Occupational Licensing Act 2005

the Administrator; and

at least 6, but not more than 8, other members appointed by the Minister on the advice of the Administrator.

A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the Board under clause 1(b) unless –

the person has significant qualifications, knowledge and experience relevant to the Board's functions; or

where, under section 7(2), an occupation, trade or calling is added to Schedule 2, the person has, in the opinion of the Minister, knowledge and experience relevant to that occupation, trade or calling.

The members of the Board must collectively have significant qualifications, knowledge and experience, with respect to the occupations, trades and callings to which this Act applies, relating to practitioners, building services providers, contractors, training, infrastructure, law, administration, consumer affairs, local government and insurance.

Each member of the Board appointed under clause 1(b) –

is to be appointed by the Minister for a term not exceeding 3 years stated in the instrument of appointment; and

is entitled to be paid remuneration and travelling allowances fixed by the Minister from time to time in respect of that member; and

is not, as a member of the Board, subject to the State Service Act 2000.

A member of the Board appointed under clause 1(b) is eligible for reappointment at the end of a term of appointment.

A member of the Board appointed under clause 1(b) –

may resign by written notice to the Minister; and

may be removed by the Minister on the advice of the Administrator for incapacity or misbehaviour or on the ground that he or she ceases to hold any qualification by virtue of which he or she was appointed.

A member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Board, other than a determination as to the remuneration and allowances payable to a member, is required, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member's knowledge, to disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Board if the interest appears to raise a conflict with the proper performance of the member's duties in relation to the consideration of the matter.

A disclosure by a member at a meeting of the Board that the member –

is a member, or is in the employment, of a specified company or other body; or

is a partner, or is in the employment, of a specified person; or

has some other specified interest relating to a specified company or other body or a specified person –

Particulars of any disclosure made under this section are to be recorded in a book kept for the purpose and that book is required to be open at all reasonable hours for inspection by any person on payment of a fee determined by the Board.

After a member has disclosed the nature of an interest in any matter or thing under subclause (1), the member may not, unless the other members of the Board concerned otherwise determine, be present during any deliberation, or take part in any decision, of the Board with respect to that matter or thing.

For the purposes of the making of a determination by other members under subclause (4), a member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter to which the disclosure relates may not –

be present during any deliberation of those members for the purposes of making the determination; or

take part in the making of the determination by the other members.