National Environment Protection Council Act 1994

The council consists of the following members:

a Minister of the Commonwealth who is nominated by the Prime Minister;

a Minister of each participating State who is nominated by the Premier of the State concerned;

a Minister of each participating Territory who is nominated by the Chief Minister of the Territory concerned.

A member ceases to be a member if—

the participating State or participating Territory in respect of which the member is nominated ceases to be a participating State or participating Territory; or

the member ceases to be a Minister; or

another Minister of the same jurisdiction is nominated in substitution for the member.

Nominations under this section must be in writing.

The exercise of a function or power by the council is not affected by a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the council.

Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under a nomination under this section is not invalid merely because there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the nomination.