Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Council may
appoint, subject to the consent of the Minister, any person having specialized
knowledge or experience relevant to the purposes of this Act to be a co-opted
member for such period, or in relation to such matters, as the Council may
specify in the instrument of appointment.
(2) A person co-opted
under subsection (1) is not eligible to vote but otherwise, for the
period and in relation to the matters in respect of which the person is
co-opted, may take part in the deliberations of the Council and has all the
functions and entitlements of a member.
(3) Where the Council
invites or engages any person, or a representative of any person or
organization to participate in meetings of the Council in a consultative
capacity in relation to any particular aspect of the functions of the Council
that person may be permitted to take part in the deliberations of the Council,
but is not eligible to vote.
(4) Where the Council
is to consider the giving of advice to the Minister under section 47 or
49 in relation to a place the Council shall, in writing, notify the local
government of the district in which the place is situated and invite it to
nominate a person to participate in meetings of the Council at which that
advice is formulated.
(5) A person nominated
under subsection (4) may take part in the deliberations of the Council in
relation to the formulation of the advice referred to in that subsection, and
is eligible to vote on that matter.
[Section 23 amended by No. 14 of 1996
s. 4.]