South Australian Consolidated Acts

NATIVE VEGETATION ACT 1991 - SECT 8

8—Membership of the Council

        (1)         The Council consists of seven members appointed by the Governor of whom—

            (a)         one (who will be the presiding member of the Council) must be nominated by the Minister; and

            (b)         one must be a person selected by the Minister from a panel of three persons nominated by the South Australian Farmers Federation Incorporated; and

            (c)         one must be a person selected by the Minister from a panel of three persons nominated by the Conservation Council of South Australia; and

            (d)         1 must be a person selected by the Minister for the time being responsible for the administration of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004 from a panel of 3 persons nominated by the NRM Council established under that Act; and

            (e)         one must be a person selected by the Minister from a panel of three persons nominated by the Local Government Association of South Australia;

            (f)         one must be nominated by the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment; and

            (g)         one must be a person with extensive knowledge of, and experience in, the preservation and management of native vegetation nominated by the Minister.

        (2)         All members of the Council must have some knowledge of, and experience in, the preservation and management of native vegetation.

        (3)         The members nominated by the South Australian Farmers Federation Incorporated and the Local Government Association of South Australia must be persons who—

            (a)         carry on a business of primary production (whether as owner or manager of the business); and

            (b)         live on, or in close proximity to, the land on which the business is carried on; and

            (c)         manage the business on a daily basis.

        (4)         At least one member of the Council must be a woman and one must be a man.

        (6)         The Governor may appoint a deputy to a member of the Council and the deputy may, in the absence, or during a temporary vacancy in the office, of that member, act as a member of the Council.

        (7)         The appointment of a deputy to a member is subject to the same nomination and qualification requirements as the appointment of the member.