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Section 7 – The Way Forward and Recommendations
The Appointment Panel will recommend to Regions for election up to the number of elected candidates
vacancy for the period until the next election but cannot appoint any nominee that was not supported
by the Regions in the election process at any time in the past. If the recommended candidates are not
successful in the election, the Appointment Panel members used for this process cannot be used again for
future Appointment Panels.
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to the Inaugural Appointment Panel. An election will be held for the 2 persons from the sport for the
Inaugural Appointment Panel. The Inaugural Panel must be unanimous in its recommendations.
That person will then become a member of the Inaugural Appointment Panel after which the Panel will
whereby it makes its decision on the candidates to be recommended for election (and the election is
then conducted by email), and, after the results of the election are declared, the Appointment Panel will
For the Inaugural Appointment Panel this process will commence immediately following the Special
did not receive more than 50% of the votes cast by the Regions). Casual vacancies will be for the balance
of the one year term until the next election/appointment process (this will count as one term) but if such
appointee/appointees wish to be elected or appointed they must be interviewed and recommended or
selected by the Appointment Panel.
The same restrictions on eligibility will apply for a casual vacancy that occurs in these circumstances.
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