Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) The tribunal is made up of 3 qualified persons who are appointed by the Governor in Council.
(2) A person is qualified to be a member only if the person--
(a) has extensive knowledge of, and experience in, 1 or more of the following--
(i) local government;
(ii) community affairs;
(iii) industrial relations;
(iv) investigations;
(v) law;
(vi) public administration;
(vii) public sector ethics;
(viii) public finance; or
(b) has other knowledge and experience that the Governor in Council considers appropriate.
(3) However, a person is not qualified to be a member of the tribunal if the person--
(a) is a councillor of a local government; or
(b) is a nominee for election as a councillor; or
(c) accepts an appointment as a councillor; or
(d) is an employee of a local government; or
(e) is a contractor of a local government; or
(f) is a consultant engaged by a local government; or
(g) is a member of an Australian Parliament; or
(h) is a nominee for election as a member of an Australian Parliament; or
(i) is a member of a political party; or
(j) has a conviction for an indictable offence that is not an expired conviction; or
(k) is an insolvent under administration (within the meaning of the Corporations Act, section 9); or
(l) is a type of person prescribed under a regulation.
(4) The Governor in Council must appoint 1 of the members to be the chairperson of the tribunal.
(5) A member may be appointed for a term of not longer than 4 years.
(6) However, a member may be reappointed.
(7) A person stops being a member if the person--
(a) completes a term of office but is not reappointed; or
(b) resigns by signed notice of resignation given to the department's chief executive; or
(c) is removed as a member by the Governor in Council for misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity; or
(d) is not qualified to be a member under subsection (3).