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of the Council.

"(4) Each person to be appointed councillor is to be selected from a list, or lists, of nominees submitted by such colleges or similar bodies of medical practitioners or medical scientists (for example, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians) as were asked by the Minister to submit nominees for the purposes of the appointment.

"(5) The Minister must appoint one of the councillors to be the Convener.

Qualifications

"196ZF. The Minister is to appoint a person to be a councillor only if the person is a registered medical practitioner, or a medical scientist, with at least 10 years experience.

Tenure of office

"196ZG.(1) Subject to this Act, a person appointed as Convener or as a councillor holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment.

"(2) A person may not hold office for a period of more than 5 years but is eligible for reappointment.

Resignation

"196ZH. A councillor may resign from office by written notice given to the Minister.

Termination of appointment

"196ZI. The Minister may terminate the appointment of a person as councillor:

  (a) for misbehaviour or for physical or mental incapacity; or

     (b) if he or she becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of a law for the relief of bankruptcy or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or assigns remuneration or property for their benefit.

Acting Convener

  "196ZJ. The Minister may appoint a councillor to act as Convener:

     (a) during a vacancy in the office of Convener, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the office; or

     (b) during any period, or during all periods, when the Convener is absent from Australia or from duty.

Conduct of reviews

"196ZK.(1) The Review Council is, for the purposes of a review, to be constituted by at least 3, but not more than 5, councillors selected by the Convener.

"(2) If the Review Council as constituted for the purposes of a review includes the Convener, the Convener presides at all meetings of the Council as so constituted.

"(3) If the Review Council as constituted for the purposes of a review does not include the Convener, the Convener must appoint one of the councillors selected for the purposes of the review ('presiding councillor') to preside at all meetings of the Council as so constituted.

"(4) The Convener or the presiding councillor may convene meetings of the Council as he or she considers necessary to carry out the review. The Convener may delegate this power to another councillor or to a member of the staff of the Council.

"(5) A question before the Council is to be decided by a majority of the votes of the councillors present and voting.