34Nominations procedure relating to appointments under sections 8F and 8G

34 Nominations procedure relating to appointments under sections 8F and 8G

34 Nominations procedure relating to appointments under sections 8F and 8G

(1) At least 3 months before the term of office of a member of the Council appointed under section 8F or 8G of the Act is due to expire, a Nominations Committee established by the Council is to identify persons who may be suitable for appointment as such a member.

(2) The Committee is:

(a) to determine which of those persons are to be recommended to the Council:

(i) for suggestion for consideration for appointment by the Minister, or

(ii) for appointment by the Council,

as the case may be, and

(b) to recommend the length of appointment for each such person, and

(c) to forward those recommendations to the Council at least 2 months before the relevant term of office is due to expire.

(3) In determining the persons to be recommended under subclause (2) (a), the Committee is to have regard to:

(a) the skills and experience of the continuing members of the Council, and

(b) the skills and experience that will be needed for the Council as a whole (taking into account the matters referred to in section 8C of the Act), and

(c) such other matters as the Committee considers relevant.

(4) The Council is:

(a) to consider the recommendations forwarded by the Committee, and

(b) to determine which of the recommended persons are to be:

(i) suggested for consideration for appointment by the Minister, or

(ii) appointed by the Council,

as the case may be, and

(c) to determine:

(i) in the case of the persons referred to in paragraph (b) (i), the recommended length of appointment for each such person, or

(ii) in the case of the persons referred to in paragraph (b) (ii), the length of appointment for each such person.