Australian Capital Territory
Exhibition Park Corporation (Governing Board) Appointment 2009 (No 2)
Disallowable Instrument DI2009—167
made under the
Exhibition Park Corporation Act 1976, s 8 (Establishment of governing board), s 9 (Governing board members) Financial Management Act 1996, s 78 (Appointment of governing board members generally), s 79 (Appointment of Chair and deputy chair)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 8 of the Exhibition Park Corporation Act 1976 (the Act) establishes the governing board for the Exhibition Park Corporation.

Governing board members of the corporation are appointed under section 9 of the Act, using the provisions of section 78 of the Financial Management Act 1996 – see in particular, section 78(5)(b).

This instrument appoints Mr Gil Anderson and Ms Christine Faulks as members of the Exhibition Park Corporation Board for a period of three years commencing on the day after notification.  The term of their appointment will not exceed three years, as required by section 78(5)(a) of the Financial Management Act 1996.

As the appointees are not public servants, this instrument makes appointments to which the Legislation Act 2001, Division 19.3.3 applies.  Accordingly, under the Legislation Act 2001, s229 the instrument is a Disallowable Instrument.

Prior to making these appointments, the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation consulted with the Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Planning, Public Works and Territory and Municipal Services in accordance with section 228 of the Legislation Act 2001.