Victorian Numbered Acts

OWNER DRIVERS AND FORESTRY CONTRACTORS ACT 2005 (NO 49 OF 2005) - SECT 56

    (1)     The Transport Industry Council consists of the following 10 members appointed by the Minister—

        (a)     a chairperson;

        (b)     1 part-time member nominated by the Roads Corporation;

    Note:     The part-time member nominated by the Roads Corporation does not have any voting rights on the Council: see clause 7(4) of Schedule 1.

        (c)     the following 8 part-time members—

              (i)     1 person nominated by the Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry;

              (ii)     1 person nominated by the Australian Industry Group;

              (iii)     2 persons nominated by the Victorian Transport Association Inc.;

              (iv)     2 persons nominated by the Victorian Trades Hall Council;

              (v)     2 persons nominated by the Transport Workers' Union of Australia.

    (2)     If, for the purposes of section (1)(b) or (c)—

        (a)     a nomination is not submitted within the time or in the manner directed by the Minister; or

        (b)     a person nominated is considered by the Minister to be unsuitable or inappropriate for membership of the Transport Industry Council—

the Minister may instead—

        (c)     appoint a person who in the Minister's opinion is suitably representative of the persons represented by the body referred to in those paragraphs to be a member; or

        (d)     call for a further nomination from the relevant body.

    (3)     In this section—

"Roads Corporation" means the Roads Corporation established by section 15 of the Transport Act 1983 .