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sec.124Appointment of members
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### sec.124 Appointment of members
The Minister may appoint a person as a member only if satisfied the person—
has expertise in—
medicine; or
nursing; or
pharmacy; or
psychology; or
social work; or
ethics; or
law; or
another area the Minister considers relevant to the performance of the board’s functions; or
is otherwise, because of the person’s experience, knowledge or skills, likely to make a valuable contribution to the work of the board.
The Minister must ensure the membership of the board—
includes persons with a range of experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the board’s functions; and
takes into account the social, cultural and geographic characteristics of the Queensland community; and
does not include a majority of persons who are public service employees.
A person may not be appointed as a member if the person—
is an insolvent under administration; or
has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence; or
is a member of the Legislative Assembly.
s 124 amd 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 ss 2 (2) , 40
(sec.124-ssec.1) The Minister may appoint a person as a member only if satisfied the person— has expertise in— medicine; or nursing; or pharmacy; or psychology; or social work; or ethics; or law; or another area the Minister considers relevant to the performance of the board’s functions; or is otherwise, because of the person’s experience, knowledge or skills, likely to make a valuable contribution to the work of the board.
(sec.124-ssec.2) The Minister must ensure the membership of the board— includes persons with a range of experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the board’s functions; and takes into account the social, cultural and geographic characteristics of the Queensland community; and does not include a majority of persons who are public service employees.
(sec.124-ssec.3) A person may not be appointed as a member if the person— is an insolvent under administration; or has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence; or is a member of the Legislative Assembly.
- (a) has expertise in— (i) medicine; or (ii) nursing; or (iii) pharmacy; or (iv) psychology; or (v) social work; or (vi) ethics; or (vii) law; or (viii) another area the Minister considers relevant to the performance of the board’s functions; or
- (i) medicine; or
- (ii) nursing; or
- (iii) pharmacy; or
- (iv) psychology; or
- (v) social work; or
- (vi) ethics; or
- (vii) law; or
- (viii) another area the Minister considers relevant to the performance of the board’s functions; or
- (b) is otherwise, because of the person’s experience, knowledge or skills, likely to make a valuable contribution to the work of the board.
- (i) medicine; or
- (ii) nursing; or
- (iii) pharmacy; or
- (iv) psychology; or
- (v) social work; or
- (vi) ethics; or
- (vii) law; or
- (viii) another area the Minister considers relevant to the performance of the board’s functions; or
- (a) includes persons with a range of experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the board’s functions; and
- (b) takes into account the social, cultural and geographic characteristics of the Queensland community; and
- (c) does not include a majority of persons who are public service employees.
- (a) is an insolvent under administration; or
- (b) has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence; or
- (c) is a member of the Legislative Assembly.