ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR INTER-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ACT 1976 No. 106 of 1976 - SECT 8 Membership of Council.

ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR INTER-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ACT 1976 No. 106 of 1976 - SECT 8

8. (1) Members of the Council shall be appointed by the Governor-General.

(2) The Council shall consist of 22 members, namely:-

   (a)  3 members of the Parliament of the Commonwealth who shall be appointed
        on the nomination of the Prime Minister;

   (b)  2 members of the Parliament of the Commonwealth who shall be appointed
        on the nomination of the Leader of the Opposition in the House of
        Representatives;

   (c)  1 member of the Parliament of New South Wales who shall be appointed
        on the nomination of the Premier of that State;

   (d)  1 member of the Parliament of Victoria who shall be appointed on the
        nomination of the Premier of that State;

   (e)  1 member of the Parliament of Queensland who shall be appointed on the
        nomination of the Premier of that State;

   (f)  1 member of the Parliament of South Australia who shall be appointed
        on the nomination of the Premier of that State;

   (g)  1 member of the Parliament of Western Australia who shall be appointed
        on the nomination of the Premier of that State;

   (h)  1 member of the Parliament of Tasmania who shall be appointed on the
        nomination of the Premier of that State;

   (j)  6 persons, not being members of a Parliament, who shall be appointed
        on the nomination of the Council of Local Government Associations; and

   (k)  5 persons, being Australian citizens but not being members of a
        Parliament, who shall be appointed on the nomination of the Prime
        Minister made by him after consultation with the Premiers of the
        participating States.

(3) In nominating persons to be the members referred to in paragraph (2) (j),
the Council of Local Government Associations shall ensure that, so far as is
practicable, they are persons associated with local government in different
States.

(4) In nominating persons to be the members referred to in paragraph (2) (k),
the Prime Minister shall ensure that, so far as is practicable, they are from
different sections of the Australian community.

(5) The performance of the functions of the Council is not affected by reason
of there being a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Council, but
the Council shall not commence to perform its functions until its membership
consists of not less than 12 members and includes not less than 4 members each
of whom is appointed on the nomination of the Premier of a State.