Section 3 - Geographical Names Act 1966 - Geographical Names Board

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3 Geographical Names Board

(1) For the purposes of this Act, there shall be a board which shall be called the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.

(2) The board shall consist of 9 members of whom—

(a) one shall be the person for the time being holding the office of Surveyor-General,

(b) one is to be the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment or an employee of that Department nominated by the Secretary,

(c) one is to be the person employed in the Public Service as the State Librarian or a member of staff of the Library Council of New South Wales nominated by the State Librarian,

(d) one is to be a person employed in the Department nominated by the Secretary, and

(e) 5 people (in this Act referred to as appointed members) shall be appointed by the Governor.

(3) The Surveyor-General shall be the chairperson of the board.

(3A) The person referred to in subsection (2) (d) shall be the deputy chairperson of the board.

(4) Of the appointed members—

(a) one shall be a person nominated by the governing body of the Local Government and Shires Association of New South Wales,

(b) one shall be a person nominated by the governing body of the Royal Australian Historical Society,

(c) one shall be a person nominated by the governing body of the Geographical Society of New South Wales, and

(d) one shall be a person nominated by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, and

(e) one is to be a person nominated by the Chief Executive Officer of Multicultural NSW.

(5) If within the time specified in a notice sent by the Minister to the bodies or a body entitled to make a nomination for the purpose of paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (4) a person is not nominated by those bodies or that body, the Governor may appoint any suitable person to be a member of the board in the place of that firstmentioned person.

(6) Subject to this section the appointed members shall hold office for such period (not exceeding 5 years) as is specified in the member’s instrument of appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment.