Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Council shall consist of:
(a) the Chairperson;
(b) the Statistician; and
(c) such other members, being not less than 10 and not more than 22 in number, as the Minister determines.
(2) The Chairperson and the members referred to in paragraph ( 1)(c) shall be appointed by the Minister as part - time members, and shall hold office, subject to this Act:
(a) in the case of the Chairperson--for a period of 5 years; and
(b) in the case of each other member--for such period, not exceeding 3 years, as is specified in his or her instrument of appointment;
but are eligible for re - appointment.
(3) If the Premier of a State or the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory or of the Northern Territory nominates a person for appointment to the Council, the Minister shall appoint that person as one of the members referred to in paragraph ( 1)(c) unless the Council already includes a member appointed on the nomination of the Premier of that State or the Chief Minister of that Territory , as the case may be.