77Membership of Board

#### 77 Membership of Board 77 Membership of Board > > (1) The Board is to consist of 8 members appointed by the Governor. > > > (2) Of the members of the Board— > > > > > (a) 4 are to be veterinary practitioners selected by the Minister to represent each of the following— > > > > > > > (i) specialist veterinary practitioners, > > > > > > > (ii) veterinary practitioners practising in urban areas, > > > > > > > (iii) veterinary practitioners practising in rural areas, > > > > > > > (iv) academics in the field of veterinary science, > > > > > (b) 2 are to be veterinary practitioners selected by the Minister, > > > > > (c) 2 are to be persons who are not veterinary practitioners and are selected by the Minister to represent consumers of veterinary services. > > > (3) The Minister is to select— > > > > > (a) the members that are to represent the veterinary practitioners referred to in subsection (2) (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) from panels prepared by the New South Wales Division of the Australian Veterinary Association, and > > > > > (b) the member that is to represent academics referred to in subsection (2) (a) (iv) from a panel prepared jointly by the University of Sydney and Charles Sturt University. > > > (4) The Minister may give directions with respect to the way in which panels under subsection (3) are to be prepared and the calling for nominations for all or any of the members of the Board. > > > (5) Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the members and procedure of the Board. > > **s 77:** Am 2010 No 87, Sch 1 \[22\].