60Membership of the Board

#### 60 Membership of the Board 60 Membership of the Board > > (1) The Board is to consist of the following 11 members— > > > > > (a) the immediate past President of the New South Wales Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, > > > > > (b) the NSW Government Architect, > > > > > (c) one architect who is to be an academic who teaches architecture at a relevant educational institution and who is appointed by the governing bodies of relevant educational institutions in accordance with the regulations, > > > > > (d) 2 architects who are elected by architects in accordance with the regulations, > > > > > (e) one architect who is to be appointed by the Minister, who the Minister is satisfied will represent the interests of practising architects and who is not an office holder in any Australian architectural industry organisation, > > > > > (f) 5 persons who are to be appointed by the Minister in accordance with subsection (2) who are not architects (unless the Minister otherwise determines in a particular case). > > > (2) The members to be appointed by the Minister are to be persons who the Minister considers have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the architectural profession to be of assistance to the Board in the exercise of its functions. The members appointed are to be as follows— > > > > > (a) one person who the Minister is satisfied has taken a public interest in architectural matters and who the Minister is satisfied will represent the views of home owners as consumers of architectural services, > > > > > (b) one person who the Minister is satisfied has expertise in the property development industry, > > > > > (c) one person who the Minister is satisfied has particular knowledge and awareness of the views of local government in respect of the quality of building, > > > > > (d) one person who is an Australian legal practitioner and who the Minister is satisfied has expertise in building and construction law, > > > > > (e) one person who the Minister is satisfied has expertise in the building industry. > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (1) (c), the regulations may make provision for rotating an appointment for the purpose of that paragraph among the governing bodies of relevant educational institutions should there at any time be more than one such institution. > > > (4) If a person is not appointed for the purposes of subsection (1) (c) in accordance with this Act or the regulations— > > > > > (a) the Minister may appoint an architect who is an academic teaching architecture at a relevant educational institution to be a member instead of the person required to be appointed, and > > > > > (b) the person appointed by the Minister is taken to be a member appointed under subsection (1) (c) and to have been appointed by the relevant educational institutions referred to in that paragraph at the time of his or her appointment by the Minister. > > > (5) If a person is not elected for the purposes of subsection (1) (d) in accordance with this Act or the regulations— > > > > > (a) the Minister may appoint an architect to be a member instead of the person required to be elected, and > > > > > (b) the person appointed by the Minister is taken to be a member elected under subsection (1) (d) and to have been elected at the time of his or her appointment by the Minister. > > > (6) In this section, relevant educational institution means an institution at which architecture is taught that is prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 60:** Am 2006 No 30, Sch 9.3.