Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975
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4 Membership of Council
[Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 4 Subsection (9) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] [Section 4 Subsection (9) substituted by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ][Section 4 Substituted by No. 18 of 2017, s. 8, Applied:16 Aug 2017]
(1) Subject to subsection (2) , the Council consists of not more than 10 members appointed –
(a) [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Feb 2018] by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister; and
(b) on such terms and conditions as the Minister considers appropriate.
(2) All members of the Council are to be Aboriginal persons.
(3) The Minister is to appoint one member of the Council as its Chairperson.