Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The Minister may appoint a person as a member of the board if satisfied the person—
(a) either—
(i) has knowledge and expertise in 1 or more relevant area; or
(ii) is likely to make a valuable contribution to the board because of the individual's experience, knowledge and skills; and
(b) is not, and has not been, bankrupt or personally insolvent; and
(c) has not been convicted or found guilty of an indictable offence.
Note 1 A conviction does not include
a spent conviction or an
extinguished conviction (see
Spent Convictions Act 2000
, s 16 (c) (i) and s 19H (1) (c) (i)).
Note 2 For laws about appointments, see the Legislation Act
, pt 19.3.
(2) The Minister must ensure the membership of the board—
(a) includes people with a range of experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the work of the board; and
(b) takes into account the social, cultural and geographic characteristics of the ACT community and people who work or receive medical treatment in the ACT; and
(c) is not made up by a majority of members who are public employees.
(3) A member must be appointed for not longer than 3 years.
(4) The conditions of appointment of a member (other than a member who is a public servant) are the conditions stated in the appointment, subject to any determination under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995
.
(5) In this section:
"carer"—see the Carers Recognition Act 2021
, section 6 (1).
"relevant area" means any of the following areas:
(a) medicine;
(b) nursing;
(c) pharmacy;
(d) psychology;
(e) social work;
(f) ethics;
(g) law;
(h) health care consumer representation or advocacy;
(i) disability or carer representation or advocacy;
(j) another area the Minister considers relevant to the performance of the board's functions.