Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020N00095:reg:5:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020N00095
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 9341–12323

The Selection Panel
                    1. To assist the Judge Advocate General in nominating a person or persons for appointment under s 196(2) the Judge Advocate General will convene a panel of at least three persons (the selection panel). The selection panel will consist of: the Judge Advocate General, the Chief Judge Advocate, and at least one other member at the discretion of the Judge Advocate General.
                    2. In appointing persons to the selection panel the Judge Advocate General will have regard to the desirability of reflecting a diversity of expertise experience and gender among the members of the selection panel.
                    3. The selection panel will assist the Judge Advocate General in (a) recognising from the applications received the candidates who are suitable for appointment to the panel, and (b) judging the relative ranking against the selection criteria of those candidates who are suitable for appointment to the panel.
            2. The Selection
                    1. Upon receipt of applications for appointment, the selection panel will consider the applications, make any necessary further enquiries (inside or outside the ADF) about candidates, and may if required settle a short list of candidates for interview and then interview those candidates. The selection panel may agree to deal with the applications on the papers without interview.
                    2. In considering the applications and making any nomination to the CDF (or service chief as the case may be) the Judge Advocate General must have regard to the obligation upon CDF or a service chief expressed in s196 (2AA):
              in making an appointment, the Chief of the Defence Force or the service chief (as the case may be) must have regard to the desirability of reflecting a diversity of expertise, experience and gender among the members of the judge advocates' panel.
              c.              If with the assistance of the selection panel the Judge Advocate General determines that one or more candidates are suitable for appointment to the panel and that the candidate or candidates should be nominated for appointment, then the Judge Advocate General will nominate the candidate(s) to the CDF or service chief for appointment to the panel.
              d.             The Judge Advocate General's nomination of a candidate to the CDF for appointment will be subject to verification that the candidate complies with all single service policies and prerequisites that are applicable to the candidate. A failure of an otherwise successful candidate to achieve compliance with all applicable single service policies and prerequisites may result in a cancellation of the Judge Advocate General's nomination of the candidate to the CDF or a service chief for appointment to the panel.
              e.              The Judge Advocate General may nominate to the CDF or a service chief for appointment to the panel any candidate who has