8Board

8 Board

(1)  The Authority has a Board of Directors consisting of –

(a) the chairperson who has high-level skills and extensive experience in commerce; and

(b) the chief executive officer; and

(c) [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by S.R. 2002, No. 145, Applied:11 Dec 2002] one person appointed on the nomination of the Tourism Council Tasmania Limited; and

(d) 2 persons who have skills and experience in marketing-related industries or transport-related industries; and

(e) [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 23 of 2008, s. 4, Applied:26 Jun 2008] 3 other persons who have the skills and experience necessary to enable the Authority to achieve its objective.

(2)  The chairperson and the directors referred to in subsection (1) (c) , (d) and (e) are appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister.

(3)  [Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by S.R. 2002, No. 145, Applied:11 Dec 2002] The Minister may require the Tourism Council Tasmania Limited to submit its nomination under subsection (1) (c) within the period of not less than 2 months specified in the requirement.

(4)  [Section 8 Subsection (4) amended by S.R. 2002, No. 145, Applied:11 Dec 2002] If the Tourism Council Tasmania Limited fails to comply with the requirement of the Minister, the Governor, on the recommendation of the Minister, may appoint for the purposes of subsection (1) (c) a person whom the Governor considers represents the interests of the Tourism Council Tasmania Limited.

(5)  Schedule 1 has effect with respect to directors.

(6)  Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the meetings of the Board.