Environment, Resources and Development Court Act 1993

The Governor may appoint any suitable person to be a commissioner of the Court.

A commissioner (other than a native title commissioner) must be a person with practical knowledge of, and experience in—

local government; or

urban or regional planning; or

architecture, civil engineering, building, building safety or building regulation; or

administration, commerce or industry; or

environmental protection or conservation; or

agricultural development; or

land care or management, housing or welfare services;

heritage; or

resource exploration, recovery or production; or

any other field which is relevant to a jurisdiction conferred on the Court by a relevant Act.

A commissioner appointed as a native title commissioner must be a person with expertise in Aboriginal law, traditions and customs.

Before the Governor appoints a commissioner as a native title commissioner, the Minister must consult about the proposed appointment with the

The Governor may, when appointing a commissioner or by subsequent notice in writing to the commissioner, specifically designate the commissioner as being a person who has expertise in a particular field.

The Schedule has effect in respect of commissioners.