3Constitution of Foundation

3 Constitution of Foundation

3 Constitution of Foundation

(1) There is hereby constituted a corporation under the corporate name of “C.B. Alexander Foundation”.

(2) The members of the Foundation shall be appointed by the Minister and shall consist of five persons, of whom:

(a) one shall be Edward Alan Hunt, Esquire, or if he is unable or unwilling to act as a member or vacates his office as a member, such person as he may nominate to the Minister for the purpose before or at the time notice of his inability or unwillingness is given to the Minister, or his office as a member is vacated, as the case may be, whether or not such a nomination is made before or after the commencement of this Act or, in default of any such nomination, the law agent of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in New South Wales at the time of that inability, unwillingness or vacation of office, and

(b) one shall be Colin Hector Dunlop, Esquire, while he remains one of the estate trustees.

(3) The Minister may, by the instrument of appointment or by another instrument, appoint a member to be the Chairman of the Foundation.

(4) A member (other than a member referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection two of this section) shall, subject to this Act, hold office as a member for such period, not exceeding seven years, as may be specified in the instrument of appointment and shall, subject to this Act, be eligible for reappointment.

(5) (Repealed)

(6) Where there is a vacancy in the membership of the Foundation, the Minister may, subject to this Act, appoint a person to the vacancy.

(7) A member who is not an officer of the Public Service or of a statutory body representing the Crown shall receive from the funds of the Foundation such remuneration and allowances, and a member who is such an officer shall receive from those funds such allowances, as the Foundation determines and the Minister approves.

(8) Where by or under any Act provision is made requiring the holder of an office specified therein to devote the whole of his time to the duties of his office, that provision shall not operate to disqualify him from holding that office and also the office of a member.

(9) The office of a member shall, for the purposes of any Act, be deemed not to be an office or place of profit under the Crown.