Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

OFFICIAL VISITOR AMENDMENT ACT 2013 (NO. 22 OF 2013) - SECT 17

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Part 5A     Official visitors board

23A     Establishment of official visitors board

The official visitors board is established.

23B     Membership of official visitors board

    (1)     The official visitors board is made up of—

        (a)     the public trustee; and

        (b)     the public advocate; and

        (c)     at least 1 commissioner under the Human Rights Commission Act 2005

nominated by the commissioners under that Act; and

        (d)     2 official visitors elected by the official visitors.

    (2)     The chair of the board is the public trustee.

    (3)     The Minister may determine procedures for subsection (1) (d).

    (4)     A determination is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

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23C     Official visitors board functions

The official visitors board has the following functions:

        (a)     to arrange training for official visitors;

        (b)     to facilitate interaction between official visitors;

Note     An official visitor may ask an official visitor for another operational Act for assistance (see s 18 (1)).

        (c)     to arrange for the provision of administrative assistance to official visitors;

        (d)     to exercise any other function given to the board under this Act, an operational Act or another territory law.

23D     Official visitors board procedure

    (1)     Meetings of the official visitors board are to be held when and where it decides.

    (2)     However—

        (a)     the official visitors board must meet at least twice each year; and

        (b)     the public trustee may, by reasonable written notice given to the other official visitors board members, call a meeting.

    (3)     The official visitors board may conduct its proceedings (including its meetings) as it considers appropriate.