18Reference panels may be established

18 Reference panels may be established

(1)  The Commission may establish a Reference Panel to assist the Commission to carry out its functions.

(2)  The Commission must select people to be members of a Reference Panel having regard to the nature of the reference so that the Panel may include, but not be limited to, people having expertise in the following matters:

(a) soil conservation, land rehabilitation and protection;

(b) conservation of natural and cultural resources;

(c) conservation and management of water resources, including marine water resources;

(d) industry and commerce;

(e) management and commercial use of forest resources;

(f) mineral exploration and mining development;

(g) tourism and the recreational use of public land;

(h) agriculture and conservation techniques used in developing land for primary production; and

(i) aquaculture and fisheries management.