Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1989 No. 17, 1990 - SECT 126

126. (1) Where the Presiding Member of Selection Committees for the RIR&D
Corporation receives a request under subsection 123 (2), the Presiding Member
must:

   (a)  establish a Selection Committee for the R&D Council specified in the
        request for the purpose of nominating a person or persons for
        appointment to the Council; and

   (b)  give to each of the Council's representative organisations written
        notice requesting the organisation:

        (i)    where there is only one such organisation - to nominate to the
               Minister persons for appointment to the Selection Committee; or

        (ii)   where there is more than one such organisation - acting jointly
               with all the other representative organisations of the Council,
               to nominate to the Minister persons for appointment to the
               Selection Committee.

(2) The Selection Committee so established consists of the following members:

   (a)  the Presiding Member;

   (b)  a member, appointed by the Minister for the purpose of this paragraph,
        to all Selection Committees for R&D Councils;

   (c)  1, 2 or 3 members appointed by the Minister on the nomination of:

        (i)    where the Council has only one representative organisation -
               that organisation; or

        (ii)   where the Council has more than one representative organisation
               - all of those organisations acting jointly.

(3) The Minister must not appoint a person for the purpose of paragraph (2)
(b) unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has a knowledge of, and
experience in, research and development, scientific matters or marketing.

(4) A person appointed for the purpose of paragraph (2)(b):

   (a)  is to be appointed on a part-time basis; and

   (b)  holds office for the period, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the
        instrument of appointment, but is eligible for re-appointment.

(5) Subject to subsections (6) and (7), the Minister must appoint the person
or persons nominated by the representative organisation or representative
organisations.

(6) Where the Minister is not satisfied that a person nominated for
appointment should be appointed, the Minister may reject the nomination and
request another nomination.

(7) Where the Minister is satisfied that nominations for membership of a
Selection Committee, as provided for under paragraph (2)(c) or subsection (6),
will not be made within a reasonable time, the Minister may appoint persons to
be members of the Selection Committee as if they had been so nominated.

(8) The performance of the function, and the exercise of the powers, of a
Selection Committee for an R&D Council are not affected merely because of
vacancies in the Selection Committee's membership.