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62  Subsections 35(9) and (10)
Repeal the subsections, substitute:

 (9) A Principal Committee other than the Australian Health Ethics Committee comprises:
 (a) a Chair, who must be a member of the Council; and
 (b) the members appointed by the Minister (whether Council members or not).

Note 1: For the appointment, terms and conditions of the Chairs and other members of the Principal Committees, see Part 5.

Note 2: In certain circumstances, the Chair of a Principal Committee may be a person who is not a member of the Council: see subsection (10).

 (10) Despite subparagraph (6)(b)(i) and paragraph (9)(a), the Chair of a Principal Committee may be a person who is not a member of the Council if:
 (a) the Minister does not consider that any member of the Council has the appropriate expertise to be Chair of the Principal Committee; and
 (b) another member of the Principal Committee is a member of the Council.