Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020N00096:reg:4:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020N00096
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 4/6)
Character Range: 9556–12556

the position to the Directorate of Senior Officer Management, Defence People Group (DSOM).
               2. The information pack will be distributed by such means as are reasonably expected to bring the proposal to appoint a person to the position to the attention of all permanent and reserve ADF legal officers, who are likely to be eligible to serve in the position.
               3. In the discretion of and at the direction of the Judge Advocate General, the position may also be advertised in a national newspaper, on the Internet, or by such other means as are reasonably calculated to bring the call for applications and the information pack to the attention of members of the civilian legal profession, who may be potentially suitable applicants for the position after they join the ADF.
               4. A call for applications for the position must provide a period of notice that allows a reasonable opportunity for potential applicants to consider the call, to consult if desired and to respond to the requirements of the call for applications.
               5. The information pack calling for applications for the position will:
                     + provide a description of the position;
                     + identify defence leadership behaviours expected of a person serving in the position;
                     + set out a duty statement for the position;
                     + identify the selection criteria for the position;
                     + request a response to the specified selection criteria for the position;
                     + identify considerations of diversity and inclusion;
                     + identify the remuneration package and the terms of the engagement for the position; and
                     + otherwise include such matters, as may be required by law and as the Judge Advocate General may direct.
           2.             The Selection Panel
               1. To assist the Judge Advocate General in making an appointment under
                  s 188A(1) the Judge Advocate General will convene a panel of at least five persons (the selection panel) to assist in (a) recognising from the applications received the candidates who are suitable for appointment to the position, and (b) judging the relative ranking against the selection criteria of those candidates who are suitable for appointment to the position.
               2. The Judge Advocate General will appoint the members of the selection panel. The selection panel will consist of at least five persons: the Judge Advocate General, one of the Deputy Judge Advocates General, another officer with judicial experience in the ADF, a senior ADF officer at least of the rank of Brigadier equivalent but who is not a lawyer, and a senior practising lawyer from the public sector or in private practice, who is not a member of the ADF. The selection panel may in the Judge Advocate General's discretion also include a distinguished member of the community, who need not be a