Health Services Act 1988

The board of a public health service shall consist of not less than 6 and not more than 9 persons appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister.

The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may appoint one of the directors of the board to be the chairperson of the board.

In making a recommendation under this section, the Minister must ensure that—

the board includes at least one person who is able to reflect the perspectives of users of health services; and

for a period of 3 years from the commencement of section 27 of the Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2017, the desirability of limiting the term of re-appointment of a director so that the combined term of the director's initial appointment, any re-appointment and any proposed re-appointment does not exceed 9 consecutive years is considered; and

regard is had to any prescribed matters; and

women and men are adequately represented.

In considering a recommendation for the purposes of subsection (3)(a), the Minister must give preference to a person—

who is not a registered health practitioner within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law; and

who is not currently or has not recently been employed or engaged in the provision of health services.

The Public Administration Act 2004 (other than Part 3 of that Act) applies to a director of a board of a public health service in respect of the office of director.