Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 155(1) amended by No. 2/2018 s. 28(1).
(1) The Committee is to consist of 15 persons appointed by the Governor in Council.
(2) Of the persons appointed to the Committee—
S. 155(2)(a) substituted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 43), amended by Nos 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 42.1(a)), 2/2018 s. 28(2)(a).
(a) 5 must be Australian lawyers nominated by the Minister from a panel of persons submitted to the Minister as follows—
S. 155(2)(a)(i) amended by Nos 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 42.1(b)), 2/2018 s. 28(2)(b).
(i) if there are more than 2 professional associations (within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria)), 2 persons may be nominated for the panel by each professional association; or
S. 155(2)(a)(ii) amended by No. 2/2018 s. 28(2)(c).
(ii) if there are only 2 professional associations, 5 persons may be nominated for the panel by each professional association; or
S. 155(2)(a)(iii) amended by No. 2/2018 s. 28(2)(d).
(iii) if there is only 1 professional association, 8 persons may be nominated for the panel by that professional association; and
(b) 5 must be nominated by the Minister; and
(c) 5 must be nominated by the Minister from panels of persons submitted as follows—
(i) 3 must be appointed from a panel of persons submitted to the Minister, and constituted by a submission of 4 names by each of the bodies prescribed for the purposes of this section, being bodies which are, or which represent, shooting organisations; and
(ii) 1 must be appointed from a panel of 3 persons submitted to the Minister by the Firearms Traders Association of Victoria; and
(iii) 1 must be appointed from a panel of 3 persons submitted to the Minister by the Victorian Farmers Federation.