22DAppointed members of board

22D Appointed members of board (1) The director-general must appoint a representative of each of the following as members of the board: (a) the DPP; (b) the Australian Federal Police; (c) the ACT courts; (d) the sentence administration board; (e) the administrative unit allocated responsibility for the administration of corrective services; (f) the administrative unit allocated responsibility for the administration of youth justice; (g) the administrative unit allocated responsibility for restorative justice. (2) The Minister must appoint the following as members of the board: (a) 3 people who, in the Minister’s opinion, represent the interests of victims services groups; (b) 2 people of different gender who, in the Minister’s opinion, represent the interests of indigenous communities; (c) 1 person who is a lawyer.

(3) A member must be employed, practise, or live, in the ACT. (4) A member appointed under subsection (2) must not be a public servant. Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3. Note 2 In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act, s 207). Note 3 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3). Note 4 A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def appoint).