46BAProcedure for suggesting Fellows to Minister for appointment

46BA Procedure for suggesting Fellows to Minister for appointment

46BA Procedure for suggesting Fellows to Minister for appointment

(1) The Senate may suggest to the Minister the names of persons (other than those nominated by the Senate in accordance with clause 46B) to be considered for appointment to the Senate by the Minister under section 8G of the Act.

(2) For the purposes of making any such suggestion, the Senate may request the Nominations Committee to recommend to the Senate:

(a) persons the Committee considers suitable for appointment, and

(b) the length of appointment for each such person.

(3) In determining the persons to be recommended to the Senate, the Nominations Committee is to have regard to:

(a) the skills and experience of the continuing Fellows, and

(b) the matters referred to in section 8C of the Act.

(4) The Senate may, after considering the Nominations Committee’s recommendations, suggest to the Minister the names of persons to be considered for appointment and the length of appointment for each such person.

(5) If the Senate is considering suggesting to the Minister a person other than a person recommended by the Nominations Committee, the Senate is to have regard to:

(a) the skills and experience of the continuing Fellows,

(b) the matters referred to in section 8C of the Act.

(6) The Chancellor is to forward any suggestion by the Senate under this clause to the Minister.

cl 46BA: Ins 2011 (25), Sch 1. Am 2016 (194), Sch 2 [14]–[16].