Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The members are to be appointed by:
(a) for a full - time member--the Governor - General; and
(b) for a part - time member--the Attorney - General, by written instrument.
(2) A person must not be appointed as a member unless he or she:
(a) is the holder of a judicial office; or
(b) is, and has been for at least 5 years, a legal practitioner of the High Court, or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory; or
(c) is a graduate in law of a university, and has experience as a member of the academic staff of a tertiary educational institution; or
(d) is, in the opinion of the Governor - General or the Attorney - General (as the case may be), suitable for appointment because of the person's special qualifications, training or experience.