Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (146 of 2013)

Schedule 6   Selection committees

Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

5   Subsections 124(1) and (2)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

(1) If:

(a) the Presiding Member of the Selection Committee for an R&D Corporation (other than an R&D Corporation to which section 125 applies) receives a request under subsection 123(1); and

(b) there is no Selection Committee for the Corporation;

the Presiding Member must establish the Selection Committee for the purpose of nominating persons for appointment to the Corporation.

(2) The Selection Committee so established consists of the following members:

(a) the Presiding Member;

(b) up to 4 other members appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Presiding Member.

(2A) For the purposes of nominating the other members, the Presiding Member must:

(a) consult with each of the Corporation’s representative organisations; and

(b) have regard to the desirability of reflecting diversity, including a diversity of expertise, experience and gender, among the nominees.