PART II
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ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 10
PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS
10(1)
Subject to this Act, an appointed member holds office for such period, not exceeding 3 years, as is specified in the instrument of the member's appointment, but he or she is eligible for re-appointment.
History
S 10(1) amended by No 15 of 1999, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, by substituting
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3
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for
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5
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, effective 9 April 1999. This amendment does not affect the validity of, or the period of, an appointment of a person as a member of the Industry Research and Development Board, or as a member of a committee of that Board, that was in force immediately before 9 April 1999.
10(2)
A person must not be appointed as an appointed member if the person has, at any time before that appointment, served 2 consecutive terms as a member of the Board (whether or not either or both of those terms commenced or ended before the commencement of this subsection).
History
S 10(2) inserted by No 15 of 1999, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 9 April 1999. This amendment does not affect the validity of, or the period of, an appointment of a person as a member of the Industry Research and Development Board, or as a member of a committee of that Board, that was in force immediately before 9 April 1999.
10(3)
Before the Minister appoints a person as an appointed member for a particular period, the Minister must be satisfied that appointing the member for that period would be appropriate, having regard to the desirability of ensuring, if practicable, that the periods for which the appointed members are appointed do not all end at the same time.
History
S 10(3) amended by No 63 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 1 item 22, by substituting
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Minister
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for
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Governor-General
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, effective 20 October 2016. For application and transitional provisions, see note under Pt
IV
heading.
S 10(3) inserted by No 15 of 1999, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 9 April 1999. This amendment does not affect the validity of, or the period of, an appointment of a person as a member of the Industry Research and Development Board, or as a member of a committee of that Board, that was in force immediately before 9 April 1999.