(1) A member is appointed by force of this subsection if each House of the Parliament passes, in the same session, a resolution to appoint the member.
(2) A person must not be appointed if he or she is a Commonwealth or State judicial officer.
(3) A member is by force of this subsection appointed as the presiding member if:
(a) the Prime Minister nominates the member to be the presiding member; and
(b) each House of the Parliament passes, in the same session, a resolution to appoint the member as the presiding member.
(4) A member is appointed on a part-time basis.