163NAdvisory board—making and ending appointments

163N Advisory board—making and ending appointments (1) The Minister must not appoint a person, or must end an appointment of a person, to the advisory board if— (a) the person, or the person’s domestic partner, is an influential person for a licensee that is a club; or (b) the person is an employee, representative or board member of an industry association for clubs; or

(c) the person has been convicted, or found guilty, of an offence against a gaming law; or (d) within the last 5 years, the person has been convicted, or found guilty, of— (i) an offence in Australia punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year; or (ii) an offence outside Australia that, if it had been committed in the ACT, would have been punishable by imprisonment for at least 1 year; or (e) the Minister considers that the person is unlikely to be able to exercise the functions of a member of the board because of the person’s business association, financial association or close personal association with another person. (2) The Minister may end an appointment of a person to the advisory board if the person— (a) contravenes a territory law; or (b) fails to take all reasonable steps to avoid being placed in a position where a conflict of interest may arise during the exercise of the person’s functions as a member of the board; or (c) is bankrupt or personally insolvent; or (d) is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the board, otherwise than on approved leave; or (e) is affected by physical or mental incapacity that substantially affects the person’s ability to exercise the functions of a member of the board. association, of a person with another person, does not include the person’s membership of a club unless the person is involved in managing or running the club.