HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 17 Members of council
HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 17
Members of council(1) The members of the council are as follows:
(a) the conservator of flora and fauna;
(b) the chief planner;
(c) 3 people appointed by the Minister as public representatives (see subsection (3));
(d) 6 people appointed by the Minister as experts (see subsection (4)).
Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act
, pt 19.3.
Note 2 In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act
, s 207).
Note 3 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act
, div 19.3.3).
(2) The Minister must appoint a chairperson and deputy chairperson of the council from the members appointed under subsection (1) (c) and (d).
(3) There must be at least 1 public representative for each of the following groups who, in the Minister's opinion, adequately represents the group:
(a) the community;
(b) the Aboriginal community;
(c) the property ownership, management and development sector.
(4) Each expert must, in the Minister's opinion, adequately represent 1 or more of the following disciplines:
(a) Aboriginal culture;
(b) Aboriginal history;
(c) archaeology;
(d) architecture;
(e) engineering;
(f) history, other than Aboriginal history;
(g) landscape architecture;
(h) nature conservation;
(i) object conservation;
(j) town planning;
(k) urban design.
(5) A person may be appointed under subsection (1) (c) or (d) for no longer than 3 years.