sec.18Nomination of independent directors

sec.18 Nomination of independent directors

This section applies in relation to the nomination of a person by the Minister for section 17 (1) (a) . The person must be appropriately qualified. The person must not be any of the following— an elected office holder; a public service employee; an employee of a local government; an APS employee under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth) ; a director of the authority; a member of the governing body, or an employee, of any of the following entities— the Australian Olympic Committee; Paralympics Australia; the International Olympic Committee; the International Paralympic Committee. In considering the proposed nomination, the Minister must have regard to each of the following— the person’s skills, knowledge and experience in areas relevant to the performance of the board’s functions; the diversity of the skills, knowledge and experience of the board’s directors relevant to the board’s functions; the Queensland Government’s policy about gender equity on boards; the diversity of the board’s directors. s 18 amd 2024 No. 29 s 13 ; 2025 No. 14 s 74 (sec.18-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to the nomination of a person by the Minister for section 17 (1) (a) . (sec.18-ssec.2) The person must be appropriately qualified. (sec.18-ssec.3) The person must not be any of the following— an elected office holder; a public service employee; an employee of a local government; an APS employee under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth) ; a director of the authority; a member of the governing body, or an employee, of any of the following entities— the Australian Olympic Committee; Paralympics Australia; the International Olympic Committee; the International Paralympic Committee. (sec.18-ssec.4) In considering the proposed nomination, the Minister must have regard to each of the following— the person’s skills, knowledge and experience in areas relevant to the performance of the board’s functions; the diversity of the skills, knowledge and experience of the board’s directors relevant to the board’s functions; the Queensland Government’s policy about gender equity on boards; the diversity of the board’s directors.

• (a) an elected office holder;
• (b) a public service employee;
• (c) an employee of a local government;
• (d) an APS employee under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth) ;
• (da) a director of the authority;
• (e) a member of the governing body, or an employee, of any of the following entities— (i) the Australian Olympic Committee; (ii) Paralympics Australia; (iii) the International Olympic Committee; (iv) the International Paralympic Committee.
• (i) the Australian Olympic Committee;
• (ii) Paralympics Australia;
• (iii) the International Olympic Committee;