Board members
152 Board members
There are to be 6 members of the Board comprising —
a person to be chairperson, appointed by the Governor; and
2 persons appointed by the Governor under subsection (3)(a) and (b); and
one person with an understanding of victims’ interests and concerns appointed by the Governor; and
the chief executive officer, by reason of the office; and
a police officer nominated by the Commissioner of Police.
[(2) deleted]
The membership of the Board is to include —
at least one person who has an aboriginal background and is appointed from a panel of persons nominated by aboriginal community organisations that have been invited by the Minister to submit nominations; and
at least one person appointed from a panel of persons nominated by community organisations that have been invited by the Minister to submit nominations.
The membership of the Board is to include at least one male and one female.
The chairperson is to be —
a person who is or has been a judge of the Supreme Court or the District Court; or
a person who is, and has for at least 8 years been, a lawyer.
The members appointed under subsection (3)(a) and (b) are to have such skills and experience with young persons as the Minister considers appropriate.
[Section 152 amended: No. 65 of 2003 s. 73; No. 58 of 2004 s. 33; No. 41 of 2006 s. 88; No. 21 of 2008 s. 714(4); No. 9 of 2022 s. 423; No. 14 of 2022 s. 40.]
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