Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024

Chapter 3

Board of AHRRA

Establishment and membership of Board of AHRRA

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

(a) a chairperson;

(b) 10 ordinary members.

(2) The Minister shall appoint to be members of the Board persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, have sufficient expertise and experience relating to—

(a) matters connected with the functions of the AHRRA, or

(b) corporate governance and management generally,

to enable them to make a substantial contribution to the effective and efficient performance of those functions.

(3) The chairperson shall hold office for such period, not exceeding 4 years, from the date of appointment to the office as the Minister shall determine.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), each ordinary member shall hold office for such period, not exceeding 4 years, from the date of appointment to the office as the Minister shall determine.

(5) Of the ordinary members of the Board first constituted under this section—

(a) 5 members shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the date of appointment to the office, and

(b) 5 members shall hold office for a period of 4 years from the date of appointment to the office.

(6) Subject to subsection (7), a member of the Board whose term of office expires by the effluxion of time shall be eligible for reappointment to the Board.

(7) A person who is reappointed to the Board in accordance with subsection (6) shall not hold office for more than 2 consecutive terms and in any event may not serve for a period of more than 8 years.

(8) A member may resign from office by letter sent to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect on the later of—

(a) the date specified in the letter, or

(b) the date of receipt of the letter by the Minister.

(9) The Minister shall, as soon as is practicable after a person is appointed to be a member of the Board, publish on a website, maintained by the Minister or the Government, notice of the name of the person so appointed.

(10) The Minister may, by notice in writing, nominate an ordinary member of the Board to be the deputy chairperson of the Board to act as the chairperson if, for whatever reason, the chairperson is unable to perform his or her functions.