21Advisory Committee, members and procedure of etc.

21. Advisory Committee, members and procedure of etc.

(1) The Advisory Committee shall consist of 7 permanent members of whom—

(a) one shall hold office as Chairman of that Committee; and

(b) 2 shall be persons selected from a panel of names submitted to the Minister by the body known as the Western Australian Local Government Association; and

[(c) deleted]

(d) 2 shall be persons selected from amongst persons who have in the opinion of the Minister appropriate experience in the operation of off‑road vehicles; and

(e) one shall be a person selected from amongst persons who have in the opinion of the Minister appropriate experience in the operation of four wheel drive vehicles; and

(f) one shall be a person nominated by the Minister to whom the administration of the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 is for the time being committed by the Governor, being a person who in the opinion of that Minister has appropriate experience in environmental matters,

each of whom shall be appointed by the Minister and shall hold office for such period not exceeding 3 years as is specified in the instrument of appointment, unless his appointment is sooner terminated pursuant to this Act.

(2) The person appointed as Chairman of the Committee shall preside at all meetings at which he is present.

(3) In the absence of the Chairman, the permanent members present shall select one of their number to preside at the meeting and the member so selected shall whilst so presiding have and may exercise all the powers of the Chairman.

(4) The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it determines, but the Minister or the Chairman may at any time convene a meeting of the Committee.

(5) The quorum at any meeting of the Committee shall be constituted by not less than 4 permanent members.

(6) The permanent members are eligible to attend every meeting of the Committee and to vote on any matter.

(7) The Minister may for the purposes of any meeting co‑opt any person possessing special experience, knowledge or qualifications, or having a particular interest, relevant to the matters under consideration, and a person so co‑opted is not eligible to vote but in all other respects shall be deemed to be a member of the Committee for the purposes of that meeting.

[(8) deleted]

(9) A person who has no right to vote or be heard on any particular matter may, with the consent of the member presiding, nevertheless speak to, and be heard, on the matter.

(10) Each member present and eligible to vote may cast a deliberative vote on any question and the question shall be decided by the majority, but if the votes are equal the question shall be taken to have been decided in the negative.