Appointment and terms
9(1)The Chairperson of the board of directors shall be appointed for a term of up to five years and he or she is eligible for re-appointment with the approval of the board of directors.
9(1.1)Repealed: 2016, c.48, s.3
9(2)A member of the board of directors, other than the Chairperson of the board of directors and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, shall be appointed for a term of up to five years.
9(3)The Vice-Chairperson of the board of directors shall act as Chairperson in the absence or inability to act of the Chairperson of the board of directors or in the case of a vacancy.
9(3.1)When a position on the board of directors becomes vacant, the person appointed to fill the position shall be appointed for a term of up to five years.
9(4)Repealed: 2008, c.54, s.2
9(5)The members of the board of directors are eligible for reappointment for two additional terms of up to three years each.
9(6) The appointment of any member of the board of directors may be terminated by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council before the expiry of the member’s term
(a)
for cause, including, but not limited to, a breach of the provisions of section 11 or section 12, on the recommendation of the board of directors to the Minister,
(b)
if the member ceases to be a resident of New Brunswick, or
(c)
in the case of a member representing workers or employers, when that member, in the opinion of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, ceases to be representative of workers or employers, as the case may be.
9(7)Repealed: 2021, c.4, s.2
9(7.1)Repealed: 2021, c.4, s.2
9(8)Repealed: 2016, c.48, s.3
9(8.1)Unless his or her appointment is terminated, a member of the board of directors shall remain in office, despite the expiry of the member’s term, until the member resigns or is reappointed or replaced.
9(9)A vacancy does not impair the capacity of the board of directors to act so long as a quorum is maintained.
9(10)The quorum for a meeting of the board of directors shall be one-half of the number of members, at least one of whom shall be a member representative of workers, at least one of whom shall be a member representative of employers and one of whom shall be the Chairperson of the board of directors or in the absence of the Chairperson of the board of directors the Vice-Chairperson.
1997, c.11, s.2; 2008, c.54, s.2; 2014, c.49, s.5; 2016, c.48, s.3; 2021, c.4, s.2