LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 97
LAND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 97
97 . Members of Board, appointment of etc.
(1) The Board consists
of a chairperson appointed by the Minister and 7 other members, of whom
—
(a) 3
are to be appointed by the Minister from among persons who hold, or have held,
an interest in a pastoral lease, or are, or have been, shareholders in a
company with a beneficial interest in a pastoral lease; and
(b) one
is to be the chief executive officer of the department principally assisting
in the administration of the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007
, or that chief executive officer’s appointee from time to time; and
(c) one
is to be the chief executive officer of the Department, or that chief
executive officer’s appointee from time to time; and
(d) one
is to be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the Minister
administering the Environmental Protection Act 1986 , and is to be a person
with expertise in the field of flora, fauna or land conservation management;
and
(e) one
is to be appointed by the Minister on the recommendation of the Minister
administering the Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 , and is to
be an Aboriginal person with experience in pastoral leases.
(1a) In this section
the chairperson and the members referred to in subsection (1)(a), (d), and (e)
are called the appointed members .
(2) The Minister may
appoint, for each appointed member except the chairperson, a deputy with the
same qualifications.
(3) A deputy may take
the place of the member for whom they are appointed deputy at any meeting of
the Board at which the member is not present, and for the purpose of acting at
the meeting has the powers and entitlements of the member.
(4) An appointed
member is to be appointed for such term, not exceeding 3 years, as is
specified in the instrument of appointment, and may be re-appointed.
(5) The Minister may
terminate the appointment of an appointed member or deputy and, in that event
or in the event of the death or resignation of such a member or deputy, may
appoint another qualified person to the vacancy in accordance with this
section.
(6) An appointment as
deputy does not terminate by reason only that the member in respect of whom
the deputy was appointed has ceased to hold office; and in that event the
deputy may attend meetings under subsection (3) while the vacancy continues.
(7) The regulations
may specify terms and conditions of appointment of appointed members and their
deputies.
(8) The terms and
conditions of appointment of an appointed member or the member’s deputy,
if not specified in this Act or the regulations, are as specified in the
instrument of appointment or as varied thereafter by the Minister in writing.
(9) An appointed
member or deputy receives such remuneration as may be determined by the
Minister on the recommendation of the Public Sector Commissioner.
[Section 97 amended: No. 59 of 2000 s. 23; No. 24
of 2007 s. 11; No. 39 of 2010 s. 89; No. 4 of 2023 s. 43 and 92.]