Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01033:reg:46:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01033
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 46 (pt 7/19)
Character Range: 360754–363604

the Director made under subregulation (6).

14.17  Objects or purposes of organisation or association
 (1) An organisation or association of persons, whether incorporated or not, is to be taken to have interests that are affected by a decision if the decision relates to a matter included in the objects or purposes of the organisation or association.
 (2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a decision given before the organisation or association was formed or before the objects or purposes of the organisation or association included the matter.

Part 15—Committees

Division 15.1A—Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development

15.01A  Functions of the Committee
 (1) For paragraph 505D(1)(h) of the Act, this regulation prescribes other functions of the Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development.

Providing certain advice to the Minister
 (2) The Committee has the function of providing scientific advice to the Minister at the same time that the Committee provides that advice, in the performance of the Committee's function under paragraph 505D(1)(b) or (2)(b) of the Act, to a Minister of a declared State or Territory.

Publishing certain advice etc.
 (3) The Committee has the function of:
 (a) publishing the following on the internet:
 (i) the scientific advice provided by the Committee in the performance of its function under paragraph 505D(1)(a), (1)(b), (2)(a) or (2)(b) of the Act;
 (ii) the date on which the advice was finalised by the Committee;
 (iii) if the advice was provided in the performance of the Committee's function under paragraph 505D(1)(a) or (1)(b) of the Act—information identifying each proposed coal seam gas development and large coal mining development to which the advice relates;
 (iv) any other information in relation to the advice that the Committee considers appropriate; and
 (b) publishing that advice and information on the internet within 10 business days of the advice being provided to the Minister, or the Minister of a declared State or Territory, that requested the advice.
 (4) In this regulation:
business day means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory.

Division 15.1—Disclosure of interests

15.01  Pecuniary interests
 (1) For paragraph 509(5)(a) of the Act, a member of a Committee who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Committee must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member's knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Committee.
 (2) The member must not, unless the Committee or the Minister otherwise determines:
 (a) be present during any deliberation of the Committee about the matter; or
 (b) take part