Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00857:section:18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00857
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 18
Character Range: 20118–21076

18  Appointment of Board members
 (1) Board members are to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument, on a part‑time basis.
 (2) A person is not eligible for appointment as a Board member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has appropriate qualifications, skills or experience in one or more of the following:
 (a) banking and finance;
 (b) law;
 (c) housing (including social or affordable housing);
 (ca) housing for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people;
 (d) infrastructure planning and financing;
 (e) local government;
 (f) public policy;
 (g) an area of expertise prescribed by the rules.
 (3) In appointing Board members, the Minister must ensure that:
 (a) the Board members collectively have an appropriate balance of qualifications, skills or experience in the fields mentioned in subsection (2); and
 (b) at least one Board member has appropriate qualifications, skills or experience in social or affordable housing.