7Establishment of Marine Estate Management Authority

7 Establishment of Marine Estate Management Authority

7 Establishment of Marine Estate Management Authority

(1) There is established by this Act an advisory committee to be called the Marine Estate Management Authority.

(2) The Authority consists of—

(a) a person appointed by the relevant Ministers who is to be the Chairperson of the Authority, and

(b) the Secretary of Regional NSW, and

(c) a Public Service senior executive principally involved in the administration of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and who is designated by the Secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, and

(d) a Public Service senior executive principally involved in the administration of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and who is designated by the Secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, and

(e) the Secretary of the Department of Transport, and

(f) a person appointed by the relevant Ministers to chair the Marine Estate Expert Knowledge Panel (if the Panel has been established).

(3) Schedule 1 deals with the constitution and procedure of the Authority.

(4) For the purposes of this clause—

Public Service senior executive has the meaning given by the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, Part 4, Division 4.

s 7: Am 2020 No 30, Schs 1.27[1] [2], 3.31[2].