33Membership of National Boards

33 Membership of National Boards (1) A National Board is to consist of members appointed in writing by the Ministerial Council. (2) Members of a National Board are to be appointed as practitioner members or community members. (3) Subject to this section, the Ministerial Council may decide the size and composition of a National Board. (4) At least half, but not more than two-thirds, of the members of a National Board must be persons appointed as practitioner members. (5) The practitioner members of a National Board must consist of— (a) at least one member from each large participating jurisdiction; and (b) at least one member from a small participating jurisdiction; and (c) if the National Board is established for 2 or more health professions—at least one member of each health profession for which the Board is established.

National Boards Division 1 (6) At least 2 of the members of a National Board must be persons appointed as community members. (7) At least one of the members of a National Board must live in a regional or rural area. (8) A person cannot be appointed as a member of a National Board if the person is a member of the Agency Board. (9) One of the practitioner members of the National Board is to be appointed as Chairperson of the Board by the Ministerial Council. (9A) The regulations may prescribe matters relating to the composition of practitioner members for a National Board established for 2 or more (10) Schedule 4 sets out provisions relating to a National Board. (11) In this section— large participating jurisdiction means any of the following States that is a participating jurisdiction— (a) New South Wales; (b) Queensland; (c) South Australia; (d) Victoria; (e) Western Australia. small participating jurisdiction means any of the following States or Territories that is a participating jurisdiction— (a) the Australian Capital Territory; (b) the Northern Territory; (c) Tasmania.