Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
170JFOGO Implementation Advisory Panel
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170J FOGO Implementation Advisory Panel
170J FOGO Implementation Advisory Panel
(1) The FOGO Implementation Advisory Panel (the Panel) is established.
(2) The Panel consists of members appointed by the Minister and must include—
(a) at least 2 members nominated by Local Government NSW, and
(b) at least 2 members from or otherwise representing the waste and resource recovery industry.
(3) The functions of the Panel are to—
(a) provide advice to the Minister and the EPA about the implementation and operation of this chapter, and
(b) be consulted about, and provide advice to, the Minister about matters to be prescribed in regulations made for the purposes of this chapter, other than regulations proposed to be made under this section, before the Minister recommends to the Governor the making of the regulations.
(4) The procedures of the Panel are, subject to the regulations and any direction of the Minister, to be decided by the Panel.
(5) The regulations may provide for matters relating to the Panel, including—
(a) the eligibility of persons for membership of the Panel and other matters relating to the constitution of the Panel, and
(b) the appointment of members of the Panel, and
(c) the remuneration of members of the Panel, and
(d) the Panel’s procedures.
(6) This section is repealed on 1 July 2035.
s 170J: Ins 2025 No 1, Sch 1[4].