Heritage Act 2018

The Council consists of up to 9 persons appointed to be members by the Governor on the nomination of the Minister.

The Minister must nominate for appointment as chairperson of the Council under subsection (1) a person who in the opinion of the Minister has demonstrated knowledge, experience, skills or qualifications relevant to the position of chairperson.

With a view to maintaining a balanced membership reflecting the functions of the Council, the Minister must nominate for appointment as ordinary members of the Council under subsection (1) up to 8 persons who in the opinion of the Minister have —

demonstrated knowledge of or experience in heritage matters; and

demonstrated knowledge, experience, skills or qualifications in one or more of the following fields —

archaeology;

architecture;

construction;

engineering;

governance;

heritage conservation or interpretation;

history;

landscape architecture;

local government;

property ownership, development or marketing;

urban and regional planning;

any other field prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.

Regulations may provide for the following —

the publication of advertisements seeking candidates for nomination to membership of the Council;

the term of office, resignation and removal of members;

the appointment of alternate members to deputise for members who are temporarily unable or unavailable to act;

the disclosure, recording and management of members’ conflicts of interest;

the convening and conduct of meetings of the Council;

the establishment, membership and proceedings of committees of the Council;

other proceedings of the Council.