Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00795:schedule:1:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00795
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 8/11)
Character Range: 20803–23742

to time to fill vacancies.
          (d) The Ministerial Forum may at any time appoint to the committee such additional members as it thinks fit.
          (e) The appointment of members of the committee will be for a period of three years from the date of each appointment provided however that members will be eligible for re‑appointment for such terms from time to time as the Ministerial Forum thinks appropriate.
          (f) Subject to the availability of funds under Part XI of this Agreement, a member of the committee will receive such allowances and expenses as the Ministerial Forum may from time to time determine.
          (g) The Ministerial Forum may at any time terminate the appointment of individual members or disband the committee:
                (i) if of the opinion that the member or members or the committee is or are no longer substantially representing the interests or matters in respect of which the member or members or the committee as the case may be was or were appointed; or
                (ii) for such reason as the Ministerial Forum considers appropriate,
           provided however that the Ministerial Forum will within a reasonable time (and in any event before any relevant significant decisions are made) appoint or re‑appoint members of the committee in accordance with this Agreement, or, if the whole committee has been disbanded, replace that source of community advice in accordance with this Agreement.
          (h) The Ministerial Forum may appoint to the committee the individual members of a group, committee or body independently formed. To the extent that may be necessary to satisfy the requirements of this Agreement, the Ministerial Forum will appoint additional members.

         Part VI ‑ Conference

     6.1 The Ministerial Forum may from time to time arrange a conference to be attended by the members of the Ministerial Forum, members of committees appointed or adopted under this Agreement and of other interested groups, interested individuals, scientific and technical advisers and senior government officers.

     6.2 There will be a conference at least once before the second anniversary of the effective date of this Agreement and thereafter on at least a biennial basis.

     6.3 The purpose of such conferences will be to exchange information and views on issues relevant to the operation of this Agreement.

     Part VII ‑ Scientific and Technical Advice

     7.1 The Ministerial Forum may seek scientific and technical advice relevant to this Agreement from such persons or bodies as it thinks appropriate. In particular, the Ministerial Forum may obtain scientific and/or technical advice in relation to the identification of requirements for the effective monitoring of the condition of the rivers and catchments within the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Area and the establishment of programs to meet those requirements.

     7.2 The Ministerial Forum may