Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 (40 of 2024)

Part 9   Administrative Review Council

Division 4   Appointment

255   Period of appointment

General rule

 

(1) An appointed member holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period must not exceed 5 years.

Exception - appointment for specified project

      

(2) An instrument appointing an appointed member may state that the member is appointed for the purpose of taking part in a project specified in the instrument that is being, or is to be, undertaken by the Council.

      

(3) If an instrument appointing an appointed member contains such a statement:

(a) the member is to take part in the project and has the rights of a Council member only for the purposes of taking part in the project; and

(b) despite subsection (1), if the appointment has not ceased under subsection (1) and has not been terminated under section 261 - the appointment ceases when the Chair of the Council certifies, in writing, that the Council has finished the project.