Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 99X

  (1)   The Authority:

  (a)   may, with the approval in writing of the Minister, establish committees to assist it in performing its functions; and

  (b)   must, if the Minister so requires in writing, establish a committee to assist it in advising the Minister on a particular matter referred to it by the Minister.

  (2)   A committee consists of the persons (whether or not members of the Authority) appointed by the Minister to be its members.

  (3)   An appointment under subsection   (2) is on a part - time basis.

  (4)   For the purposes of section   99R, the members of a committee who are not members of the Authority are taken to be members of the Authority.