198Appointment of Nature Repair Committee members

198 Appointment of Nature Repair Committee members

(1) Each Nature Repair Committee member is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument.

Note: A Nature Repair Committee member may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(2) A person is not eligible for appointment as a Nature Repair Committee member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has: (a) substantial experience or knowledge; and (b) significant standing; in at least one of the following fields of expertise: (c) agriculture relevant to the functions of the Committee; (d) biological or ecological science relevant to the functions of the Committee; (e) economics relevant to the functions of the Committee; (f) environmental markets relevant to the functions of the Committee; (g) Indigenous knowledge relevant to the functions of the Committee; (h) land management relevant to the functions of the Committee. (3) The Minister must ensure that at all times at least one Nature Repair Committee member has: (a) substantial experience or knowledge; and (b) significant standing; in biological or ecological science relevant to the functions of the Committee. (4) The Minister must ensure that at all times at least one Nature Repair Committee member has: (a) substantial experience or knowledge; and (b) significant standing; in Indigenous knowledge relevant to the functions of the Committee. (5) The Minister must ensure that the Chair of the Nature Repair Committee is not: (a) an employee of the Commonwealth; or (b) an employee of an authority of the Commonwealth; or (c) a person who holds a full‑time office under a law of the Commonwealth. (6) A Nature Repair Committee member holds office on a part‑time basis.