Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act there shall be a body, to be known as the Aboriginal Affairs
Co-ordinating Committee, which shall consist of —
(a) the
CEO, who shall be the chairman of the Committee; and
(b) the
chairman for the time being of the Aboriginal Advisory Council; and
(c) the
chief executive officer of each of the following —
(i)
the department of the Public Service for which the Under
Treasurer is the chief executive officer;
(ii)
the Department as defined in section 3 of the Health
Legislation Administration Act 1984 ;
(iii)
the Department as defined in section 3 of the
Children and Community Services Act 2004 ;
(iv)
the department referred to in section 228 of the School
Education Act 1999 ;
(v)
the Housing Authority.
(2) The Committee may
invite any person having special knowledge, experience or responsibility,
which in the opinion of the Committee will assist the Committee in relation to
the planning of Aboriginal affairs or in the performance of the function of
the Committee, to take part in the proceedings of the Committee but any such
person shall not be entitled to a vote in the Committee.
(3) The function of
the Committee is to coordinate effectively the activities of all persons and
bodies, corporate or otherwise, providing or proposing to provide service and
assistance in relation to persons of Aboriginal descent.
(4) The constitutional
provisions contained in the First Schedule shall have effect in relation to
the Committee.
[Section 19 amended: No. 100 of 1973 s. 5; No. 121
of 1984 s. 33; No. 34 of 2004 Sch. 2 cl. 1(2); No. 28 of 2006 s. 347.]