26Membership of Advisory Board

26 Membership of Advisory Board

26 Membership of Advisory Board

(1) The Advisory Board consists of the following members appointed by the Governor—

(a) a Chairperson nominated by the Minister,

(b) 4 other members nominated by the Minister,

(c) 2 members nominated by the Commonwealth.

(2) Each member of the Advisory Board must be a person who, in the opinion of the person nominating the person for appointment, has skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the Authority’s functions, including skills, knowledge and experience relevant to assessing whether the Authority is exercising its functions in an appropriate, effective and efficient way.

(2A) Also, at least one of the members of the Advisory Board must be a person who, in the Minister’s opinion, has considerable experience in a senior role with a local council.

Example—

experience as a senior manager of a local council

(3) If the office of a member mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) becomes vacant, the Minister must nominate a new member for appointment by the Governor within 3 months after the vacancy occurs.

(4) If the office of a member mentioned in subsection (1)(c) becomes vacant and the Commonwealth does not nominate a new member within 3 months after the vacancy occurs, the Minister may nominate a person for appointment to the office.

(5) Schedule 1 has effect in relation to the Advisory Board.

s 26: Am 2023 No 42, Sch 2[2].