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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 141
Membership of Tribunal
141 Membership of Tribunal
(1) The Tribunal consists of the following members appointed by the Governor--
(a) the President of the Tribunal who is to be appointed as a full-time or
part-time member,
(b) 1 or more Deputy Presidents of the Tribunal who may be
appointed as full-time or part-time members,
(c) other members (if any) who
may be appointed as full-time or part-time members.
(2) The members (other
than the President and any Deputy President) are to be appointed from the
following classes of persons-- (a) Australian lawyers,
(b) psychiatrists,
(c) persons having, in the opinion of the Governor, other suitable
qualifications or experience, including at least 1 person selected from a
group of persons who are nominated by consumer organisations.
(3) The members
are to include 1 or more women and 1 or more persons of ethnic background and
a different person is to be appointed to satisfy each of those qualifications,
even though a person so appointed may possess both of those qualifications.
(4) If, at the time at which an appointment is required to be made of a person
selected from a group of persons who are nominated by consumer organisations
no such group has been nominated, the Governor may appoint as a member instead
a person who, in the opinion of the Governor, has suitable qualifications or
experience.
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