Page 5627 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 9 December 2009
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Part 2A Campaign advertising reviewer
Division 2A.1 Appointment and functions of reviewer
9B Appointment of reviewer
(1) The Minister must appoint a person to be the campaign advertising reviewer (the reviewer).
Note For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.
(2) The Minister must not appoint a person as reviewer unless satisfied that the person has experience or expertise in 1 or more of the following areas:
(a) media and advertising;
(b) legal;
(c) government administration.
(3) The reviewer must not be a public servant.
(4) The Minister must not appoint a person as reviewer unless the Legislative Assembly has approved the appointment, by resolution passed by a majority of at least 2/3 of the members.
(5) The reviewer must be appointed for not longer than 3 years.
Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def appoint).
(6) The conditions of appointment of the reviewer are the conditions agreed between the Minister and the reviewer, subject to any determination under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995.
(7) The Legislation Act, division 19.3.3 (Appointments—Assembly consultation) does not apply to the appointment of a reviewer.
9C Reviewer’s functions
(1) The reviewer has the following functions:
(a) to review proposed government campaigns to ensure campaigns comply with this Act;
(b) to report to the responsible person and the Legislative Assembly the result of each review mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2) The reviewer has any other function given to the reviewer by this Act.
Note 1 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act, s 104).
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