The Board consists of nine members , four of which are those people who hold the office of , or are a respective nominee of : The other members are nominated by : The Geographical Names Act , 1966 , empowers the Board to assign names to places , to investigate and determine the form , spelling , meaning , pronunciation , origin and history of any geographical name and the application of such name with regard to position , extent or otherwise .
Four of the members ( or someone who represents them ) are : : The other members are selected by : The Geographical Names Act , 1966 , gives the Board the right to name places , and to find out and decide on the form , spelling , meaning , pronunciation , origin and history of any geographical name .