Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Each Nature Repair Committee member is to be appointed by the Minister by written instrument.
Note: A Nature Repair Committee member may be reappointed: see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(2) A person is not eligible for appointment as a Nature Repair Committee member unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has:
(a) substantial experience or knowledge; and
(b) significant standing;
in at least one of the following fields of expertise:
(c) agriculture relevant to the functions of the Committee;
(d) biological or ecological science relevant to the functions of the Committee;
(e) economics relevant to the functions of the Committee;
(f) environmental markets relevant to the functions of the Committee;
(g) Indigenous knowledge relevant to the functions of the Committee;
(h) land management relevant to the functions of the Committee.
(3) The Minister must ensure that at all times at least one Nature Repair Committee member has:
(a) substantial experience or knowledge; and
(b) significant standing;
in biological or ecological science relevant to the functions of the Committee.
(4) The Minister must ensure that at all times at least one Nature Repair Committee member has:
(a) substantial experience or knowledge; and
(b) significant standing;
in Indigenous knowledge relevant to the functions of the Committee.
(5) The Minister must ensure that the Chair of the Nature Repair Committee is not:
(a) an employee of the Commonwealth; or
(b) an employee of an authority of the Commonwealth; or
(c) a person who holds a full - time office under a law of the Commonwealth.
(6) A Nature Repair Committee member holds office on a part - time basis.