Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL ACT 1994 - SECT 9

(1)

The Council consists of the following members:

(a)

a Minister of the Commonwealth who is nominated by the Prime Minister;

(b)

a Minister of each participating State who is nominated by the Premier of the State concerned;

(c)

a Minister of each participating Territory who is nominated by the Chief Minister of the Territory concerned.

(2)

A member ceases to be a member if:

(a)

the participating State or participating Territory in respect of which the member is nominated ceases to be a participating State or participating Territory; or

(b)

the member ceases to be a Minister; or

(c)

another Minister of the same jurisdiction is nominated in substitution for the member.

(3)

Nominations under this section must be in writing.

(4)

The performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the Council is not affected by a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Council.

(5)

Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under a nomination under this section is not invalid merely because there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the nomination.