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115D Membership of Advisory Council

(1) The Advisory Council is to consist of at least 14 members, being:

(a) the Chairperson of the Scheme Board, and

(b) the Deputy Chairperson of the Scheme Board, and

(c) the Director-General of the Department of Commerce or a nominee of the Director-General, and

(d) 2 representatives of the insurance industry appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Insurance Council of Australia, and

(e) 2 representatives of the building industry appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Master Builders Association and the Housing Industry Association, and

(f) 2 persons appointed by the Minister after consultation with Unions NSW to represent the interests of building industry employees, and

(g) 2 persons who are holders of contractor licences and are appointed by the Minister, and

(h) 2 persons appointed by the Minister to represent the interests of consumers, and

(i) one Australian lawyer appointed by the Minister after consultation with the Councils of the Law Society and the Bar Association, and

(j) such other persons (if any) as the Minister considers have appropriate qualifications or experience as are appointed by the Minister.

(2) If, for any reason, consultation with a body referred to in subsection (1) (d), (e), (f) or (i) is not possible or practicable, the Minister may appoint a person to be a member instead of the member required to be appointed, being a person who, in the Minister’s opinion, is suitably representative of the persons represented by the bodies referred to in those paragraphs.

(3) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the members and procedure of the Advisory Council.