Recruitment and appointment to the board

• Overview

  Sound corporate governance practice is essential to ensure good client service and accountability to stakeholders.

• 2. Planning process

  Recruiting and appointing public entity Board Directors can be a complex and time consuming task, in many cases taking between six to nine months.

• 3. Responsibility of the Minister

  It is the Minister’s responsibility and prerogative for appointments within their portfolio, subject to any legislative or Cabinet requirements.

• 4. Responsibility of the Departmental Secretary

  A Departmental Secretary is responsible for endorsing a recruitment and appointment plan prior to it being sent to the Minister for approval.

• 5. Responsibility of the Chair

  Subject to any statutory requirements and on invitation from the Minister or the Minister’s delegate, a Board Chair may be involved in the recruitment and appointment process.