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a Council member, other than the government member, for a specified period ending after the day on which the member reaches 65 if:

       (a) the extension is reasonably necessary to enable a suitable replacement for the member to be appointed; and

       (b) the Minister is satisfied that the member possesses special skills that the Research Council requires for the performance of its functions.";

  (k) by inserting in subsection (11) ", other than the Executive Director," after "member".

Removal and resignation of Council members

18. Section 106 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

      "(3) The Minister may terminate the appointment of a government member at any time.";

  (b) by inserting in subsection (4) other than the Executive Director," after "member" (first occurring).

Meetings of Research Council

19. Section 108 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (5) (a) "5" and substituting "6".

20. After Division 6 of Part VI of the Principal Act the following Division is inserted:

"Division 6a—Nomination and selection process for membership of Research Council

Minister must request nomination for membership

  "109a. The Minister must:

  (a) for the purpose of appointing the prescribed Council members; or

  (b) for the purpose of filling a vacancy caused by a person ceasing to be a prescribed Council member;

by written notice given to the Presiding Member, request the Presiding Member to establish a Selection Committee so that the Committee can give the Minister, within the period specified in the notice, the name of a person, or the names of persons, as the case requires, whom the Committee thinks suitable for appointment.

Selection Committee

  "109b. (1) Where the Presiding Member receives a request under section 109a, the Presiding Member must:

   (a) establish an Australian Wool Industry Selection Committee for the purpose of nominating a person or persons in accordance with the request; and

   (b) give the Wool Council a written notice asking it to nominate to the Minister persons for appointment to the Selection Committee.

"(2) The function of the Selection Committee is to nominate a person or persons for appointment to the Research Council in response to the request under section 109a.

"(3) The Selection Committee has power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the performance of its function.

"(4) The Selection Committee consists of:

(a) the Presiding Member; and

   (b) not fewer than 3 nor more than 6 other members appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Wool Council.

"(5) If the Minister is not satisfied that a person nominated by the Wool Council for appointment to the Selection Committee is suitable for that appointment, the