208NMinister may establish a Building Monitor Reference Group

208N Minister may establish a Building Monitor Reference Group (1) The Minister may establish a Building Monitor Reference Group (the ***Group***) which must be comprised of not less than 5 members including the Building Monitor. (2) The purposes of the Group are to provide information and advice to the Building Monitor concerning systemic issues and other matters facing, or experienced by, domestic building affected parties. (3) The chair of the Group is the Building Monitor. (4) Subject to subsection (5), the remaining members of the Group are to be appointed by instrument by the Minister and must be any one of the following persons— (a) a domestic building affected party; (b) a representative of a person or body that represents the interests of domestic building affected parties; (c) an expert in domestic building affected parties' matters. (5) The Minister must not appoint a person to be a member of the Group who— (a) is a registered building practitioner, an architect who is registered under the **Architects Act 1991** or an endorsed building engineer; or (b) in the opinion of the Minister, has a conflict of interest in being appointed as a member of the Group. (6) A member of the Group may be appointed for a period not exceeding 2 years and that period must be specified in the instrument of appointment. (7) A member of the Group may be reappointed. (8) The Minister may determine the terms and conditions of appointment of the members of the Group, which must be specified in the instrument of appointment. (9) The members of the Group are entitled to the remuneration, allowances and any expenses incidental to their appointment that are specified in the instrument of appointment. (10) The chair of the Group may determine the terms of reference and the procedures of the Group including how often the Group meets. (11) A member of the Group may resign by giving a written notice to the Minister. (12) The Minister may remove a member of the Group for any reason that the Minister considers to be appropriate in the circumstances. S. 208O inserted by No. 11/2023 s. 25.