18Appointment of Board members

18 Appointment of Board members

(1) Board members are to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument, on a part‑time basis. (2) A person is not eligible for appointment as a Board member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has appropriate qualifications, skills or experience in one or more of the following: (a) banking and finance; (b) law; (c) housing (including social or affordable housing); (ca) housing for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people; (d) infrastructure planning and financing; (e) local government; (f) public policy; (g) an area of expertise prescribed by the rules. (3) In appointing Board members, the Minister must ensure that: (a) the Board members collectively have an appropriate balance of qualifications, skills or experience in the fields mentioned in subsection (2); and (b) at least one Board member has appropriate qualifications, skills or experience in social or affordable housing.