Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00277:reg:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00277
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13
Character Range: 8285–10227

13  Eligibility for appointment as a Board member
 (1) A person is only eligible to be appointed as a Board member, under section 64 or 66 of the Act, if:
 (a) the person either:
 (i) holds, or is eligible to hold, an Australian Government security clearance that allows the person access to information that has a security classification of at least secret; or
 (ii) holds an equivalent security clearance recognised by the Commonwealth for the purposes of allowing the person access to information that has a security classification of at least secret; and
 (b) the person:
 (i) has obtained a degree from a university, or an educational qualification of a similar standing, in the field of law and has significant experience working in that field; or
 (ii) has obtained an educational qualification in the field of cyber security or information security; or
 (iii) has significant experience working in the field of cyber security or information security; or
 (iv) holds a relevant Commonwealth, State or Territory government position at an appropriately senior level; or
 (v) has significant experience in audit, assurance or review processes, public administration or financial or prudential regulation; or
 (vi) has significant experience in incident management or crisis response;
 (vii) has significant experience in a critical infrastructure sector (within the meaning of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018); or
 (viii) has significant academic qualifications or knowledge in a relevant field.
 (2) Before appointing a person as a Board member, the Minister must be satisfied that:
 (a) the person meets the eligibility requirements mentioned in subsection (1); and
 (b) the person has appropriate qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience to perform the role.
 (3) The Minister may appoint a person who holds a State or Territory government position only with the agreement of the State or Territory concerned.