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 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.