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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993

Bodies - Film and Literature Board of Review

93: Membership

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"Who is on the Film and Literature Board of Review"

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The Film and Literature Board of Review has 9 members. You know the members are appointed by the Governor-General. The Governor-General appoints them based on a recommendation from the Minister. The Minister gets input from the Minister of Women's Affairs and the Minister of Justice. You can have a President and a Deputy President on the Board. The President must have been a barrister or solicitor for at least 7 years. When choosing members, the Minister thinks about getting people with different kinds of knowledge. This helps the Board make good decisions about the things they look at. If there is a problem with a member's appointment, it does not affect the Board's decisions.

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Part 6Bodies
Film and Literature Board of Review

93Membership

  1. The Board shall consist of 9 members.

  2. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister acting with the concurrence of the Minister of Women's Affairs and the Minister of Justice.

  3. One member of the Board shall be appointed as President and another shall be appointed as Deputy President.

  4. No person shall be appointed as the President of the Board unless that person has held a practising certificate as a barrister or solicitor for at least 7 years, whether or not that person holds or has held judicial office.

  5. In making any recommendation to the Governor-General under subsection (2), the Minister shall have regard to the need to ensure that the membership of the Board includes persons with knowledge of, or experience in, the different aspects of matters likely to come before the Board.

  6. No act or proceeding of the Board, or of any person acting as a member of the Board, shall be invalidated because there was a vacancy in the membership of the Board at the time of the act or proceeding, or because of the subsequent discovery that there was a defect in the appointment of a person so acting, or that the person was incapable of being, or had ceased to be, a member.