Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Committee is
comprised of the following members —
(a) 2
persons appointed by the Minister to be chairpersons, each of whom is a person
of Aboriginal descent —
(i)
1 of whom, in accordance with Aboriginal tradition, has
rights, interests and responsibilities in respect of women’s business;
and
(ii)
1 of whom, in accordance with Aboriginal tradition, has
rights, interests and responsibilities in respect of men’s business;
and
(b)
between 4 and 9 other persons appointed by the Minister.
(2) The Minister must
seek nominations, in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of
section 32, of persons for appointment as members.
(3) The Minister must
ensure that —
(a) the
members have, between them, such knowledge, skills and experience as the
Minister considers appropriate to enable them to effectively perform the
functions of the Committee under this Act; and
(b) as
far as practicable —
(i)
the majority of the members are persons of Aboriginal
descent; and
(ii)
the gender composition of the Committee is balanced.
[Section 29 inserted: No. 23 of 2023 s. 17.]