South Australian Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY CORPORATIONS ACT 1994 - SECT 42

42—Establishment of board

        (1)         A board of directors is established as the governing body of the transmission corporation.

        (2)         The board consists of—

            (a)         four members appointed by the Governor; and

            (b)         the chief executive officer.

        (3)         The board's membership must include persons who together have, in the Minister's opinion, the abilities and experience required for the effective performance of the transmission corporation's functions and the proper discharge of its business and management obligations.

        (4)         At least one member of the board must be a woman and one a man.

        (5)         One director (who must not be the chief executive officer) will be appointed by the Governor to chair meetings of the board.

        (6)         The Governor may appoint a director (who must not be the chief executive officer) to be the deputy of the director appointed to chair meetings of the board and the deputy may perform or exercise the functions and powers of that director in his or her absence.

        (7)         On the office of an appointed director becoming vacant, a person may be appointed under this section to the vacant office.