14Appointment of directors of the Authority

14 Appointment of directors of the Authority

(1) Each director of the Authority is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument.

Note: The director of the Authority is eligible for reappointment: see the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(2) A person is not eligible for appointment as a director of the Authority unless the Minister is satisfied that the person is suitably qualified for appointment because of expertise in one or more of the following fields: (a) grape growing; (b) winemaking; (c) marketing; (d) finance; (e) business management and administration; (f) government policy processes and public administration; (g) strategic management; (h) administration of research and development; (i) technology; (j) law; (k) human resource management; (l) communications. (3) A person is not eligible for appointment as a director of the Authority if the person is a member of the executive of a representative organisation. (4) The directors of the Authority (other than the Chair) are to be appointed from persons: (a) nominated by the Authority Selection Committee in accordance with section 27G; or (b) included on a list, given to the Minister under subparagraph 27G(1)(b)(ii), of persons the Authority Selection Committee considers suitable for nomination. (5) Before appointing the Chair of the Authority, the Minister must consult: (a) if there are already one or more directors of the Authority (other than the Chair)—those directors; and (b) in any case—each representative organisation. (6) In appointing directors of the Authority, the Minister must have regard to whether the directors of the Authority will collectively possess: (a) an appropriate balance of expertise in as many as possible of the fields referred to in subsection (2); and (b) experience in board affairs; and (c) appropriate diversity. (7) A director of the Authority holds office on a part‑time basis.