South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts118—Appointment of independent medical advisers
(1) The Minister may appoint a medical practitioner as an independent medical adviser for the purposes of this Act.
(2) For the purposes of appointing medical practitioners as independent medical advisers, the Minister must establish a selection committee comprised of persons—
(a) nominated by the Advisory Committee (who may, but need not be, members of the Advisory Committee); or
(b) nominated by 1 or more professional associations representing medical practitioners determined by the Minister,
(with the number of persons to be nominated by each entity to be determined by the Minister).
(3) A member of the selection committee will be appointed on terms and conditions determined by the Minister.
(4) The proceedings of the selection committee will be—
(a) specified by the Minister; or
(b) to the extent that a matter is not specified under paragraph (a)—determined by the selection committee.
(5) The selection committee will recommend medical practitioners for appointment by the Minister as independent medical advisers.
(6) In connection with the operation of subsection (5), the selection committee must invite expressions of interest in accordance with the regulations.
(7) Subsection (6) does not apply if the Minister is simply seeking the advice of the selection committee about whether a particular medical practitioner should be re-appointed as an independent medical adviser at the expiration of a term of office.