67Hardship Review Board

67 Hardship Review Board

67 Hardship Review Board

(1) There is to be a Hardship Review Board consisting of—

(a) the Secretary of the Department of Customer Service, and

(b) the Secretary of the Treasury, and

(c) the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice, and

(d) two non-government members with the qualifications or experience prescribed by the regulations, each appointed by the Minister for a term of 2 years.

(1A) At least one of the non-government members appointed under subsection (1)(d) must have experience of having worked in the community welfare or social services sector assisting individuals in relation to financial hardship matters.

(2) A member of the Hardship Review Board may appoint a person to act in the place of the member at meetings of the Board.

(3) An acting member, while so acting, has the functions of, and is taken to be, a member of the Hardship Review Board.

(4) In this section—

non-government member means a person who is not—

(a) employed in the Public Service, within the meaning of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, or

(b) a member of the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly, or

(c) employed under the Members of Parliament Staff Act 2013, or

(d) a judge or the holder of a judicial office, whether exercising judicial, ministerial or other functions.

s 67: Am 2024 No 90, Sch 7[10] [11]; 2026 No 4, Sch 2[3]–[5].