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HERITAGE ACT 1977 - SECT 8

Members of Heritage Council

8 Members of Heritage Council

(1) The Heritage Council is to consist of 9 members. Of the members, 8 are to be appointed by the Minister (the
"appointed members" ).
(2) The other member is to be the Secretary of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
(3) Five of the appointed members are to be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, possess qualifications, knowledge and skills relating to any of the following areas--
(b) archaeology,
(c) architecture,
(d) the building, development and property industries,
(e) conservation of the environmental heritage,
(f) engineering,
(g) New South Wales or Australian history,
(h) local government,
(i) moveable heritage,
(j) natural heritage,
(k) planning,
(l) property, planning or environmental law,
(m) property economics,
(n) rural interests,
(o) cultural landscapes.
(3A) One of the other appointed members is to be a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, possesses qualifications, knowledge and skills relating to Aboriginal heritage.
(4) One of the other appointed members is to be a person appointed from a panel of 3 persons nominated by the National Trust of Australia (New South Wales).
(5) The other appointed member is to be appointed as Chairperson by the member's instrument of appointment or a subsequent instrument executed by the Minister.
(6) One member appointed under subsection (3), (3A) or (4) is to be appointed as Deputy Chairperson by the member's instrument of appointment or a subsequent instrument executed by the Minister.



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