Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIA COUNCIL AMENDMENT ACT 1980 No. 114 of 1980 - SECT 6

6. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following
        sub-section:



"(1) The number of members of the Council shall be not less than 10 nor more
than 14.";

   (b)  by omitting from sub-section (2) "The Council" and substituting
        "Subject to sub-section (4B), the Council";

   (c)  by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-section (2) and substituting the
        following paragraph:



"(b) such number (not being less than 2) of persons as the Governor- General
thinks fit, each of whom is the Chairman of a Board;";

   (d)  by adding at the end of paragraph (c) of sub-section (2) "and";

   (e)  by omitting paragraph (d) of sub-section (2);

   (f)  by omitting paragraph (e) of sub-section (2) and substituting the
        following paragraph:



"(e) subject to sub-sections (1) and (4), such number of other persons who
practise or have practised the arts or are otherwise associated with the arts
as the Governor-General thinks fit.";

   (g)  by omitting sub-sections (3) and (4) and substituting the following
        sub-sections:



"(3) The members of the Council shall be appointed by the Governor- General
and, subject to sub-section (4A), shall be so appointed as part-time members.



"(4) In appointing members of the Council referred to in paragraph (2) (e),
the Governor-General shall endeavour to ensure that-

   (a)  a majority of the members holding office pursuant to that paragraph
        are persons who practise or have practised the arts; and

   (b)  the membership of the Council includes a reasonable balance of persons
        who practise or have practised the various arts.



"(4A) The Chairman may be appointed either as a full-time member or as a
part-time member.



"(4B) In the event that the Chairman is a part-time member, the person from
time to time holding, or performing the duties of, the office of General
Manager is, ex officio, a member of the Council."; and

   (h)  by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (5) "15" and
        substituting "10".