Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00183:reg:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00183
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13
Character Range: 9082–10975

13      Appointment of members

(1)    The Board is to consist of following members appointed, by written instrument, by the Vice-Chancellor:

(a)    8 members appointed as recommended members;

(b)    2 other members.

(2)    A member of the Board may be appointed for a term of no longer than 4 years.

(3)    A member of the Board may be reappointed. However, a member may not hold office for longer than 8 consecutive years.

(4)    A person must not be appointed as a member if the person is:

(a)    a member of the Commonwealth Parliament, a State Parliament or the legislature of a Territory; or

(b)    disqualified from managing corporations under the Corporations Act 2001, Part 2D.6.
[Note: Part 2D.6 provides for automatic periods of disqualification on conviction for certain kinds of offences, bankruptcy and personal insolvency, and disqualification under foreign law. The Part also provides for disqualification orders by courts and ASIC in certain circumstances (e.g. for contravention of certain penalty provisions).]

(5)    The Board must at all times have a majority of members who are recognised as Indigenous persons.

(6)    A person must be appointed as a recommended member on the recommendation of the Board.

(7)    In recommending and making appointments to the Board, the Board and the Vice-Chancellor must have regard to the need for the members to have between them sufficient expertise and experience for the Board to properly exercise its functions, including expertise and experience in the following:

(a)    the culture and values of Indigenous peoples;

(b)    research into human biological material;

(c)    community engagement, especially with Indigenous communities;

(d)    corporate governance;

(e)    accessing Commonwealth, State and Territory programs and funding sources;

(f)    the ethical conduct of research involving Indigenous people.