Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Act 2023

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Establishment and membership of Board

7. (1) The Agency shall have a Board (in this Act referred to as the “Board”) consisting of the following members:

(a) a chairperson;

(b) 6 ordinary members.

(2) The chairperson and the ordinary members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, have experience and expertise in—

(a) policy implementation, service delivery, advocacy, research, education or training in relation to domestic, sexual or gender-based violence,

(b) organisational governance, management or public administration, or

(c) other matters relevant to the functions of the Agency,

sufficient to enable them to make a substantial contribution to the effective and efficient operation of the Agency.

(3) The Minister may appoint one of his or her officers as an ordinary member of the Board under subsection (2).

(4) The Minister shall, in so far as practicable, endeavour to ensure that among the members of the Board there is an equitable gender balance.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), the chairperson of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister from among the members of the Board.

(6) The Minister may, before the coming into operation of this section, designate a person to be appointed as the first chairperson of the Board.

(7) Where, immediately before the coming into operation of this section, a person stands designated under subsection (6), that person shall, on such coming into operation, stand appointed as the first chairperson of the Board.

(8) The Minister may, before the coming into operation of this section, designate persons (including one of his or her officers) to be appointed as the first ordinary members of the Board.

(9) Where, immediately before the coming into operation of this section, a person stands designated under subsection (8), the person shall, on such coming into operation, stand appointed as an ordinary member of the Board.