Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Commission may establish such committees as it thinks fit, and a committee shall assist the Commission as directed by the Commission.
(2) A committee shall be constituted wholly by members of the Commission or partly by members of the Commission and partly by other persons.
(3) Where a committee is constituted partly by members of the Commission and partly by other persons, the Chairperson of the committee shall be a person who is a member of the Commission.
(4) The number of members of a committee required to constitute a quorum at a meeting of that committee shall be as specified by the Commission.
(5) A member of a committee who is not also a member, or an employee, of the Commission shall be paid such remuneration and allowances (if any) as the Commission determines.
(6) The office of member of a committee is not a public office within the meaning of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 .
(7) Rules made for the purposes of section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 dealing with disclosing interests in a matter that is about to be considered by a body (other than the members of an accountable authority) apply to members of a committee as if:
(a) the committee were the accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity; and
(b) the members were members of that accountable authority; and
(c) the Commission were the responsible Minister for that Commonwealth entity.