New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL (NEW SOUTH WALES) ACT 1995 - SECT 9

9 Membership of the Council

(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.