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Government Owned Corporations Act 1993
sch.1-sec.12Appointment of directors
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### sch.1-sec.12 Appointment of directors
A director is to be appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of not more than 5 years.
In appointing a person as a director, the Governor in Council must have regard to the person’s ability to make a contribution to the relevant entity’s commercial performance and, if the entity has a statement of corporate intent, the implementation of the statement.
A person is not eligible for appointment if the person—
is a public service officer; or
is not able to manage a corporation because of the Corporations Act , part 2D.6 .
sch 1 pt 4 s 12 amd 1998 No. 21 s 28 ; 2001 No. 45 s 29 sch 3 ; 2007 No. 10 s 62 sch
(sch.1-sec.12-ssec.1) A director is to be appointed by the Governor in Council for a term of not more than 5 years.
(sch.1-sec.12-ssec.2) In appointing a person as a director, the Governor in Council must have regard to the person’s ability to make a contribution to the relevant entity’s commercial performance and, if the entity has a statement of corporate intent, the implementation of the statement.
(sch.1-sec.12-ssec.3) A person is not eligible for appointment if the person— is a public service officer; or is not able to manage a corporation because of the Corporations Act , part 2D.6 .
- (a) is a public service officer; or
- (b) is not able to manage a corporation because of the Corporations Act , part 2D.6 .