Western Australian Current Acts

LAW REPORTING ACT 1981 - SECT 7

7 .         Law Reporting Advisory Board

        (1)         There shall be a Law Reporting Advisory Board the function of which shall be to advise the Attorney General with respect to law reporting in the State and the exercise of his powers and duties under this Act and to perform such other functions as may be delegated to the Board by the Attorney General under section 5.

        (2)         The Board shall consist of 6 members appointed by the Governor of whom —

            (a)         one member shall be a Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by the Chief Justice and shall be the chairman of the Board;

            (b)         one member nominated by the Chief Justice shall be either a Judge of The District Court of Western Australia or a Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia;

            (c)         3 members shall be legal practitioners nominated by the Council of the Law Society; and

            (d)         one member shall be a legal practitioner nominated by the Attorney General.

        (3)         The performance of the functions of the Board is not affected by reason of there being a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Board.

        [Section 7 amended: No. 42 of 2004 s. 162(3).]