Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BARLEY RESEARCH ACT 1980 No. 168 of 1980 - SECT 16

16. (1) The Council shall consist of 10 members, namely-

   (a)  1 member to represent the Department of Primary Industry;

   (b)  5 members, namely, 1 member to represent the relevant Department of
        each of the States of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South
        Australia and Western Australia;

   (c)  2 members to represent growers of barley;

   (d)  1 member to represent the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
        Research Organization; and

   (e)  1 member to represent Australian universities.

(2) A member-

   (a)  shall be appointed by the Minister; and

   (b)  holds office, subject to this Act, for a period of 3 years.

(3) A member to represent the relevant Department of a State shall be
appointed upon the nomination of the appropriate Minister of that State.

(4) The members to represent growers of barley shall be appointed upon the
nomination of the growers organization.

(5) A member referred to in paragraph (1) (d) or (e) shall be appointed on the
nomination of the organization or of the organizations, as the case may be,
that he is to represent.

(6) If the office of a member becomes vacant before the expiration of the term
for which he was appointed, the Minister may, subject to sub-section (7),
appoint a person to hold the vacant office for the remainder of that term.

(7) A person shall not be appointed under sub-section (6) to hold the vacant
office of a member other than the member referred to in paragraph (1) (a)
unless he is a person nominated in accordance with whichever of sub-sections
(3), (4) and (5) is applicable in relation to the appointment of such a
member.

(8) The appointment of a member is not invalidated and shall not be called in
question by reason of a defect or irregularity in connection with his
nomination.

(9) The exercise of a power or the performance of a function by the Council is
not invalidated by reason only of there being a vacancy or vacancies in the
membership of the Council.