291CPanel candidates

291C Panel candidates

(1) The Minister must appoint one or more persons to be panel candidates for the purposes of this Division.

(2) The Minister must not appoint a person as a panel candidate unless the person has qualifications or experience in forensic risk assessment, child development, law, social work, disability, psychology or any other discipline that is considered likely to be relevant to the functions of an independent expert advisory panel.

(3) A panel candidate—

(a) may at any time resign as a panel candidate by writing to the Minister; and

(b) may at any time be removed as a panel candidate by the Minister.

(4) An appointment under subsection (1)—

(a) must be made in accordance with the regulations; and

(b) is subject to any prescribed terms or conditions.

S. 291D inserted by No. 58/2025 s. 148.