32Membership

#### 32 Membership 32 Membership > > (1) HRICG is to consist of the following members— > > > > > (a) 1 person nominated by the New South Wales Harness Racing Club, > > > > > (b) 1 person nominated by harness racing clubs that conduct more than 6 meetings in a calendar year, > > > > > (c) 1 person nominated by harness racing clubs that conduct 6 or fewer meetings in a calendar year, > > > > > (d) no more than 3 persons, each to be nominated by a different eligible industry body. > > > (2) The Minister must decide, following consultation with HRNSW, which industry bodies (eligible industry bodies) may nominate members for the purposes of subsection (1)(d). > > > (3) A person may be appointed as an alternate of a member, to act as that member during the absence or illness of, or during a vacancy in the office of, the member. > > > (4) An alternate is to be appointed by the body that the member represents or (in the case of a member who is nominated by a body) appointed by the nominating body. > > > (5) An alternate, while acting as a member, is taken to be a member and has and may exercise the functions of the member for whom he or she is the alternate. > > > (6) If a body referred to in subsection (1) changes its name or ceases to exist, the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, direct that a reference in this section to the body is to be read as a reference to the body under its changed name or to a specified body that appears to the Minister to be the body’s successor. > > > (7) Schedule 2 contains provisions relating to members of HRICG. > > > (8) In this section— > > > > industry body means a body representing 1 or more of the following— > > > > > (a) breeders of harness racing horses, > > > > > (b) owners of harness racing horses, > > > > > (c) trainers of harness racing horses, > > > > > (d) harness racing drivers, > > > > > (e) stablehands for harness racing horses. > > **s 32:** Am 2022 No 22, Sch 3\[14\]–\[17\].