Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (148 of 2010)

Schedule 7   Amendment of the Criminology Research Act 1971

Part 1   Amendments

17   Parts III and IV

Repeal the Parts, substitute:

Part III - Criminology Research Advisory Council

33 Criminology Research Advisory Council

(1) The Criminology Research Advisory Council is established.

(2) The Advisory Council has the functions of advising the Director in relation to:

(a) the strategic priorities for research in criminology; and

(b) the priorities for communicating the results of that research; and

(c) applications for research grants.

(3) The Advisory Council consists of the following members:

(a) a representative of the Commonwealth, who is appointed by the Attorney-General;

(b) a representative of each of the States, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, who is appointed by the Attorney-General for the State or Territory.

(4) A person stops being a member of the Advisory Council if:

(a) the person resigns, by a written notice given to the Attorney-General of the government that the person represents; or

(b) the Attorney-General of the government that the person represents, by a written notice, revokes the appointment.

34 Meetings of the Advisory Council

(1) The Director must ensure that the Advisory Council meets at least 3 times in each calendar year.

(2) The Director must attend, and keep minutes of, the meetings.

(3) However, the Director is not entitled to vote at the meetings.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, or in the regulations, the Advisory Council may conduct its meetings in any way that it considers appropriate.