Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

HERITAGE ACT 2004 - SECT 17

    (1)     The members of the council are as follows:

        (a)     the conservator of flora and fauna;

        (b)     the chief planner;

        (c)     4 people appointed by the Minister as public representatives (see subsection (3));

        (d)     6 people appointed by the Minister as experts (see subsection (4)).

Note 1     For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act

, pt 19.3.

Note 2     In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act

, s 207).

Note 3     Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act

, div 19.3.3).

    (2)     The Minister must appoint a chairperson and deputy
chairperson of the council from the members appointed under subsection (1) (c) and (d).

    (3)     For subsection (1) (c), the Minister must appoint the following public representatives who, in the Minister's opinion, adequately represent the group for which they are appointed:

        (a)     1 public representative from the community;

        (b)     2 public representatives from the Aboriginal community;

        (c)     1 public representative from the property ownership, management and development sector.

    (4)     Each expert must, in the Minister's opinion, adequately represent 1 or more of the following disciplines:

        (a)     Aboriginal culture;

        (b)     Aboriginal history;

        (c)     archaeology;

        (d)     architecture;

        (e)     engineering;

        (f)     history, other than Aboriginal history;

        (g)     landscape architecture;

        (h)     nature conservation;

              (i)     object conservation;

        (j)     town planning;

        (k)     urban design;

        (l)     any other discipline if, in the Minister's opinion, a person representing the discipline would have knowledge, skills or experience beneficial to, or necessary for, the exercise of the council's functions.

    (5)     However, only 1 expert may represent the discipline mentioned in subsection (4) (l) without representing any other discipline.

    (6)     A person may be appointed under subsection (1) (c) or (d) for no longer than 3 years.