Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Board consists of:
(a) the Chief Executive Officer; and
(b) at least 5, but not more than 8, other members.
(2) The members other than the Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the Governor - General.
(3) The appointed members may be appointed either as full - time members or as part - time members.
(5) The Governor - General shall appoint one of the members to be the Chairperson of the Board and another of the members to be the Deputy Chairperson of the Board.
(7) A member of the staff of the Organisation other than the Chief Executive Officer shall not be appointed as a member of the Board if:
(a) the number of non - staff members does not constitute a majority of the members of the Board; or
(b) as a result of the appointment, the number of non - staff members would not constitute such a majority.
(8) An appointed member holds office for such period, not exceeding 5 years, as is specified in the instrument of appointment of the member but he or she is eligible for re - appointment.
(9) The member who is the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson ceases to be the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson, as the case may be, if he or she ceases to be a member.
(10) The Minister may appoint a person to be a deputy of a specified member other than the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson or the Chief Executive Officer .
(11) If a member other than the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson or the Chief Executive Officer is absent from a meeting of the Board, the deputy of that member may attend the meeting in place of that member and, when so attending, shall be deemed to be a member.
(12) The performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the Board is not affected because of a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer or because there are fewer than 5 appointed members for a period of not more than 3 months.
Note: For the manner in which the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson may be referred to, see section 18B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .