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other members appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Wool Council.

"(5) If the Minister is not satisfied that a person nominated by the Wool Council for appointment to the Selection Committee is suitable for that appointment, the Minister may reject the nomination and ask the Wool Council to make a further nomination.

Nominations for Research Council

"109c. (1) The Selection Committee must, within the period specified by the Minister in the notice under section 109a, inform the Minister in writing of the person whom it thinks suitable for appointment.

"(2) Without limiting subsection 109b (3), the Selection Committee:

   (a) must invite the Wool Council and the Corporation to give the Selection Committee the names of persons whom the Council or the Corporation, as the case may be, thinks suitable for appointment; and

   (b) may, by advertisement in a newspaper circulating throughout Australia, invite applications for nomination for appointment.

"(3) The Selection Committee must make only one nomination in respect of each appointment to be made by the Minister.

  "(4) Subject to section 109d, where:

   (a) 7 prescribed Council members are to be appointed; and

   (b) the Corporation has given the Selection Committee the names of one or more persons in response to an invitation under paragraph (i) (a);

the Selection Committee must nominate that person, or at least one, but not more than 3, of those persons, as the case may be, for appointment.

  "(5) The information given to the Minister under subsection (1) must include:

   (a) a statement containing, in respect of each person nominated:

      (i) details of the person's qualifications and experience; and

        (ii) such other information relating to the person as the Committee thinks appropriate to include to help the Minister to decide whether to appoint the person; and

   (b) a statement specifying how, in the opinion of the Committee, the nomination or nominations will best ensure that the members collectively possess qualifications and experience in the fields of activity mentioned in subsection 109d (1).

"(6) If the Minister considers the information contained in a statement is inadequate, the Minister may, by written notice, require the Committee to provide the Minister, by the day specified in the notice, with such further information of the kind mentioned in paragraph (5) (a) or (b) as the Minister specifies.

Selection of nominees for Research Council

"109d. (1) The Selection Committee must not nominate a person unless the person has qualifications relevant to, or has experience in, one or more of the following fields of activity:

  (a) wool growing or harvesting;

  (b) wool processing, including the manufacture of wool products;

  (c) wool research and development or other research and development;

    (d) the administration or management of wool research