Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
The Council shall consist of -
(a) the President; and
(b) the Commonwealth Ombudsman holding office under the Ombudsman Act 1976 ; and
(ba) the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission established by the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 ; and
(c) the President of the Australian Law Reform Commission established by the Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 ; and
(ca) the Australian Information Commissioner holding office under the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 ; and
(d) not fewer than 3 other members or more than:
(i) unless subparagraph (ii) applies, 10 other members; or
(ii) if a higher number than 10 is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subparagraph - that higher number of members.
View history note
Hide history note49(2)
The members referred to in paragraph (1)(d) shall be appointed by the Governor-General and shall be appointed as part-time members.
49(2A)
The Governor-General shall appoint one of the members to be the President of the Council.
49(3)
The performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of the Council is not affected by a vacancy in the office of a member referred to in paragraphs (1)(a), (b), (ba), (c) or (ca) or by reason of the number of appointed members falling below 3 for not more than 3 months.
Disclaimer and notice of copyright applicable to materials provided by CCH Australia Limited
CCH Australia Limited ("CCH") believes that all information which it has provided in this site is accurate and reliable, but gives no warranty of accuracy or reliability of such information to the reader or any third party. The information provided by CCH is not legal or professional advice. To the extent permitted by law, no responsibility for damages or loss arising in any way out of or in connection with or incidental to any errors or omissions in any information provided is accepted by CCH or by persons involved in the preparation and provision of the information, whether arising from negligence or otherwise, from the use of or results obtained from information supplied by CCH.
The information provided by CCH includes history notes and other value-added features which are subject to CCH copyright. No CCH material may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. In particular, the reproduction of any part of the information for sale or incorporation in any product intended for sale is prohibited without CCH's prior consent.
