sec.201Appointment of members

### sec.201 Appointment of members The council consists of not more than 14 members appointed by the Governor in Council, by gazette notice, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General. At least 1 member of the council must be an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander. At least 1 member of the council must be a person who has lived experience as a victim of crime. In recommending a person to the Governor in Council, the Attorney-General must be satisfied the person has expertise or experience relevant to the functions of the council, including, for example, in relation to the following— victims of crime; justice matters relating to Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; justice matters relating to domestic and family violence; vulnerable persons facing the criminal justice system; persons who have a mental illness persons who have an intellectual or other disability persons who have a substance abuse problem homeless persons law enforcement; crime prevention; criminal prosecutions; criminal defence representation; civil liberties; corrective services, including offender rehabilitation; juvenile justice matters; criminal justice policy; criminal law, including sentencing; criminology. In this section— corrective services see the Corrective Services Act 2006 , schedule 4 . s 201 prev s 201 ins 2010 No. 48 s 8 om 2012 No. 19 s 17 pres s 201 ins 2016 No. 31 s 5 amd 2023 No. 34 s 4 (sec.201-ssec.1) The council consists of not more than 14 members appointed by the Governor in Council, by gazette notice, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General. (sec.201-ssec.2) At least 1 member of the council must be an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander. (sec.201-ssec.3) At least 1 member of the council must be a person who has lived experience as a victim of crime. (sec.201-ssec.4) In recommending a person to the Governor in Council, the Attorney-General must be satisfied the person has expertise or experience relevant to the functions of the council, including, for example, in relation to the following— victims of crime; justice matters relating to Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; justice matters relating to domestic and family violence; vulnerable persons facing the criminal justice system; persons who have a mental illness persons who have an intellectual or other disability persons who have a substance abuse problem homeless persons law enforcement; crime prevention; criminal prosecutions; criminal defence representation; civil liberties; corrective services, including offender rehabilitation; juvenile justice matters; criminal justice policy; criminal law, including sentencing; criminology. (sec.201-ssec.5) In this section— corrective services see the Corrective Services Act 2006 , schedule 4 . - (a) victims of crime; - (b) justice matters relating to Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; - (c) justice matters relating to domestic and family violence; - (d) vulnerable persons facing the criminal justice system; Examples of vulnerable persons— • persons who have a mental illness • persons who have an intellectual or other disability • persons who have a substance abuse problem • homeless persons - • persons who have a mental illness - • persons who have an intellectual or other disability - • persons who have a substance abuse problem - • homeless persons - (e) law enforcement; - (f) crime prevention; - (g) criminal prosecutions; - (h) criminal defence representation; - (i) civil liberties; - (j) corrective services, including offender rehabilitation; - (k) juvenile justice matters; - (l) criminal justice policy; - (m) criminal law, including sentencing; - (n) criminology. - • persons who have a mental illness - • persons who have an intellectual or other disability - • persons who have a substance abuse problem - • homeless persons