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Police Administration Act 1978
36BCommissioner and Association to recommend certain
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36B Commissioner and Association to recommend certain
members of Tribunal
(1) The Minister may only appoint a person to be the Minister's
nominee or the deputy of the Minister's nominee if the person is not
a member of the Police Force.
(2) If there is a vacancy in the office of:
(a) the Minister's nominee or the deputy of the Minister's
nominee – the Minister must give notice in writing to the
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Commissioner and the Commissioner for Public Employment
requesting them to recommend in writing a person to the office
within 30 days after the notice is given; or
(b) the Police Association's nominee or the deputy of the Police
Association's nominee – the Minister must give notice in
writing to the Police Association requesting the Association to
recommend in writing a person to the office within 30 days
after the notice is given.
(3) The Minister may only appoint a person to be the Minister's
nominee or the deputy of the Minister's nominee after:
(a) the Minister has received a recommendation in writing from
the Commissioner and the Commissioner for Public
Employment; or
(b) 30 days after notice is given by the Minister under
subsection (2)(a).
(4) The Minister may only appoint a person to be the Police
Association's nominee or the deputy of the Police Association's
nominee if the person is recommended for appointment in a notice
to the Minister given by the Police Association.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the Police Association has not
recommended a person in writing within 30 days after notice is
given by the Minister under subsection (2)(b) to be the Police
Association's nominee or the deputy of the Police Association's
nominee.