79FGoverning board members

79F Governing board members (1) The governing board has at least 3 members and not more than 7 members. Note 1 The chair of the governing board must be appointed under the Financial Management Act 1996, s 79. Note 2 The chief executive officer of the authority is appointed by the governing board after consulting with the responsible minister (see Financial Management Act 1996, s 80 (2)). Note 3 The registrar is a member of the governing board and is the chief executive officer of the authority (see dict, def registrar and Financial Management Act 1996, s 80 (4)). (2) The governing board must have the following members: (a) at least 1 member appointed to represent employer organisations for the covered industries; (b) at least 1 member appointed to represent employee organisations for the covered industries;

(c) at least 1 other member who is not appointed to represent an employer or employee organisation. Note One of the members mentioned in par (c) is the deputy chair (see s 79G). (3) In appointing the members for subsection (2) (a) and (b), the Minister must, as far as practicable, ensure that there is equal representation for employer organisations and employee organisations. (4) The chair of the governing board must not be a member mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (b). (5) A member of the governing board must not be appointed for a term longer than 5 years. Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def appoint). (6) The Minister may, under the Legislation Act, section 209, appoint a person to act as a member. (7) The registrar is a non-voting member of the governing board. Note The Financial Management Act 1996, s 95 (2) and s 96 (1) deal with non- voting members of governing boards.