166Establishment and membership of Building Appeals Board

166 Establishment and membership of Building Appeals Board (1) There is established by this Act a Board to be called the Building Appeals Board. (2) The members of the Building Appeals Board are to be appointed by the Governor in Council on the Minister's recommendation. (3) The Building Appeals Board is to consist of— (a) a person appointed to be chairperson of the Board; and (b) a person who, in the Minister's opinion, has experience in the building industry or in matters related to that industry, who is to be appointed deputy chairperson of the Board; and S. 166(3)(ba) inserted by No. 68/2001 s. 8(1), substituted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 10.1), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 11). (ba) at least one person who is an Australian lawyer of at least 5 years' standing; and S. 166(3)(bb) inserted by No. 68/2001 s. 8(1). (bb) at least one person who, in the Minister's opinion, is able to represent the interests of users of the services of building practitioners; and (c) as many other persons as the Minister considers necessary for the purposes of this Act, and who, in the Minister's opinion, have experience in the building industry or in matters related to that industry. S. 166(4) amended by Nos 34/2013 s. 22(1), 15/2016 s. 18(7), substituted by No. 3/2020 s. 26(2). (4) A person cannot at the same time be a member of the Building Appeals Board and be a Commissioner. (5) A person may at the same time be a member of the Building Appeals Board and the Building Regulations Advisory Committee. (6) Schedule 3 has effect with respect to the membership and procedure of the Building Appeals Board. S. 167 repealed by No. 71/1995 s. 14.