New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1988 - SECT 19NA

19NA Board of directors of RIC

(1) The board of directors of Rail Infrastructure Corporation is to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the voting shareholders and is to consist of not fewer than 3 and not more than 7 directors. The voting shareholders are to consult the portfolio Minister on the persons recommended for appointment as directors.

(2) One director of the board is to be a person recommended by a selection committee comprising:

(a) 2 persons nominated by the portfolio Minister, and

(b) 2 persons nominated by Unions NSW,

being a person selected by the committee from a panel of 3 persons nominated by Unions NSW.

(3) The members of the selection committee and the nominees of Unions NSW for the panel are to be representatives of industrial organisations of employees that have members employed in the public sector of the rail industry.

(4) The procedures for constituting a selection committee for the purposes of subsection (2), for making nominations and for determining other matters relating to the selection process are to be determined by the regulations or (subject to the regulations) by the voting shareholders.

(5) The other directors of the board must each or together have such expertise (including engineering and rail safety expertise) as the voting shareholders consider necessary in order to realise the objectives of Rail Infrastructure Corporation.

(6) Subject to subsection (7), section 20J of and Schedule 8 to the State Owned Corporations Act 1989 have effect with respect to the board of Rail Infrastructure Corporation and its constitution and procedure.

(7) Section 20J (2), (3) and (4) of, and clause 4 of Schedule 8 to, the State Owned Corporations Act 1989 do not apply with respect to the board of Rail Infrastructure Corporation.