8Membership of council

8 Membership of council (1) The council consists of the following members: (a) a Minister of the Commonwealth who is nominated by the Prime Minister; (b) a Minister of each participating State who is nominated by the Premier of the State concerned; (c) a Minister of each participating Territory who is nominated by the Chief Minister of the Territory concerned. (2) A member ceases to be a member if— (a) the participating State or participating Territory in respect of which the member is nominated ceases to be a participating State or participating Territory; or (b) the member ceases to be a Minister; or (c) another Minister of the same jurisdiction is nominated in substitution for the member. (3) Nominations under this section must be in writing. (4) The exercise of a function or power by the council is not affected by a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the council. (5) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under a nomination under this section is not invalid merely because there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the nomination. Part 2 Establishment and membership of National Environment Protection Council