Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 278

278 Membership of reference committee

(1) The reference committee consists of the following members—

(a) the chairperson of the commission, who is the chairperson of the reference committee;

(b) the senior executive officer (crime);

(c) the commissioner of police;

(d) the principal commissioner under the Family and Child Commission Act 2014 ;

(e) subject to subsection (1A) , the chief executive officer of the Australian Crime Commission;

(ea) subject to subsection (1B) , the senior executive officer (corruption);

(f) 2 persons appointed by the Governor in Council as community representatives (each of whom is an
"appointed member" ), of whom 1 at least must have a demonstrated interest in civil liberties and 1 at least must be a female.

(1A) The chief executive officer of the Australian Crime Commission is a member of the reference committee only when the committee is performing a function that relates to a function that may be conferred under an Act of the State on the chief executive officer under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cwlth) or another Commonwealth Act or regulation.

(1B) The senior executive officer (corruption) is a member of the reference committee only when the committee is performing a function that relates to an authorisation under section 55A for a matter involving suspected corruption.

(2) The Minister must advertise throughout the State for applications from suitably qualified persons to be considered for selection as community representatives.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the reappointment of a person as a community representative.

(5) An ineligible person or a commission officer can not be appointed, or continue, as a community representative.

(6) Any thing done by or in relation to the reference committee is not invalid only because of a defect or irregularity in the appointment of a member or because the reference committee was not properly constituted.