28Membership and procedure of Advisory Committees

28 Membership and procedure of Advisory Committees

28 Membership and procedure of Advisory Committees

(1) An Advisory Committee consists of 15 members appointed by the relevant Ministers.

(2) Of those members:

(a) one is to be the chair of the local board constituted under the Local Land Services Act 2013 within the relevant area for which the Committee is constituted, and

(b) one member is to represent the interests of local government, and

(c) one member is to represent the interests of the forestry industry, and

(d) one member is to represent the interests of the mining industry, and

(e) one member is to represent the interests of the apiary industry, and

(f) one member is to represent the interests of local farmers, and

(g) one member is to represent the interests of local recreational users, and

(h) two members are to represent the interests of Aboriginal people, and

(i) two members are to have relevant scientific expertise, and

(j) three members are to represent the interests of local environmental groups, and

(k) one member is to be a member of the National Park and Wildlife Regional Advisory Committee constituted under section 24 (2) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 in relation to the Community Conservation Area.

(3) One of the members of an Advisory Committee is, by the instrument of the member’s appointment to the Committee or by a subsequent instrument, to be appointed by the relevant Ministers as Chairperson of the Committee.

(4) Schedule 11 has effect with respect to the members and procedure of an Advisory Committee.

(5) For the purposes of this Division and Schedule 11, the relevant Ministers are the Minister administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and the Minister administering the Forestry Act 1916.