Section 254 — Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024: Qualification for appointment

(1) A person is not to be appointed as an appointed member unless the person: (a) has an extensive knowledge of administrative law or public administration; or (b) has extensive experience providing legal services related to administrative law; or (c) has direct experience, and has direct knowledge, of the needs of people, or groups of people, significantly affected by government decisions; or (d) is an official of a Commonwealth entity who: (i) is an Agency Head (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999); or (ii) is an SES employee; or (iii) holds a position that is equivalent to, or higher than, a position occupied by an SES employee. Note: The expression SES employee is defined in section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. (2) Before a person is appointed as an appointed member, the Minister must: (a) take into account the need for a diversity of skills, expertise, experience and knowledge within the Council; and (b) be satisfied that: (i) there will be at least 2 appointed members who were not officials of a Commonwealth entity immediately before their appointment; and (ii) there will be at least one appointed member of the kind mentioned in subparagraph (i) who is qualified as mentioned in paragraph (1)(c).