Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Each director of the Authority is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument.
Note: The director of the Authority is eligible for reappointment: see the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(2) A person is not eligible for appointment as a director of the Authority unless the Minister is satisfied that the person is suitably qualified for appointment because of expertise in one or more of the following fields:
(a) grape growing;
(b) winemaking;
(c) marketing;
(d) finance;
(e) business management and administration;
(f) government policy processes and public administration;
(g) strategic management;
(h) administration of research and development;
(i) technology;
(j) law;
(k) human resource management;
(l) communications.
(3) A person is not eligible for appointment as a director of the Authority if the person is a member of the executive of a representative organisation.
(4) The directors of the Authority (other than the Chair) are to be appointed from persons:
(a) nominated by the Authority Selection Committee in accordance with section 27G; or
(b) included on a list, given to the Minister under subparagraph 27G(1)(b)(ii), of persons the Authority Selection Committee considers suitable for nomination.
(5) Before appointing the Chair of the Authority, the Minister must consult:
(a) if there are already one or more directors of the Authority (other than the Chair)--those directors; and
(b) in any case--each representative organisation.
(6) In appointing directors of the Authority, the Minister must have regard to whether the directors of the Authority will collectively possess:
(a) an appropriate balance of expertise in as many as possible of the fields referred to in subsection ( 2); and
(b) experience in board affairs ; and
(c) appropriate diversity.
(7) A director of the Authority holds office on a part - time basis.