Hospital Foundations Act 2018

The board of a foundation consists of the following persons (each a member)—

at least 6 persons recommended by the Minister;

1 person who is—

the chairperson of the relevant board; or

a member of the relevant board nominated by the chairperson of that board.

In recommending a person for appointment to the board under subsection (1)(a), the Minister may have regard to whether the person has—

a sufficient understanding, or the ability to rapidly acquire a sufficient understanding, of legislation applying to the foundation; and

the skills, experience or expertise in business or financial management, marketing, communications, health, law or another area the Minister considers relevant or necessary to support the board in performing its functions.

Before recommending a person for appointment to the board under subsection (1)(a), the Minister must consult the chairperson of the relevant board.

The members, other than the person mentioned in subsection (1)(b), are appointed by the Governor in Council.

In this section—

if the foundation performs its functions in association with Health and Wellbeing Queensland—the board of Health and Wellbeing Queensland; or

otherwise—the Hospital and Health Board for the foundation’s associated Hospital and Health Service.