Regional Development Commissions Regulations 1994 (WA)

Western Australia Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 Regional Development Commissions Regulations 1994 Western Australia Regional Development Commissions Regulations 1994 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Appointed members of boards 1 11. Board members resident in the region — method of nomination (section 16) 1 12. Members nominated by local government authorities —method of nomination (section 16) 2 13. Savings provision for appointed members 3 Notes Compilation table 5 Other notes 5 Defined terms Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 Regional Development Commissions Regulations 1994

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Regional Development Commissions Regulations 1994.

2. Appointed members of boards For the purposes of section 15(1)(b) of the Act, the board of management of a commission is to have 6 appointed members of whom — (a) 2 are to be persons who are resident in the commission's region and nominated in accordance with regulation 11; (b) 2 are nominated by local governments in that region in accordance with regulation 12; and (c) 2 are to be appointed at the Minister's discretion. [Regulation 2 inserted: Gazette 29 Apr 1997 p. 2140; amended: Gazette 29 Aug 2017 p. 4595.] [3‑10. Deleted: Gazette 29 Apr 1997 p. 2140.]

11. Board members resident in the region — method of nomination (section 16) (1) The members referred to in regulation 2(a) must be nominated in the following manner — (a) nominations will be sought from — (i) the community, by way of advertisements placed in newspapers circulating in the appropriate region; and (ii) a wide range of community organisations, including employer and employee groups, education and training institutions, tourism and recreation bodies and other sections of the community, by way of direct correspondence with those organisations; (b) the period for nominations will be noted on the advertisement or correspondence, being a period of not less than 28 days from the day on which the advertisement is published or the correspondence is sent (as the case may be). (2) Where nominations are sought for a particular region in accordance with subregulation (1) and — (i) names have not been provided by the community and the community organisations in that region; or (ii) sufficient nominations are not received by the Minister, within the nomination period, the Minister may (after the expiry of the nomination period) nominate for appointment to the board as members such persons as he or she thinks fit, in sufficient numbers to fill the remaining places available, and those persons are appointed as if they were nominated in accordance with subregulation (1). [Regulation 11 amended: Gazette 29 Apr 1997 p. 2140; SL 2021/172 r. 4.]