New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MULTICULTURAL NSW ACT 2000 - SECT 8

8 Constitution of Advisory Board

(1) There is to be an Advisory Board of Multicultural NSW.

(2) The Advisory Board is to consist of the Chief Executive Officer and not more than 15 part-time members appointed by the Governor, of whom:

(a) one is to be a person appointed as Chairperson of the Advisory Board by the member's instrument of appointment or a further instrument signed by the Governor, and

(b) 2 are to be persons who are not less than 18 years old and not more than 24 years old when appointed and who are appointed as representatives of youth from New South Wales.

Note : Schedule 1 sets out further provisions relating to the members of the Advisory Board and Schedule 2 contains provisions about the procedure of the Advisory Board.

(3) In recommending the appointment of a person as a member of the Advisory Board, the Minister is to have regard to the desirability of having members who are of diverse backgrounds, of different occupational backgrounds and who ordinarily reside in different parts of the State.