Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LITTER ACT 1979 - SECT 9

9 .         Members of Council and appointment etc. of

        (1)         The Council shall consist of 15 members appointed by the Minister of whom —

            (a)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the body known as The Soft Drink Manufacturers’ Association (W.A.);

            (b)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to represent the brewing industry;

            (c)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the body known as The Packaging Council of Australia (Western Australian Division);

            (d)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to represent manufacturers of cans;

            (e)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to represent manufacturers of glass;

            (f)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to represent manufacturers of paper products;

            (g)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the chief executive officer of the department referred to in section 228 of the School Education Act 1999 ;

            (h)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the Departmental CEO as defined in section 1.4 of the Local Government Act 1995 ;

                  (i)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the CEO as defined in section 3 of the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 ;

            (j)         2 shall be appointed on the nomination of the body known as the Western Australian Local Government Association;

            (k)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of UnionsWA;

        [(ka)         deleted]

            (kb)         one shall be appointed on the nomination of the body known as The Conservation Council of Western Australia (Incorporated);

            (kc)         one shall be appointed to represent the interests of persons as consumers;

            (l)         one shall be a person with special knowledge of or experience in either litter prevention or environmental matters, or both.

        (2)         A nomination referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (j), (k), (ka) or (kb) shall take the form of a panel of the names of at least 3 persons each of whom is willing to accept appointment as a member of the Council.

        (3)         An officer mentioned in paragraph (g), (h) or (i) of subsection (1) may, if he so wishes, nominate himself for appointment as a member of the Council pursuant to that paragraph.

        (4)         Subject to clause 1 of the First Schedule a member of the Council shall hold office for such period not exceeding 3 years as is specified in the instrument of his appointment and is eligible for re-appointment.

        (5)         The Minister shall cause notice of appointments to the respective offices of members of the Council to be published in the Gazette .

        (6)         In this section —

        Chamber of Commerce and Industry means the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (Inc).

        [Section 9 amended by No. 18 of 1986 s. 5; No. 7 of 1988 s. 21; No. 22 of 1996 s. 16(7); No. 36 of 1999 s. 247; No. 49 of 2004 s. 13; No. 28 of 2006 s. 213; No. 8 of 2009 s. 86; No. 53 of 2011 s. 59.]