Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsReg. 12(1) amended by S.R. No. 71/2022 reg. 7.
(1) After a request for an expert opinion has been made under section 12(1) , 12C(1) or 16(2) of the Act, the chairperson must, as soon as reasonably practicable—
(a) nominate 3 members, to constitute the advisory committee, that will provide an expert opinion in accordance with regulation 14; and
(b) provide the nominated members with the documents received from the Authority that are relevant to the request.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a), the chairperson may nominate themselves as a member for the purpose of providing an expert opinion for the request.
(3) Taking into account the nature of the request for an expert opinion and to the extent reasonably practicable, the chairperson's nomination of the advisory committee members is to represent the fields specified in regulation 7(1) which have the most relevance to the request for an expert opinion.