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Lord Howe Island Act 1953
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#### 4 Lord Howe Island Board
4 Lord Howe Island Board
> > (1) There is constituted a corporation under the name of the “Lord Howe Island Board”.
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> > (2) The Board is charged with the responsibility of administering the affairs of the Island.
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> > (3) The Board is to consist of 7 members, of whom—
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> > > (a) four are to be Islanders, and
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> > > (b) one is to be a person appointed to represent the interests of business and tourism, and
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> > > (c) one is to be a person appointed to represent the interests of conservation, and
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> > > (d) one is to be a person employed in the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
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> > (4) The members referred to in subsection (3) (a) are to be appointed by the Minister following an election conducted in accordance with Division 3.
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> > (5) The members referred to in subsection (3) (b), (c) and (d) are to be appointed by the Minister, and are not to be Islanders.
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> > (6) For the purposes of any Act, the Board is taken to be a statutory body representing the Crown.
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> > (7) Schedule 1A has effect with respect to the constitution and procedure of the Board.
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> **s 4:** Am 1967 No 66, secs 3 (1) (a), 11 (a); 1981 No 50, Sch 2 (2). Subst 2004 No 12, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2014 No 88, Sch 2.38; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.59 \[1\]; 2020 No 30, Sch 3.30.