Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person as a commissioner by commission.
(2) The person must have—
(a) a high level of experience in—
(i) business or industry; or
(ii) an organisation or employer association or a State peak council; or
(iii) a department of government; or
(iv) an agency, authority, commission, corporation, instrumentality, office, or other entity, established under an Act or under State authorisation for a public or State purpose; or
(b) suitable experience, qualifications and standing in the community to be appointed as a commissioner.
(3) The person is taken to be appointed on a full-time basis unless the appointment is stated, in the instrument of appointment, to be on a part-time basis.
(4) A person appointed on a full-time basis may, by written agreement between the Minister and the person, perform the functions of the office of a commissioner on a part-time basis.
(5) An appointment or agreement for a commissioner to perform the functions of the office of a commissioner on a part-time basis must state the percentage of the full-time basis the commissioner is to perform.
(6) A person appointed on a part-time basis may, by written agreement between the Minister and the person, perform the functions of the office of a commissioner on a full-time basis.
(7) A person performing the functions of the office of a commissioner on a part-time basis may hold another office, perform other duties or engage in employment if—
(a) the Minister is satisfied that holding the other office, performing the other duties or engaging in the employment is compatible with, and is not a conflict of interest issue for, the office of a commissioner; and
(b) the Minister has given written approval for the person to hold the other office, perform the other duties or engage in the employment.