186Q   Implementation Committee

(1)  The Director-General is to constitute a Fire Sprinkler System Implementation Committee (the Implementation Committee).

(2)  The Implementation Committee is to consist of not more than 6 persons appointed by the Director-General, of whom:

(a)  one is to be appointed as Chairperson of the Committee, and

(b)  one is to be an officer of the Department, and

(c)  one is to be an officer of Fire and Rescue NSW, nominated by the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, and

(d)  one is to have expertise or experience in the aged care industry, and

(e)  one is to have expertise or experience in fire protection system design and installation, and

(f)  one is to have expertise or experience in representing seniors in community organisations.

(3)  The Implementation Committee has the following functions:

(a)  determining the form of implementation plans and progress reports under this Division,

(b)  reviewing those implementation plans and progress reports,

(c)  publishing those implementation plans and progress reports on the Department’s website,

(d)  determining applications for the postponement of the required completion dates for the installation of fire sprinkler systems in residential care facilities,

(e)  monitoring the progress of the installation of fire sprinkler systems in accordance with this Division,

(f)  any other function conferred or imposed on the Committee by this Regulation or any other law.

(4)  A member of the Implementation Committee:

(a)  holds office for such term as is determined by the Director-General, and

(b)  ceases to hold office in such circumstances as are determined by the Director-General, and

(c)  is entitled to such remuneration, if any, and to the payment of such expenses, if any, as are determined by the Director-General, and

(d)  holds office subject to such conditions as are determined by the Director-General.

(5)  The procedure at meetings of the Implementation Committee is to be determined by the Director-General or, in the absence of any such determination, by the Committee.

(6)  The quorum at a meeting of the Implementation Committee is a majority of the members for the time being of the Committee.

(7)  The Implementation Committee is to provide the Director-General with the following:

(a)  an annual report of the Committee’s operations during the preceding year by 1 March in every calendar year,

(b)  any other information or report that is requested by the Director-General.

(8)  The Director-General must, as soon as is reasonably practical after receiving the Implementation Committee’s annual report:

(a)  provide a copy of that report to the Minister and the Minister for Ageing, and

(b)  publish a copy of that report on the Department’s website.