Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00795:schedule:1:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00795
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 7/11)
Character Range: 17888–21042

community advice representation and feedback; or
         5.10.2 appoint the members of a committee to perform that function.

    5.11 Whichever means of access to community advice the Ministerial Forum selects the following will apply:
         5.11.1 There will be appropriate representation of:
          (a) Aboriginal interests;
          (b) pastoral interests;
          (c) agricultural interests;
          (d) mining and petroleum interests;
          (e) conservation interests;
          (f) tourism interests;
              (g) matters and interests affecting the Cooper Creek River system as referred to in clause 1.1 of this Agreement; and
              (h) matters and interests affecting the Diamantina River system as referred to in clause 1.1 of this Agreement; and
             5.11.2 The following roles will be satisfactorily performed:
              (a) representation of the various interests referred to in sub‑clause 5.11.1;
              (b) the seeking out of community views relevant to matters covered by this Agreement and the communication of those views to the Ministerial Forum;
              (c) the communication of decisions and initiatives of the Ministerial Forum to the various communities; and
              (d) the performance of such other functions relevant to this Agreement as the Ministerial Forum may require.

    5.12 This clause will apply if the Ministerial Forum chooses to adopt one or more independently formed groups, committees or bodies to provide advice representation and feedback.
          (a) Subject to the availability of funds under Part XI of this Agreement, the independently formed groups committees and bodies will receive such allowances and expenses as the Ministerial Forum may from time to time determine, such payments to be disbursed or divided amongst individual members in such manner as those groups committees or bodies may themselves decide.
          (b) The Ministerial Forum may at any time determine that any one or more or all of the adopted groups committees or bodies will cease to be its provider of community advice, representation and feedback provided however that the Ministerial Forum will within a reasonable time (and in any event before any relevant significant decisions are made) replace that source of community advice in accordance with this Agreement.

    5.13 This clause will apply if the Ministerial Forum chooses to appoint a committee to provide community advice, representation and feedback.
     (a) Each member will be appointed by the Ministerial Forum.
          (b) In appointing members to represent Aboriginal interests the Ministerial Forum will have regard, as a fundamental element of its decisions, to such recommendations as the Aboriginal communities of the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Area may choose to make.
          (c) The Ministerial Forum may appoint members of the committee from time 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