Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) The Board consists
of 10 natural persons, of whom —
(a) 4
persons are to be appointed by the Minister as persons having knowledge of,
and experience in representing, community or consumer interests;
(b) 2
are to be appointed by the Minister, on the nominations of bodies that are
prescribed by the regulations, as persons having knowledge of, and experience
in, matters relating to the profession or practice of architecture; and
(c) 4
are to be registered persons who are elected by registered persons in
accordance with the regulations.
(2) Each body
prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) is to provide to the
Minister at least 2 nominations from which the Minister is to choose the
persons to be appointed under subsection (1)(b).
(3) If, within
30 days of being requested in writing to do so, a body referred to in
subsection (2) has not provided at least 2 nominations, the Minister
is to make the appointments from nominations of the other bodies.
(4) If, within
30 days of being requested in writing to do so, none of the bodies
referred to in subsection (2) has provided at least 2 nominations,
the Minister is to make the appointments at the Minister’s discretion
and the persons so appointed are to be regarded as having been nominated under
subsection (1)(b).
(5) A registered
person is not eligible for election under subsection (1)(c)
unless —
(a) the
person belongs to a category of registered persons who are required to pay
fees for registration and renewal of registration; and
(b) the
person is not in arrears in respect of those fees.