93. Membership---(1) The Board shall consist of 9 members.

   (2) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the
 Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister acting with the
 concurrence of the Minister of Women's Affairs and the Minister of
 Justice.

   (3) One member of the Board shall be appointed as President and
 another shall be appointed as Deputy President.

   (4) No person shall be appointed as the President of the Board unless
 that person has held a practising certificate as a barrister or
 solicitor for at least 7 years, whether or not that person holds or has
 held judicial office.

   (5) In making any recommendation to the Governor-General under
 subsection (2) of this section, the Minister shall have regard to the
 need to ensure that the membership of the Board includes persons with
 knowledge of, or experience in, the different aspects of matters likely
 to come before the Board.

   (6) No act or proceeding of the Board, or of any person acting as a
 member of the Board, shall be invalidated because there was a vacancy in
 the membership of the Board at the time of the act or proceeding, or
 because of the subsequent discovery that there was a defect in the
 appointment of a person so acting, or that the person was incapable of
 being, or had ceased to be, a member.