Housing Australia Act 2018

Board members are to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument, on a part‑time basis.

A person is not eligible for appointment as a Board member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has appropriate qualifications, skills or experience in one or more of the following:

banking and finance;

law;

housing (including social or affordable housing);

housing for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people;

infrastructure planning and financing;

local government;

public policy;

an area of expertise prescribed by the rules.

In appointing Board members, the Minister must ensure that:

the Board members collectively have an appropriate balance of qualifications, skills or experience in the fields mentioned in subsection (2); and

at least one Board member has appropriate qualifications, skills or experience in social or affordable housing.