New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LEGAL AID COMMISSION ACT 1979 - SECT 14

14 Constitution of Board

(1) There is to be a Board of the Commission.

(2) The Board is to consist of:

(a) the Chief Executive Officer, and

(b) 9 part-time members, appointed by the Minister, of whom:

(i) one is to be a person appointed as Chairperson of the Board (in and by the instrument of appointment as member or by a subsequent instrument executed by the Minister), and

(ii) one is to be a person nominated by the Bar Association, and

(iii) one is to be a person nominated by the Law Society, and

(iv) one is to be a person nominated by Unions NSW, and

(v) 3 are to be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, possess skills or experience that would benefit the Board, and

(vi) one is to be a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, represents consumer and community welfare interests, and

(vii) one is to be a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, represents such bodies, whether incorporated or unincorporated, as provide community legal services.

(3) If a nomination for the purposes of subsection (2) (b) (ii), (iii) or (iv) is not received within the time or in the manner specified by the Minister by notice in writing given to the body entitled to make such a nomination, the Minister may appoint any person to be a part-time member of the Board instead of the person required to be appointed on that nomination.

(4) Before appointing a person referred to in subsection (2) (b) (vi) or (vii), the Minister must:

(a) cause to be published such advertisements (inviting applications from persons to apply for appointment as part-time members of the Board) in such form and manner as the Minister directs, and

(b) take into consideration any such applications received by the Minister.

(5) Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the membership of the Board.

(6) Schedule 3 has effect with respect to the procedure of the Board.