(1) The Minister for
this jurisdiction who is a member of the Standing Council on Health is to
appoint an individual as the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool
under this Act.
(2) Before the
appointment is made, the Chair of the Standing Council is to give each member
of that Council an opportunity to nominate an individual for appointment.
(3) An appointment is
not to be made unless all the members of the Standing Council on Health have
agreed on the individual who will be appointed as Administrator, the date that
the appointment will take effect, the period of appointment and the conditions
of appointment.
(4) The appointment is
to be made by instrument in writing.
(5) The Administrator
is to be appointed (subject to subsection (3)) for the period, not exceeding 5
years, and on the conditions specified in his or her instrument of
appointment, but is eligible for reappointment.
(6) The Administrator
is entitled to the remuneration determined in accordance with the law of the
Commonwealth.