South Australian Consolidated Acts

MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 2004 - SECT 6

6—Composition of Board

        (1)         The Board consists of 12 members appointed by the Governor of whom—

            (a)         7 must be medical practitioners of whom—

                  (i)         1 is to be nominated by the Minister; and

                  (ii)         1 is to be selected by the Minister from a panel of 3 medical practitioners jointly nominated by the Councils of The University of Adelaide and The Flinders University of South Australia or, if the Councils are unable to agree as to the persons to be nominated, from panels of 3 medical practitioners nominated by each Council; and

                  (iii)         2 are to be selected by the Minister from a panel of 5 medical practitioners nominated by the Australian Medical Association (South Australia) Incorporated; and

                  (iv)         3 are to be chosen at an election (see section 6A); and

            (b)         1 must be a legal practitioner nominated by the Minister; and

            (c)         1 must be a nurse nominated by the Minister; and

            (d)         3 must be persons nominated by the Minister who are not eligible for appointment under a preceding provision of this subsection.

        (4)         The Minister must, when nominating or selecting medical practitioners for appointment as members of the Board, seek to ensure that, as far as practicable, the membership of the Board includes—

            (a)         at least 1 medical practitioner who works in the public health system; and

            (b)         at least 1 medical practitioner who works in the private health system; and

            (c)         at least 1 medical practitioner who is registered on the general register (but not also on the specialist register); and

            (d)         at least 4 medical practitioners who are currently practising medicine.

        (5)         A body referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (iii) must, in constituting a panel for the purposes of that subsection, nominate at least 1 woman and 1 man.

        (6)         At least 3 of the members of the Board nominated by the Minister must be women and at least 3 must be men.

        (7)         The Governor may appoint a person to be a deputy of a member and a person so appointed may act as a member of the Board in the absence of the member.

        (8)         The requirements of qualification and nomination (if applicable) made by this section in relation to the appointment of a member extend to the appointment of a deputy of that member.