Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act there is hereby established an advisory body by the name of the
Aboriginal Cultural Material Committee.
(2) The membership of
the Committee consists of —
(a)
appointed members, each of whom shall hold and vacate office in accordance
with the terms of the instrument under which he is appointed; and
(b)
ex-officio members.
(3) Of the appointed
members, one shall be a person recognised as having specialised experience in
the field of anthropology as related to the Aboriginal inhabitants of
Australia and shall be appointed by the Minister after consultation with the
persons responsible for the study of anthropology at such of the
establishments of tertiary education situate in the State as the Minister
thinks fit.
(4) Subject to
subsection (3), the appointed members shall be selected from amongst
persons, whether or not of Aboriginal descent, having special knowledge,
experience or responsibility which in the opinion of the Minister will assist
the Committee in relation to the recognition and evaluation of the cultural
significance of matters coming before the Committee, and shall be appointed by
the Minister from a panel of names submitted for the purposes of this Act by
the Registrar.
(5) The Minister shall
appoint the Chairman of the Committee from amongst the members of the
Committee, but where the Chairman is absent from or unable or unwilling to
preside at any meeting of the Committee the members present may elect one of
their number to preside thereat and while so presiding that member has all the
powers and duties of the Chairman.
[Section 28 amended by No. 8 of 1980
s. 9; No. 24 of 1995 s. 29.]