Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989

Where a motion of no confidence in an R&D Corporation or in the Chairperson is moved at an annual general meeting:

the person presiding at the meeting must cease to preside until the motion has been voted on; and

an employee of the Corporation selected by the Chairperson is to preside.

Where a motion of no confidence in the Corporation is passed at the meeting:

the office of each of the directors (other than the Executive Director) is to be taken to be vacant for the purposes of Part 4 immediately after the meeting; and

the Minister must:

within one month after the meeting, by notice published in the Gazette, terminate the appointment of each of the directors (other than the Executive Director) with effect from a day specified in the notice; and

under section 17, appoint a different Chairperson; and

under section 17, appoint persons, in accordance with Part 4, in the place of the nominated directors whose appointments have been so terminated.

The fact that a person’s appointment as a director has been terminated under subparagraph (2)(b)(i) does not prevent the person being re‑appointed under subparagraph (2)(b)(iii).

Where a motion of no confidence in the Chairperson is passed at the meeting, the Minister must:

terminate the Chairperson’s appointment as soon as possible after the meeting; and

within 2 months after the meeting, appoint another person as the Chairperson.