28Composition of Board and appointment of members

28 Composition of Board and appointment of members (1) The Board consists of the following members appointed by the Administrator: (a) a departmental officer nominated by the CEO; (b) a person nominated by the Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory who, in the opinion of the Association, is an expert; (c) a person nominated by the Northern Territory Catholic Education Office who, in the opinion of the Office, is an expert; (d) a person who is a parent of a student enrolled in a school in the Territory who has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Administrator, that the person has been nominated or endorsed by a body that represents the interests of such parents; (e) a person who is working as a teacher in the Territory who has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Administrator, that the person has been nominated or endorsed by a body that represents the interests of such teachers; (f) a person who represents the interests of employers; (g) a person who represents the interests of: (i) the Aboriginal people of Australia; and (ii) the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands; (h) 4 other persons nominated by the Minister who, in the opinion of the Minister, are experts. (2) The Regulations may set out the process by which nominations for, or expressions of interest in, membership of the Board may be sought. (3) Nominators under subsection (1)(b), (c) or (h) must, through consultation with each other or by any other means, seek to ensure, as far as practicable, that members appointed as experts: (a) are, or at the time of nomination recently were, resident in the Territory or have knowledge of, or experience in, education in the Territory; and

Education Act 2015 16 (b) have between them knowledge of, or experience in, all the fields prescribed by regulation for the definition expert in section 23. (4) On the recommendation of the Minister, the Administrator must appoint one of the members nominated under subsection (1)(b), (c) or (h) as the chairperson of the Board. (5) For subsection (4), the Minister may recommend only a person whom the Minister is satisfied meets any eligibility criteria prescribed by regulation for appointment as chairperson. (6) The performance of a function by the Board is not affected by a vacancy in its membership. (7) The function of a body mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c) is not affected by the body changing its name.