Queensland Numbered Acts

GASFIELDS COMMISSION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 - SECT 20

20 Replacement of s 9 (Membership of commission)

Section 9 —
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9 Membership of commission The commission consists of—

(a) a full-time or part-time commissioner, who is the chairperson; and

(b) up to 6 part-time commissioners.

9A Appointment as a commissioner

(1) Each commissioner is to be appointed by the Governor in Council.

(2) In deciding whom to recommend to the Governor in Council for appointment to the commission, the Minister must be satisfied—

(a) each person nominated for appointment is eligible under section 10 ; and

(b) the commission will include—

(i) a commissioner who has knowledge of, or experience with, the interests of landholders; and

(ii) a commissioner who has knowledge of, or experience with, the interests of communities in which the onshore gas industry operates; and

(iii) a commissioner who has knowledge of, or experience with, the onshore gas industry.

(3) The performance of the commission’s function mentioned in section 7 (d) is not invalid for the purposes of the Regional Planning Interests Act 2014 only because of a defect or irregularity in the appointment of a commissioner or because the commission was not properly constituted.