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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 7 Hansard (6 June) . . Page.. 2147 ..


ATTACHMENT C

ACT NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

TERMS OF REFERENCE

FUNCTIONS

1. The Committee is known as the ACT NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

2. The Committee is to:

provide high-level advice and respond to matters as requested by the Minister responsible for the Environment; and provide advice to the Executive Director, Environment ACT

on natural resource management issues in the ACT and surrounding region. In particular, to provide advice on the following:

� Territory wide priorities for natural resource management, including funding.

� Oversee performance monitoring against standards and targets of the ACT

Component of the Murrumbidgee Catchment Blueprint.

� Oversee the review of the Nature Conservation Strategy.

� Provide input into the implementation of the Integrated Catchment

Management Framework and oversee its review every two years.

� Review public land management plans as required, and their implementation plans.

COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE

1. The Committee to consist of ten members who are appointed in an individual capacity by the Minister responsible for the Environment. The Committee to comprise members selected for their capacity to contribute on natural resource management issues, to achieve balance in views and to achieve equity in representation.

2. The Chairperson to be selected from the Committee and endorsed by the Minister.

3. Members are appointed for terms of up to three years. Retiring members may be re-appointed.

4. The Committee may recommend to the Minister that a Committee member be replaced, if that member is absent from three consecutive meetings.

5. Environment ACT to provide secretariat support to the Committee.


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