Future Drought Fund Act 2019

Each member of the Committee is to be appointed by the Drought Minister by written instrument.

A member of the Committee may be reappointed, subject to subsection 36J(2): see section 33AA of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

A member of the Committee holds office on a part‑time basis.

A person must not be appointed as a member of the Committee unless the person has expertise or experience in 2 or more of the following areas:

drought resilience measures;

climate risk;

the agriculture industry;

rural and regional community leadership and resilience;

rural and regional development;

applied research;

agricultural extension;

economics.

In appointing a person as a member of the Committee, the Drought Minister must ensure, as far as practicable, the following:

there is a balance of gender, knowledge and skills among members of the Committee;

the membership of the Committee represents a balance of different regions across Australia affected, or that could be affected, by drought.