Australian Human Rights Commission Part II Establishment and Constitution of Commission Division 1 Section 8B (4) For the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, the President is the accountable authority of the Commission. (5) The President has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of his or her functions. 8B The Human Rights Commissioner (1) The Human Rights Commissioner is to be appointed by the Governor-General as a full-time member. (2) A person is not qualified to be appointed as the Human Rights Commissioner unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has appropriate qualifications, knowledge or experience. 9 Arrangement for appointment of the holder of a judicial office of a State (1) The Governor-General may, for the purpose of appointing to the Commission a person who is the holder of a judicial office of a State, enter into such arrangement with the Governor of that State as is necessary to secure that person’s services. (2) An arrangement under subsection (1) may provide for the Commonwealth to reimburse a State with respect to the services of the person to whom the arrangement relates. 10 Appointment of Judge as member not to affect tenure etc. (1) The appointment of the holder of a judicial office as a member, or service by the holder of a judicial office as a member, does not affect the person’s tenure of that judicial office or the person’s rank, title, status, precedence, salary, annual or other allowances or other rights or privileges as the holder of that judicial office and, for all purposes, the person’s service as a member shall be taken to be service as the holder of that judicial office. Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Compilation No. 48 Compilation date: 20/12/18 Authorised Version C2019C00030 registered 14/01/2019 15 Registered: 14/1/19