143Membership of Board

#### 143 Membership of Board 143 Membership of Board > > (1) The Board consists of 5 members jointly appointed by the Minister and the Attorney General by Gazette notice. > > > (2) The Board must include 2 members who are medical practitioners. > > > (3) A person may be appointed as a member of the Board if the Minister and Attorney General are satisfied the person has knowledge, skills or experience relevant to the Board’s functions. > > > (4) A person may not be appointed as a member of the Board if the person— > > > > > (a) is an insolvent under administration under the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, section 9, or > > > > > (b) has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence, or > > > > > (c) is a member of either House of Parliament. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > spent conviction means a spent conviction under the [Criminal Records Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-008).