Western Australian Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COUNCIL (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 1996 - SECT 9

9 .         Members

        (1)         The Council consists of the following members:

            (a)         a Minister of the Commonwealth who is nominated by the Prime Minister;

            (b)         a Minister of each participating State who is nominated by the Premier of the State concerned;

            (c)         a Minister of each participating Territory who is nominated by the Chief Minister of the Territory concerned.

        (2)         A member ceases to be a member if —

            (a)         the participating State or participating Territory in respect of which the member is nominated ceases to be a participating State or participating Territory; or

            (b)         the member ceases to be a Minister; or

            (c)         another Minister of the same jurisdiction is nominated in substitution for the member.

        (3)         Nominations under this section must be in writing.

        (4)         The performance of a function or the exercise of a power by the Council is not affected by a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Council.

        (5)         Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under a nomination under this section is not invalid merely because there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the nomination.