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Surveying and Spatial Information Act 2002
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#### 27 Constitution of Board
27 Constitution of Board
> > (1) There is constituted by this Act a corporation with the corporate name “Board of Surveying and Spatial Information”.
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> > (2) The Board is to consist of between 10 and 12 members, of whom—
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> > > (a) one is to be the Surveyor-General, and
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> > > (b) one is to be a registered surveyor, being a person employed in the Public Service, appointed by the Minister, and
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> > > (c) three are to be persons appointed by the Minister on the nomination of such professional association of land surveyors as is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section, and
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> > > (d) one is to be a person appointed by the Minister on the nomination of such professional association of mining surveyors as is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section, and
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> > > (e) between one and three are to be persons appointed by the Minister from persons nominated by such relevant professional associations as the Minister determines and that comprise persons involved in the spatial information industry or bodies of persons involved in that industry, and
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> > > (f) one is to be a person appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Minister administering the [Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-054), and
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> > > (g) one is to be a person appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Minister administering the [Fair Trading Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-068), and
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> > > (h) one is to be a person appointed by the Minister on the basis of his or her qualifications and experience in the training of surveyors.
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> > (3) The Surveyor-General is to be the President of the Board.
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> > (4) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the constitution and procedure of the Board.
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> > (5) The Board is, for the purposes of any Act, a statutory body representing the Crown.
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> **s 27:** Am 2002 No 129, Sch 2.16; 2005 No 53, Sch 1 \[8\]; 2009 No 119, Sch 1 \[10\]; 2013 No 54, Sch 3.13 \[4\]; 2015 No 43, Sch 4.12; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.87 \[5\]; 2016 No 27, Sch 1.29.