Membership
7 Membership
The Authority consists of 7 members appointed by the Governor of whom at least 4 are to be members of different outback communities.
In selecting a member of an outback community for appointment to the Authority, nominations for appointment must be sought by notice in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the outback and on the website of the Authority.
At least 1 member of the Authority must be a woman and 1 a man.
The Governor will appoint 1 of the members to be the presiding member of the Authority.
The Governor may appoint a person to be the deputy of a member of the Authority and the deputy may act as a member of the Authority during any period of absence of the member.
An act or proceeding of the Authority is not invalid by reason only of a vacancy in its membership or a defect in the appointment of a member.
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