The roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of the Board of Directors to the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) are defined in the Liquor Corporation Act and the Liquor Control Act.
The Board of Directors is accountable for the exercise and discharge of the powers and duties of the corporation as well as the exercise and discharge of the powers and duties of the board under the Liquor Control Act. Specifically, the Board of Directors shall:
The Board of Directors also has the authority to make by-laws:
Pursuant to section 5 of the Liquor Corporation Act, the board is comprised of the president of the corporation, who shall be a non-voting member; the Deputy Minister of Finance or his or her designate, who shall be a non-voting member; and not less than 5 and not more than 9 members to be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. A majority of voting members of the board constitute a quorum. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council designates one member of the board to be the chairperson and one member of the board to be the vice-chairperson.
Those who make up the Board should collectively possess the following core competencies, ranked in order of relative importance:
There are no specific qualifications/requirements stipulated in the enabling legislation for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation.
Board members should possess the following personal attributes:
Members of the Board should be available to meet 10 times per year. Any applicable committees of the Board normally meet 4 times per year. Board members may also be expected to spend additional time to review materials and prepare for Board and Committee meetings.
A member of the board holds office for a term of 3 years from the date of that member's appointment and is eligible for reappointment. Where the term of office of a member of the board expires he or she continues to be a member of the board until reappointed or replaced. A member of the board does not become, because of the office only, an officer or servant of the Crown.