sec.16Appointment

### sec.16 Appointment The directors are to be appointed by the Governor in Council. A person is qualified to be a director if the person— is not an officer of the public service of the State or the Commonwealth; and has qualifications or extensive experience in a field related to the authority’s functions. Subsection (4) applies if— a qualified person has not been nominated for appointment as a director under section 14 (1) (a) , (ab) or (b) (each a relevant provision ); and the State Minister believes there has been a reasonable opportunity for a qualified person to be nominated for appointment under the relevant provision; and the State Minister asks the Commonwealth Minister to— if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (a) or (ab) —arrange with the State Minister to nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; or if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (b) —nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; and a qualified person has not been nominated for appointment under the relevant provision within 3 months after the request is made. Despite section 14 (1) , the Governor in Council may appoint— a qualified person as the chairperson; or a qualified person who is an Aboriginal person as the director mentioned in section 14 (1) (ab) ; or a qualified person as 1 of the 2 directors mentioned in section 14 (1) (b) . A person appointed under subsection (4) (a) is taken to have been appointed as the chairperson under section 14 (1) (a) . A person appointed under subsection (4) (b) is taken to have been appointed as a director under section 14 (1) (ab) . A person appointed under subsection (4) (c) is taken to have been appointed as a director under section 14 (1) (b) . s 16 amd 2022 No. 21 s 54 (sec.16-ssec.1) The directors are to be appointed by the Governor in Council. (sec.16-ssec.2) A person is qualified to be a director if the person— is not an officer of the public service of the State or the Commonwealth; and has qualifications or extensive experience in a field related to the authority’s functions. (sec.16-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— a qualified person has not been nominated for appointment as a director under section 14 (1) (a) , (ab) or (b) (each a relevant provision ); and the State Minister believes there has been a reasonable opportunity for a qualified person to be nominated for appointment under the relevant provision; and the State Minister asks the Commonwealth Minister to— if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (a) or (ab) —arrange with the State Minister to nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; or if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (b) —nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; and a qualified person has not been nominated for appointment under the relevant provision within 3 months after the request is made. (sec.16-ssec.4) Despite section 14 (1) , the Governor in Council may appoint— a qualified person as the chairperson; or a qualified person who is an Aboriginal person as the director mentioned in section 14 (1) (ab) ; or a qualified person as 1 of the 2 directors mentioned in section 14 (1) (b) . (sec.16-ssec.5) A person appointed under subsection (4) (a) is taken to have been appointed as the chairperson under section 14 (1) (a) . (sec.16-ssec.6) A person appointed under subsection (4) (b) is taken to have been appointed as a director under section 14 (1) (ab) . (sec.16-ssec.7) A person appointed under subsection (4) (c) is taken to have been appointed as a director under section 14 (1) (b) . - (a) is not an officer of the public service of the State or the Commonwealth; and - (b) has qualifications or extensive experience in a field related to the authority’s functions. - (a) a qualified person has not been nominated for appointment as a director under section 14 (1) (a) , (ab) or (b) (each a relevant provision ); and - (b) the State Minister believes there has been a reasonable opportunity for a qualified person to be nominated for appointment under the relevant provision; and - (c) the State Minister asks the Commonwealth Minister to— (i) if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (a) or (ab) —arrange with the State Minister to nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; or (ii) if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (b) —nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; and - (i) if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (a) or (ab) —arrange with the State Minister to nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; or - (ii) if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (b) —nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; and - (d) a qualified person has not been nominated for appointment under the relevant provision within 3 months after the request is made. - (i) if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (a) or (ab) —arrange with the State Minister to nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; or - (ii) if the relevant provision is section 14 (1) (b) —nominate a qualified person for appointment under the provision; and - (a) a qualified person as the chairperson; or - (b) a qualified person who is an Aboriginal person as the director mentioned in section 14 (1) (ab) ; or - (c) a qualified person as 1 of the 2 directors mentioned in section 14 (1) (b) .