Heritage Act 1977
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16 Heritage Council
16 Heritage Council
(1) In this clause—
existing appointed member means a member appointed under section 8 (2) (a) (ii) or (b), and holding office as such a member, immediately before the substitution of section 8 by the 2009 amending Act.
(2) A person who held office as a member (other than an existing appointed member) of the Heritage Council immediately before the substitution of section 8 by the 2009 amending Act ceases to hold office on that substitution and is not entitled to any remuneration or compensation for loss of office.
(3) Subject to clause 6 of Schedule 2, an existing appointed member continues in office as a member of the Heritage Council after that substitution for the remainder of the term of the person’s appointment (as specified in the member’s instrument of appointment under section 8 as in force before that substitution). Any such member, if eligible for reappointment, may be reappointed.
(4) The Heritage Council, as constituted immediately after the substitution of section 8 by the 2009 amending Act, is a continuation of, and the same legal entity as, the Heritage Council as constituted immediately before that substitution.