34Independent advisors—appointment

34 Independent advisors—appointment (1) The commissioner must appoint 7 or more people as independent advisors the commissioner may ask for advice about— (a) whether to give a person a role-based registration; or (b) any other aspect of a risk assessment for a person. 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).

(2) The people appointed— (a) must include the following: (i) at least 1 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person; (ii) at least 1 person with experience or expertise in relation to refugees and migrants; (iii) at least 1 person who is a psychologist with experience or expertise in forensic or clinical psychology; (iv) at least 1 person with experience or expertise in relation to children and young people; (v) at least 1 person with experience or expertise in relation to people with a disability; (vi) at least 1 person with experience or expertise in relation to people with mental illness; (vii) at least 1 person with experience or expertise in relation to people with drug or alcohol dependency; and (b) may include 1 or more people with experience or expertise in any other field the commissioner considers relevant to a matter mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b). (3) An appointment as an independent advisor must be for not longer than 5 years. Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 (1) (c)). (4) An appointment is a notifiable instrument. (5) The conditions of an independent advisor’s appointment are the conditions agreed between the commissioner and the person, subject to any determination under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995.