New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PSYCHOLOGISTS ACT 2001 - SECT 87

87 Membership of the Board

(1) The Board is to consist of 9 members appointed by the Governor.

(2) The members are to be:

(a) a person nominated by the Minister, being an officer of the Department of Health or an employee of an area health service, statutory health corporation or affiliated health organisation within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997 ,

(b) 3 registered psychologists nominated by the Minister from a panel of psychologists nominated by the Australian Psychological Society and such other bodies as the Minister may determine,

(c) a registered psychologist nominated by the Minister, being a member of the teaching staff of an educational institution that offers undergraduate educational courses in psychology in New South Wales,

(d) a registered psychologist practising in New South Wales of the Minister’s own choosing,

(e) 2 persons (not being registered psychologists) nominated by the Minister to represent the community,

(f) an Australian lawyer nominated by the Minister.

(3) If the panel of psychologists required to be nominated for the purposes of subsection (2) (b) is not nominated within such time or in such manner as may be specified by the Minister by notice to the association or associations concerned, the Governor may instead appoint as a member a person nominated by the Minister.