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Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
150XOMembership
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#### 150XO Membership
(1) The Board consists of the following members:
(a) a Chair;
(b) 4 or 6 other members.
> Note: Section 18B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 deals with the title of the Chair.
(2) The performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the Board is not affected only because of there being a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Board.
(3) Board members are to be appointed by the Commonwealth Minister by written instrument.
> Note: For re‑appointment, see subsection 33(4A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(4) Each person appointed as a Board member must have been selected for appointment by the body known as the Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources.
> Note: The Chair is a Board member appointed by the Commonwealth Minister as the Chair.