Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ECONOMIC PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL ACT 1983 No. 26 of 1983 - SECT 9

PART III-CONSTITUTION AND MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL

9. (1) The Council shall consist of-

   (a)  the Prime Minister;

   (b)  the Treasurer;

   (c)  a Minister chosen by the Prime Minister;

   (d)  3 members to represent the State Governments;

   (e)  1 member selected after consultation between the Minister or his
        representative and the Council of Local Government Associations;

   (f)  3 members selected after consultation between the Minister or his
        representative and such organizations that are representative of
        business as the Minister considers appropriate;

   (g)  1 member selected after consultation between the Minister or his
        representative and such organizations that are representative of rural
        industry as the Minister considers appropriate;

   (h)  4 members selected after consultation between the Minister or his
        representative and the Australian Council of Trade Unions;

   (j)  1 member selected after consultation between the Minister or his
        representative and such welfare organizations as the Minister
        considers appropriate; and

   (k)  1 member selected after consultation between the Minister or his
        representative and such consumer organizations and community
        organizations as the Minister considers appropriate.

(2) The Prime Minister shall be the Chairman of the Council.

(3) The Treasurer shall be the Deputy Chairman of the Council.

(4) The member referred to in paragraph (1) (c) shall be appointed by the
Prime Minister.

(5) The members, other than the Ministerial members, shall be appointed by the
Governor-General.

(6) Each of the State members shall be nominated by the Premier of a State,
but so that each of those members who hold office at the same time was
nominated by the Premier of a different State.

(7) Appointments of members shall, as far as practicable, be such that the
Council contains both men and women.

(8) The performance of the functions and the exercise of the powers of the
Council are not affected by reason only of the number of members falling below
17 for a period of not more than 6 months.

(9) The appointment of a member is not invalidated, and shall not be called in
question, by reason of a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his
appointment.

(10) The members hold office on such terms and conditions (if any) in respect
of matters not provided for by this Act as are determined by the Minister by
instrument in writing.

(11) A reference in a paragraph of sub-section (1) to a representative of the
Minister shall be read as a reference to a person appointed by the Minister,
by instrument in writing, to be his representative for the purposes of the
paragraph in which it occurs.