment

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person is eligible to be appointed as Parliamentary Integrity Adviser only if—

(a) the Minister considers that the person is of good character and high standing in the community; and

(b) the person has extensive or specialist knowledge, expertise or experience in one or more of the following fields—

(i) public sector governance or administration;

(ii) public sector ethics and integrity;

(iii) any other field the Minister considers relevant.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a person is not eligible to be appointed as Parliamentary Integrity Adviser if the person—

(a) is, or has been at any time in the last 5 years, a member of an Australian Parliament; or

(b) is, or has been at any time in the last 5 years, a Councillor of a Victorian Local Council; or

(c) is a candidate for election to an Australian Parliament or Victorian Local Council; or

(d) is, or has been at any time in the last 5 years, a member of a registered political party; or

(e) is, or has been at any time in the last 5 years, registered on the register of lobbyists; or

(f) is an insolvent under administration.