sec.15Minister’s recommendation of person for appointment

### sec.15 Minister’s recommendation of person for appointment The Minister may recommend a person for appointment as a member only if satisfied— the person is an eligible individual; and the person is suitable to be appointed as a member; and the person satisfies the requirements under subsection (3) for the appointment. For subsection (1) (b) , in deciding whether a person is suitable to be appointed as a member, the Minister must have regard to the following matters— the person’s background; the person’s business reputation, if any, and character; the person’s financial background and current financial position. For subsection (1) (c) , the person must— for appointment under section 14 (1) (a) —have skills and experience in thoroughbred racing; or for appointment under section 14 (1) (b) —have skills and experience in harness racing; or for appointment under section 14 (1) (c) —have skills and experience in greyhound racing; or for appointment under section 14 (1) (d) — have skills and experience in 1 or more relevant areas; or live in a rural or regional part of the State. Also, in deciding whether to recommend a person for appointment as a member, the Minister must have regard to whether the person’s skills and experience in the relevant areas will complement the skills and experience of the other members in the relevant areas. In this section— relevant area means— accounting; or animal welfare; or business; or commercial and marketing development; or thoroughbred racing, harness racing or greyhound racing; or an area relevant to the function of the board under section 10 (3) (f) . s 15 ins 2012 No. 42 s 11 sub 2016 No. 12 s 308 ; 2026 No. 3 s 33C (sec.15-ssec.1) The Minister may recommend a person for appointment as a member only if satisfied— the person is an eligible individual; and the person is suitable to be appointed as a member; and the person satisfies the requirements under subsection (3) for the appointment. (sec.15-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , in deciding whether a person is suitable to be appointed as a member, the Minister must have regard to the following matters— the person’s background; the person’s business reputation, if any, and character; the person’s financial background and current financial position. (sec.15-ssec.3) For subsection (1) (c) , the person must— for appointment under section 14 (1) (a) —have skills and experience in thoroughbred racing; or for appointment under section 14 (1) (b) —have skills and experience in harness racing; or for appointment under section 14 (1) (c) —have skills and experience in greyhound racing; or for appointment under section 14 (1) (d) — have skills and experience in 1 or more relevant areas; or live in a rural or regional part of the State. (sec.15-ssec.4) Also, in deciding whether to recommend a person for appointment as a member, the Minister must have regard to whether the person’s skills and experience in the relevant areas will complement the skills and experience of the other members in the relevant areas. (sec.15-ssec.5) In this section— relevant area means— accounting; or animal welfare; or business; or commercial and marketing development; or thoroughbred racing, harness racing or greyhound racing; or an area relevant to the function of the board under section 10 (3) (f) . - (a) the person is an eligible individual; and - (b) the person is suitable to be appointed as a member; and - (c) the person satisfies the requirements under subsection (3) for the appointment. - (a) the person’s background; - (b) the person’s business reputation, if any, and character; - (c) the person’s financial background and current financial position. - (a) for appointment under section 14 (1) (a) —have skills and experience in thoroughbred racing; or - (b) for appointment under section 14 (1) (b) —have skills and experience in harness racing; or - (c) for appointment under section 14 (1) (c) —have skills and experience in greyhound racing; or - (d) for appointment under section 14 (1) (d) — (i) have skills and experience in 1 or more relevant areas; or (ii) live in a rural or regional part of the State. - (i) have skills and experience in 1 or more relevant areas; or - (ii) live in a rural or regional part of the State. - (i) have skills and experience in 1 or more relevant areas; or - (ii) live in a rural or regional part of the State. - (a) accounting; or - (b) animal welfare; or - (c) business; or - (d) commercial and marketing development; or - (e) thoroughbred racing, harness racing or greyhound racing; or - (f) an area relevant to the function of the board under section 10 (3) (f) .