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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS REGULATIONS 2004 (NO 41 OF 2004) - REG 10

Appointment of board members

    (1)     The Minister may appoint a person to be a member of a health profession board.

Note 1      The Minister must consult the board, and may consult other people, before appointing board members (see reg 11).

Note 2     For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3. In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).

Note 3     Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3).

    (2)     An appointment must be for not longer than 4 years.

Note 1     A board member's appointment ends if the Minister ends the appointment or the member resigns (see Legislation Act, s 208 and s 210).

Note 2     A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def  appoint ).

    (3)     The Minister must appoint, from the community representative list, the number of community representatives to be board members that are required by the schedule that relates to the health profession.

Note     There must be at least 1 community representative appointed as a board member (see the Act, s 24 (2) (c)).

    (4)     If a position on the health profession board to which someone was appointed under this regulation becomes free, the Minister must fill the position by appointing someone who satisfies the requirements for the position.



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