Sections 4 and 5 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections are substituted:

4.     Establishment of the Board

(1)  The Tasmanian Building and Construction Industry Training Board is established.

(2)  The Board –

(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and

(b) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and

(c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name; and

(d) may do and suffer all acts and things that a body corporate may by law do and suffer.

5.     Members of the Board

(1)  The Board consists of the following members appointed by the Minister:

(a) one person who is appointed as chairperson of the Board;

(b) three persons who have knowledge and understanding of the interests of employees within the building and construction industry;

(c) five persons who between them have knowledge and experience of the following:

(i) residential building;

(ii) non-residential building;

(iii) civil construction;

(iv) building services;

(v) building professions.

(2)  Before appointing a member, the Minister is to give notice in at least 3 daily newspapers published and circulating in the State that persons interested in being members may provide written expressions of interest to the Minister within the period specified in the notice.

(3)  The Board is to contain, if practicable –

(a) at least one member from each of the northern region, the north-western region and the southern region; and

(b) a balance of genders; and

(c) members with knowledge and skills in respect of –

(i) all sections within the building and construction industry; and

(ii) vocational education and training; and

(iii) policy development and strategic planning.

(4)  Schedule 4 has effect in relation to membership of the Board.

(5)  Schedule 5 has effect in relation to meetings of the Board.