AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Explanatory Statement
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2003-2004
Disallowable Instrument DI2003 - 244
made under the
Domestic Violence Agencies Act 1986, s. 6

The Domestic Violence Prevention Council (the council) is established under the Domestic Violence Agencies Act 1986 (the Act). 

This instrument appoints Ms Maria Doronila, for the purposes of subsection 6(6) of the Act, as a member of the council. The appointment commences on 1 September 2003 and expires, along with the other appointments to the council, on 30 November 2004. 

Pursuant to section 228 of the Legislation Act 2001, Ministers are required to consult the relevant Standing Committee of the ACT Legislative Assembly concerning appointments to a statutory office. The Standing Committee on Legal Affairs has been consulted on the appointment. The Chair of the Committee advised the Attorney, in writing, that the committee has no objection to the appointment.