Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Board consists of the following members:
(a) the Chief Inspector or, while a person appointed under subsection (3) is a member, that person;
(b) 2 registered veterinarians elected by registered veterinarians by postal ballot to represent the interests of registered veterinarians; and
(c) 2 persons:
(i) one of whom is not and never has been a registered veterinarian or a veterinarian registered under an Act of a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth and who is appointed by the Minister to represent the public interest after considering the recommendation, if any, of the Board; and
(ii) one of whom may be, but need not be, a registered veterinarian, appointed by the Minister after considering the recommendation, if any, of the Board.
(2) A person is not eligible to be elected or appointed a member unless he or she is resident in the Territory.
(3) The Minister may in writing appoint a person to be a member of the Board for the purposes of subsection (1)(a).
(4) The Minister must, before appointing a person to be a member under subsection (1)(c), notify the Board that the Minister seeks its recommendation as to whom the member should be, unless the Board has already given its recommendation to the Minister.
(5) The Board may, within 30 days after being notified under subsection (4), recommend to the Minister a person to be appointed a member under subsection (1)(c).
(6) The Regulations are to provide for the conduct of elections by postal ballot under subsection (1)(b) and may provide for:
(a) the Registrar to declare a candidate in an election to be an elected member if the number of candidates for the election is equal to or less than the number of vacancies; and
(b) the Minister to appoint a registered veterinarian to be an elected member if:
(i) there are no candidates for an election; or
(ii) the number of candidates for an election is less than the number of vacancies.
(7) The Chief Inspector or, if a person is appointed under subsection (3) to be a member, that person, is the President of the Board.
(8) The Minister must appoint one of the members who is a registered veterinarian to be the Vice President of the Board.
(9) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to members and their deputies.