(1) This section
applies if —
(a)
before transition day the nominating committee —
(i)
began advertising (the relevant advertising ) throughout
Australia under section 9(3b) of the former Act for expressions of interest in
relation to an appointment by the Governor under section 9(3) or 14(1) of the
former Act; and
(ii)
did not, pursuant to the relevant advertising, submit to
the Premier under section 9(3a)(a) of the former Act (including as applied by
section 14(2a) of the former Act) a list of 3 persons eligible for
appointment;
and
(b) it
is not more than 12 months since the day on which the nominating committee
began the relevant advertising.
(2) Despite
section 9B, the nominating committee may, once the relevant advertising is
completed, submit to the Premier a list of 3 persons qualified and eligible
under section 10 for appointment.
(3) A list submitted
to the Premier by the nominating committee under subsection (2) is taken to be
a list of 3 persons that is submitted to the Premier by the nominating
committee under section 9B(1).
[Section 230 inserted: No. 5 of 2024 s. 25.]