Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection ( 2), a Joint Selection Committee shall be constituted for the purposes of this Division by:
(a) a Chairperson appointed by the Minister; and
(b) not fewer than 2 and not more than 3 other persons appointed by the relevant authority.
(2) A person shall not b e appointed under paragraph ( 1) (b) unless the relevant authority and the relevant staff organisation have first agreed that the person is suitable for appointment.
(3) Where:
(a) a Joint Selection Committee has been constituted under subsection ( 1) for the purpose of giving advice to the relevant authority with respect to the filling of a vacancy under section 31; and
(b) before the Committee gives such advice, a member of the Committee ceases to take part in the deliberations of the Committee;
the Committee shall be reconstituted by the remaining members and another member appointed in accordance with subsection ( 1).
(4) Where the members of a Joint Selection Committee are divided in opinion as to the advice to be given to a relevant authority with respect to the filling of a vacancy under section 31:
(a) if a majority of members are of the same opinion - the advice of the majority shall be deemed to be the advice of the Committee;
(b) if the members are equally divided in opinion - the advice of the Chairperson shall be deemed to be the advice of the Committee; and
(c) if 2 members only are of the same opinion and the remaining members are divided in opinion - the advice of the first - mentioned 2 members shall be deemed to be the advice of the Committee.
(5) The Chairperson may be referred to as the Chairman or the Chairwoman, as the case requires.