sec.609Category 2 water authority board must seek and nominate suitable candidates

### sec.609 Category 2 water authority board must seek and nominate suitable candidates This section applies to a category 2 water authority. At least 6 months, but not more than 12 months, before the end of a director’s term of office, the board of the authority must— seek suitable candidates for the office; and give the Minister the names of suitable candidates for the office. Also, the authority must comply with subsection (2) (a) and (b) within 3 months after a director’s office becomes vacant under section 607 (1) (b) , (c) or (d) . The chief executive may require the board of a category 2 water authority— to seek suitable candidates under subsection (2) (a) in a particular way, including, for example, by asking the authority’s ratepayers or another entity to elect or nominate suitable candidates; or to give under subsection (2) (b) a stated number of names. If the chief executive makes a requirement under subsection (4) , the chief executive must publish the requirement on a Queensland Government website. In performing the board’s functions under subsection (2) , the board must have regard to providing balanced gender representation in the board. Subsection (2) does not apply if the Minister gives the board a notice stating the Minister does not expect to appoint a person to the office of the director mentioned in subsection (2) because the water authority may be amalgamated or dissolved, or its functions transferred to a local government, under part 7 . In this section— suitable candidate means an appropriately qualified person suitable for appointment under this division as a director. s 609 amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 23 s 275 ; 2014 No. 64 s 156 sub 2019 No. 17 s 331 amd 2023 No. 24 s 75 s ch 1 pt 1 (sec.609-ssec.1) This section applies to a category 2 water authority. (sec.609-ssec.2) At least 6 months, but not more than 12 months, before the end of a director’s term of office, the board of the authority must— seek suitable candidates for the office; and give the Minister the names of suitable candidates for the office. (sec.609-ssec.3) Also, the authority must comply with subsection (2) (a) and (b) within 3 months after a director’s office becomes vacant under section 607 (1) (b) , (c) or (d) . (sec.609-ssec.4) The chief executive may require the board of a category 2 water authority— to seek suitable candidates under subsection (2) (a) in a particular way, including, for example, by asking the authority’s ratepayers or another entity to elect or nominate suitable candidates; or to give under subsection (2) (b) a stated number of names. (sec.609-ssec.5) If the chief executive makes a requirement under subsection (4) , the chief executive must publish the requirement on a Queensland Government website. (sec.609-ssec.6) In performing the board’s functions under subsection (2) , the board must have regard to providing balanced gender representation in the board. (sec.609-ssec.7) Subsection (2) does not apply if the Minister gives the board a notice stating the Minister does not expect to appoint a person to the office of the director mentioned in subsection (2) because the water authority may be amalgamated or dissolved, or its functions transferred to a local government, under part 7 . (sec.609-ssec.8) In this section— suitable candidate means an appropriately qualified person suitable for appointment under this division as a director. - (a) seek suitable candidates for the office; and - (b) give the Minister the names of suitable candidates for the office. - (a) to seek suitable candidates under subsection (2) (a) in a particular way, including, for example, by asking the authority’s ratepayers or another entity to elect or nominate suitable candidates; or - (b) to give under subsection (2) (b) a stated number of names.