sec.23Membership of boards

### sec.23 Membership of boards A board consists of 5 or more members appointed by the Governor in Council, by gazette notice, on the recommendation of the Minister. The Minister is to recommend persons the Minister considers have the skills, knowledge and experience required for a Service to perform its functions effectively and efficiently, including— persons with expertise in health management, business management, financial management and human resource management; and persons with clinical expertise; and persons with legal expertise; and persons with skills, knowledge and experience in primary healthcare; and persons with knowledge of health consumer and community issues relevant to the operations of the Service; and persons with skills, knowledge and experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and community issues relevant to the operation of the Service; and where relevant, persons from universities, clinical schools or research centres with expertise relevant to the operations of the Service; and persons with other areas of expertise the Minister considers relevant to a Service performing its functions. One or more of the members of a board must be HHS clinicians. One or more of the members of a board must be Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islander persons. s 23 amd 2012 No. 9 ss 12 , 54 sch ; 2020 No. 31 s 11 ; 2025 No. 13 s 4 (sec.23-ssec.1) A board consists of 5 or more members appointed by the Governor in Council, by gazette notice, on the recommendation of the Minister. (sec.23-ssec.2) The Minister is to recommend persons the Minister considers have the skills, knowledge and experience required for a Service to perform its functions effectively and efficiently, including— persons with expertise in health management, business management, financial management and human resource management; and persons with clinical expertise; and persons with legal expertise; and persons with skills, knowledge and experience in primary healthcare; and persons with knowledge of health consumer and community issues relevant to the operations of the Service; and persons with skills, knowledge and experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and community issues relevant to the operation of the Service; and where relevant, persons from universities, clinical schools or research centres with expertise relevant to the operations of the Service; and persons with other areas of expertise the Minister considers relevant to a Service performing its functions. (sec.23-ssec.3) One or more of the members of a board must be HHS clinicians. (sec.23-ssec.4) One or more of the members of a board must be Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islander persons. - (a) persons with expertise in health management, business management, financial management and human resource management; and - (b) persons with clinical expertise; and - (c) persons with legal expertise; and - (d) persons with skills, knowledge and experience in primary healthcare; and - (e) persons with knowledge of health consumer and community issues relevant to the operations of the Service; and - (f) persons with skills, knowledge and experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and community issues relevant to the operation of the Service; and - (g) where relevant, persons from universities, clinical schools or research centres with expertise relevant to the operations of the Service; and - (h) persons with other areas of expertise the Minister considers relevant to a Service performing its functions.