Infrastructure NSW Act 2011
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8 Board of Infrastructure NSW
8 Board of Infrastructure NSW
(1) There is to be a Board of Infrastructure NSW.
(2) The Board is to consist of the following members—
(a) a person appointed by the Minister as the Chairperson of the Board,
(b) not more than 5 persons appointed by the Minister from the private sector who together have skills and experience in infrastructure planning, funding and delivery,
(c) the Chief Executive Officer,
(d) the Secretary of the Cabinet Office,
(e) the Secretary of the Treasury,
(f) the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development,
(g) the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment.
(3) The Board has the function of determining the general policies and strategic direction of Infrastructure NSW and of advising the Minister and the Chief Executive Officer on—
(a) the strategies, plans and statements under Part 4, and
(b) progress in the delivery of major infrastructure projects identified in those strategies, plans and statements, and
(c) other matters relating to infrastructure at the request of the Minister or the Chief Executive Officer or on its own initiative.
(4) If the Minister makes any amendment to the strategies, plans and statements submitted by Infrastructure NSW under Part 4, the Board may advise the Minister that it does not agree with the amendment and make that advice available to the public.
Note—
Schedule 1 sets out the provisions relating to the members and procedure of the Board.
s 8: Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.50 [2] [3]; 2023 No 35, Sch 4.23.