Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995

The Minister may establish committees for the purpose of considering and advising on energy matters specified by the Minister.

Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may – prescribe the membership, constitution and procedures of a committee; and discharge, alter or reconstitute a committee.

The Minister is to appoint a chairperson of every committee established under this section.

The Minister may determine that a member of a committee is to receive remuneration or an allowance, and if the Minister so determines, the Minister is to fix the remuneration or allowance.

Subject to this section, a committee may determine its own procedure.

The Minister may direct the Director to provide a committee with support services and any such direction is to define the support to be provided.