Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01287:clause:1_46b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01287
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 46B
Character Range: 61337–62190

46B  Appointment of examiners

 (1) An examiner is to be appointed by the Governor‑General by written instrument.

Consulting the Inter‑Governmental Committee

 (2) Before the Governor‑General makes such an appointment, the Minister must consult the members of the Inter‑Governmental Committee in relation to the appointment.

Legal practitioner

 (3) A person must not be appointed as an examiner unless he or she is enrolled as a legal practitioner, and has been so for at least 5 years.

Period of appointment

 (4) An examiner holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period must not exceed 5 years. In addition, the sum of an examiner's first appointment and any period or periods of re‑appointment must not exceed 5 years.

Full‑time appointments

 (5) An examiner is to be appointed on a full‑time basis.