Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 123

  (1)   The Minister must, for the purposes of:

  (a)   appointing the nominated directors of an R&D Corporation; or

  (b)   filling a vacancy caused by the resignation of, or the termination of the appointment of, any such director;

give a written notice to the Presiding Member of the Selection Committee for that R&D Corporation:

  (c)   if there is no Selection Committee for the R&D Corporation--requesting the Presiding Member to establish the Selection Committee; and

  (d)   specifying the period within which the Selection Committee must nominate persons, or a person, for appointment.

  (3)   If the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that a vacancy of a kind referred to in subsection   (1) is about to arise, the Minister may give a notice under subsection   (1) before the vacancy arises.