Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Board shall
consist of 5 members, who shall be appointed by the Governor and shall
be —
(a) the
person holding or for the time being acting in the office of Chief of
Division, Animal Health Division 3 , in the Government department known
as the Department of Agriculture;
(b) 2
persons who are registered veterinary surgeons and who shall be elected at
such time and in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed, to be members, by and from amongst the persons, other than bodies
corporate, who are so registered;
(c) one
person nominated in writing to be a member by the Western Australian division
of the body known as the Australian Veterinary Association and who shall be a
registered veterinary surgeon; and
(d) one
person nominated in writing by the Minister.
(2) A member shall be
appointed to hold office for 3 years but is eligible for reappointment if
at the time of his reappointment he has the necessary qualifications.
(3) In the event of a
member ceasing to hold office before the termination of the period of his
appointment, another member may be appointed in his place for the remainder of
that period.
(4) The exercise of a
power or the performance of a function by the Board is not invalidated by
reason only of there being a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the
Board.
(5) The appointment of
a member is not invalidated and shall not be called into question by reason of
a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his election or his
nomination.
(6) Notwithstanding
that a body corporate may be or become a registered veterinary surgeon, a body
corporate is not —
(a)
eligible to be appointed as, or to hold office as; or
(b)
entitled to nominate, or to vote for, a person to be elected as,
a member of the Board.
[Section 5 amended by No. 45 of 1977
s. 4; No. 8 of 1984 s. 4.]