206   Dual Federal and State appointments of members

(1)  A member of the State Commission may hold office as a member of the Federal Commission.

(2)  A member of the Federal Commission may, if otherwise eligible, be appointed as a member of the State Commission unless the law of the Commonwealth otherwise provides.

(3)  A person who is a member of the State Commission and also a member of the Federal Commission may, in accordance with any agreement made between the State President and the head of the Federal Commission:

(a)  exercise functions as a member of the Federal Commission, and

(b)  in relation to a particular matter, exercise functions that the person has in relation to the matter both as a member of the State Commission and as a member of the Federal Commission.

(4)  The appointment, as a member of the State Commission, of a person who is a member of the Federal Commission may be for a fixed term and such a member holds office until:

(a)  the expiration of the term, or

(b)  he or she ceases to be a member of the Federal Commission, or

(c)  he or she resigns, or is removed, from office as a member of the State Commission,

      whichever first occurs.

(5)  A member of the Federal Commission who is appointed as a member of the State Commission is not to be remunerated as a member of the State Commission, but may be paid such allowances as the Minister considers to be reasonable for expenses incurred in discharging the duties of a member of the State Commission.

(6)  In this section:

Federal Commission includes any industrial tribunal (in addition to the Federal Commission) constituted by a law of the Commonwealth that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

member of the State Commission includes a judicial member of the State Commission.

Note. Members of the State Commission may also hold dual appointments as members of other State tribunals, for example, as members of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal (section 69E of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977).