36Appointment of advisory committees

36 Appointment of advisory committees

36 Appointment of advisory committees

(1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Board, appoint such advisory committees as the Minister considers appropriate.

(2) An advisory committee has such functions as the Minister may from time to time determine in respect of it.

(3) An advisory committee consists of such committee members appointed by the Minister as the Minister thinks fit.

(4) A committee member holds office for such period as is specified in the instrument of appointment of the committee member, but any such appointment may be terminated by the Minister at any time.

(5) One of the committee members, in and by the instrument by which the committee member is appointed, is to be appointed as chairperson of the committee.

(6) A committee member is entitled to be paid such fees and allowances (if any) as the Minister may determine in respect of the committee member.

(7) The office of a committee member is, for the purposes of any Act, taken not to be an office or place of profit under the Crown.