Proposed amendment to SOP No 259
Paulo Garcia, in Committee, to move the following amendment:
Clause 19
In clause 19, replace subclause (1A) (page 17) with:
(1A)
The Director-General must appoint members who the Director-General considers have, collectively, knowledge and understanding of matters relevant to the functions of the SCENZ Group, including, but not limited to, at least 1 member in each of the following categories:
(a)
a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, has obtained relevant qualifications and experience in the field of medical ethics; and
(b)
a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, has obtained relevant qualifications and experience in the disability sector; and
(c)
a medical practitioner whose practice specialises in the area of geriatric care; and
(d)
a medical practitioner whose practice specialises in the area of palliative care; and
(e)
a person who is legally qualified by virtue of having held a practising certificate as a barrister or as a barrister and solicitor for no less than 7 years.