Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024

PART 9 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW COUNCIL  

Division 4 - Appointment  

SECTION 255   PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT  
General rule

255(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

255(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.

255(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.