Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) For selecting a person for recommendation for appointment as a member, the Minister must advertise for applications from appropriately qualified persons to be considered for selection.
(2) The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council a person for appointment as a member only if subsection (1) has been complied with.
(3) In recommending persons for appointment as members, the Minister must take into account--
(a) the need for a balanced gender representation in the membership of the tribunal; and
(b) the need for the membership of the tribunal to include Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders; and
(c) the need for the membership of the tribunal to reflect the social and cultural diversity of the general community; and
(d) the range and experience of members of the tribunal.
(4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a member may be reappointed to office without the vacancy in the office being advertised.