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Heritage Act 1977
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#### 8 Members of Heritage Council
8 Members of Heritage Council
> > (1) The Heritage Council is to consist of 9 members. Of the members, 8 are to be appointed by the Minister (the appointed members).
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> > (2) The other member is to be the Secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
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> > (3) Five of the appointed members are to be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, possess qualifications, knowledge and skills relating to any of the following areas—
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> > > (a) (Repealed)
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> > > (b) archaeology,
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> > > (c) architecture,
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> > > (d) the building, development and property industries,
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> > > (e) conservation of the environmental heritage,
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> > > (f) engineering,
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> > > (g) New South Wales or Australian history,
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> > > (h) local government,
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> > > (i) moveable heritage,
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> > > (j) natural heritage,
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> > > (k) planning,
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> > > (l) property, planning or environmental law,
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> > > (m) property economics,
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> > > (n) rural interests,
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> > > (o) cultural landscapes.
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> > (3A) One of the other appointed members is to be a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, possesses qualifications, knowledge and skills relating to Aboriginal heritage.
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> > (4) One of the other appointed members is to be a person appointed from a panel of 3 persons nominated by the National Trust of Australia (New South Wales).
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> > (5) The other appointed member is to be appointed as Chairperson by the member’s instrument of appointment or a subsequent instrument executed by the Minister.
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> > (6) One member appointed under subsection (3), (3A) or (4) is to be appointed as Deputy Chairperson by the member’s instrument of appointment or a subsequent instrument executed by the Minister.
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> **s 8:** Am 1979 No 206, Sch 1 (3); 1987 No 11, Sch 4 (2). Subst 1996 No 129, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 2000 No 53, Sch 1.11 \[4\]–\[6\]; 2004 No 91, Sch 1.18 \[2\]–\[7\]; 2005 No 64, Sch 2.22. Subst 2009 No 34, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2011 No 71, Sch 1 \[3\]–\[8\]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.42 \[1\] \[2\]; 2020 No 30, Sch 3.20\[1\].