New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MINING ACT 1992 - SECT 139

139 Arbitration Panel

(1) There is to be an Arbitration Panel.

(2) When appointing a person as a member of the Arbitration Panel, the Minister must comply with any processes or procedures for such appointments set out in the regulations.

(3) A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the Arbitration Panel unless the person meets the eligibility criteria (if any) set out in the regulations.

(4) A person is to be appointed as a member of the Arbitration Panel for the term of office specified in the person’s instrument of appointment, being a term not exceeding the maximum period prescribed by the regulations. However, a person may be appointed for an additional term or terms of office if-

(a) the person is eligible for appointment, and

(b) the Minister considers it appropriate to do so.

(5) The appointment of a member of the Arbitration Panel is subject to such conditions as are determined by the Minister from time to time.

(6) Without limiting subsection (5), the Minister may determine conditions relating to the following-

(a) remuneration and travelling and subsistence allowances,

(b) the disclosure to the Secretary of information, including any actual and potential conflicts of interest,

(c) performance requirements to be met by the members of the Arbitration Panel.

(7) The Secretary is to keep and maintain a register of the following-

(a) the name, business address and contact information of each member of the Arbitration Panel,

(b) the qualifications and experience of each member (as at the time of the member’s most recent appointment),

(c) details of any actual and potential conflicts of interest disclosed to the Secretary in compliance with a condition of the member’s appointment (if such a condition has been imposed),

(d) any other matter relating to members of the Arbitration Panel as the regulations may prescribe.

(8) The register must be made available for public inspection on the Department’s website.