Constitution
7 Constitution
The board is constituted by 4 persons, being—
the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or, in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker; and
a government member elected in accordance with the relevant procedures at a meeting, convened by the Speaker, of government members or an alternate government member elected in accordance with the relevant procedures at a meeting, convened by the Speaker, of government members; and
an opposition member elected in accordance with the relevant procedures at a meeting, convened by the Speaker, of opposition members or an alternate opposition member elected in accordance with the relevant procedures at a meeting, convened by the Speaker, of opposition members; and
the director‑general of the administrative unit responsible for the Financial Management Act 1996.
In this section:
government member means a member of the Executive or a member who belongs to a party, or is associated with a group of members, represented on the Executive.
opposition member means a member who is not a government member.
relevant procedures means the procedures laid down in the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly for the election of the Speaker.
The performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of the board is not affected by reason only of a vacancy in the membership of the board.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement
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