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#### 6 Trustees
6 Trustees
> > (1) The Trust is to consist of 11 members appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the Minister.
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> > (2) The trustees must include—
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> > > (a) at least 2 persons who have knowledge of, or experience in, the performing arts, and
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> > > (b) at least one young person.
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> > (3) A trustee is to hold office for such period, not exceeding 3 years, as is specified in the trustee’s instrument of appointment but is, subject to subsection (4), eligible for re-appointment.
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> > (4) A trustee is not to hold office for 4 consecutive terms.
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> > (5) On the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of a trustee otherwise than by the expiration of the trustee’s term of appointment, the Governor may, on the nomination of the Minister, appoint a person to fill the vacant office for the residue of the term of office of his or her predecessor.
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> > (5A) For the purposes of subsection (4) only, an appointment under subsection (5) does not constitute (and is taken never to have constituted) an appointment for a term of office.
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> > (6) In this section—
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> > young person means a person who, at the time of appointment as a trustee, is—
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> > > (a) at least 18 years of age, and
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> > > (b) not more than 28 years of age.
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> **s 6:** Subst 1969 No 24, sec 2 (1) (c); 1989 No 110, Sch 1. Am 2002 No 53, Sch 1.26 \[2\]; 2003 No 40, Sch 1.50 \[1\] \[2\]; 2009 No 56, Sch 1.41 \[1\]; 2025 No 39, Sch 6\[1\]–\[3\].