(1) The Minister must appoint a person to be president of a health profession board (the board president ).
Note 1 The Minister must consult the board, and may consult other people, before appointing the board president (see reg 11).
Note 2 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.
Note 3 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3).
(2) However, the Minister may appoint a person under subregulation (1) only if the person—
(a) is a registered member of a health profession for which the health profession board was established; and
(b) has been registered for a continuous period of at least 3 years immediately before the day of appointment.
Example for par (a)
A single health profession board is established for health professions A and B. The Minister may appoint Smith, who is and has been a member of health profession A for the required time, as president, because Smith is a registered member of a health profession for which the board was established (that is, health profession A). Similarly, the Minister may appoint Jones, who is and has been a member of health profession B for the required time, as president.
Note An example is part of the regulations, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(3) An appointment must be for a term of not longer than 4 years.
Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 (1) (c)).