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the Minister makes a request under section 57a, the Selection Committee established in accordance with the request must, within the period specified in the request, nominate in writing to the Minister a person or persons, as the case requires.

     "(1a) For the purpose of enabling it to make a nomination, the Selection Committee:

         (a) must invite nomination of persons for appointment by advertising in a newspaper that circulates throughout Australia; and

         (b) must invite nomination of persons for appointment from the eligible industry bodies; and

         (c) may invite nomination of persons for appointment in any other way it considers appropriate.

     "(1b) The Selection Committee need not comply with paragraph (1a) (a) if:

         (a) it is less than 12 months since the last appointment of a nominated member of the Corporation; and

         (b) the member's nomination was made following an advertisement under that paragraph; and

         (c) the Selection Committee considers that compliance with the paragraph is unlikely to result in a significantly improved field of candidates for nomination to the Minister.";

  (b) by adding at the end of subsection (2) after paragraph (2) (b):

     "; and specifying how, in the Selection Committee's opinion, the nomination or nominations will best ensure that the members of the Corporation collectively possess an appropriate balance of expertise in accordance with section 62";

     (c) by omitting from subsection (3) "The" and substituting "Subject to section 64, a";

     (d) by omitting from subsection (4) "The Selection Committee" and "the Selection Committee" and substituting "A Selection Committee" and "a Selection Committee", respectively.

Selection of persons by Selection Committee

  14. Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "The Selection Committee" and substituting "A Selection Committee";

  (b) by inserting after paragraph (1) (e) the following paragraphs:

      "(ea) technology transfer;

       (eb) conservation and management of natural resources;

       (ec) environmental and ecological matters;";

     (c) by omitting from subsection (2) "The Selection Committee" and substituting "A Selection Committee";

     (d) by omitting from subsection (3) "the Selection Committee" and substituting "a Selection Committee".

Minister may request further information

  15. Section 63 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting "the Selection Committee" (first occurring) and substituting "a Selection Committee";

     (b) by omitting "Chairperson of the Selection Committee" and substituting "Presiding Member".

Minister may reject nomination

  16. Section 64 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting "by the Selection Committee" and substituting "by a Selection Committee";

     (b) by omitting "Chairperson of the Selection Committee" and substituting "Presiding Member";

     (c) by inserting ", within a specified period," after "request the nomination";

  (d) by adding at the end the following subsection:

      "(2) For the purposes of this Part, other than section 67:

         (a) a notice under subsection