8Scientific Advisory Committee

### 8 Scientific Advisory Committee > > (1)  There is established a body to be called the Scientific Advisory Committee. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja19@GC3@Hpa@EN) The functions of SAC are to advise the Minister and the Secretary on– > > > > > > (a) the listing and de-listing of taxa of flora and fauna; and > > > > > > > (b) threatening processes; and > > > > > > > (c) the criteria to be followed in the determination of critical habitats; and > > > > > > > (d) other matters relating to the conservation of threatened native flora and fauna; and > > > > > > > (e) the review and approval of listing statements. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja51@GC1@EN) SAC is to consist of 7 members to be appointed by the Minister of whom not more than 3 are to be State Service officers or State Service employees and of whom one is to be appointed as chairperson. > > > (4)  All members of SAC are to have special knowledge and experience in the sciences of flora or fauna conservation or ecology. > > > (5)  The members of SAC must collectively have expertise in the following categories and each member must have expertise in one or more of the following categories: > > > > > > (a) vertebrate fauna; > > > > > > > (b) invertebrate fauna; > > > > > > > (c) vascular flora; > > > > > > > (d) non-vascular flora; > > > > > > > (e) taxonomy; > > > > > > > (f) marine ecology; > > > > > > > (g) freshwater ecology; > > > > > > > (h) terrestrial ecology; > > > > > > > (i) population ecology. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 8 Subsection (6) amended by No. 64 of 2002, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-12-31/act-2002-064#JS1@Ja19@GC3@Hpb@EN) For the purposes of giving advice to the Minister and the Secretary under this section, SAC may consult with members of the broader scientific community as it considers appropriate. > > > (7)  [Schedule 2](#JS2@EN) has effect in relation to the members and meetings of SAC.