Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00112:section:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00112
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 11
Character Range: 8121–9356

11  Appointments
 (1) The Chair and other members of the Committee are to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument, on a part‑time basis.
Note: A member may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Membership requirements
 (2) In appointing the Chair and other members of the Committee, the Minister must ensure that each member is one of the following and that there is at least one of each of the following:
 (a) an academic expert in social security;
 (b) an economist;
 (c) a representative of an organisation which advocates, or which consists of individuals with lived experience, in relation to a matter relevant to the performance of the Committee's function;
 (d) a representative of the community sector involved in assisting or supporting persons who are economically disadvantaged;
 (e) a representative of a trade union or a peak trade union body;
 (f) a representative of an employer or business association or a peak employer or business association.
 (3) The Minister must also:
 (a) ensure that at least one of those members is an Indigenous person; and
 (b) have regard to the desirability of the membership of the Committee reflecting the diversity of the general community.