Department of the Environment and Heritage Annual Report 2003-04
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004
ISSN 1441 9335
Operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (continued)
Appendix 3 - Functions and membership of advisory committees under the Act
Threatened Species Scientific Committee
Under section 503 of the Act, the functions of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee are:
- to advise the Minister in accordance with Division 5 of Part 13 in relation to the making of recovery plans and threat abatement plans;
- to advise the Minister (on the Minister's request or on the committee's initiative) on the amendment and updating of the lists established under Part 13;
- to advise the Minister, at his or her request, on matters relating to the administration of this Act;
- to give the Minister such other advice as is provided for in this Act; and
- to perform such other functions as are conferred on the committee by this Act.
| Table 12: Membership of the threatened species scientific committee | |
|---|---|
| Name | Area of Expertise |
| Associate Professor Robert Beeton (Chair) | Environmental problem solving |
| Dr Susan Briggs | Ecological communities |
| Mr Guy Fitzhardinge | Rural science |
| Professor Gordon Grigg | Fauna |
| Dr Graham Harris | Marine and coastal ecology |
| Professor Bob Kearney | Fisheries and marine science |
| Dr Libby Mattiske | Flora |
| Dr Pamela Parker | Landscape recovery |
| Dr Rosemary Purdie | Flora |
| Dr John Woinarski | Fauna and flora |
Five of the members, including the chair, have served on the committee for more than three years and five new members were appointed to the committee in 2003-04.
Biological Diversity Advisory Committee
Under section 505 of the EPBC Act the functions of the Biological Diversity Advisory Committee are:
- to advise the Minister, at his or her request, on matters relating to the conservation and ecologically sustainable use of biological diversity; and
- to perform such other functions as are conferred on the committee by the Act or the regulations.
The terms of reference for the committee are to advise:
- the Minister on the performance of Australian Government programmes in promoting biodiversity conservation and the means to promote biodiversity conservation through improved business practices; and
- the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council [now subsumed by the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council] on priorities for action under the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity.
| Table 13: Membership of the Biological Diversity Advisory Committee | |
|---|---|
| Name | Group represented |
| Professor Hugh Possingham (Chair) |
Scientific community |
| Dr Gerry Cassis | |
| Dr Patricia Mather |
Terrestrial species |
| Ms Imogen Zethoven | Marine species |
| Dr Steve Morton | |
| Associate Professor Stephan Schnierer | Indigenous peoples |
| Councillor Jan Star | Local government |
| Mr William Sloane | Rural community |
| Mr Alistair Graham | Conservation organisations |
| Mr Keiran McNamara | Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council |
| Dr Rhondda Dickson | Australian Government |
| Professor Robert Kearney | Fishing industry |
| Mr Tim Dyer | Business community |
| Ms Francine McCarthy | Indigenous Advisory Committee |
| Professor Ralf Buckley | Tourism |
Indigenous Advisory Committee
Under section 505B of the EPBC Act, the function of the Indigenous Advisory Committee is to advise the Minister on the operation of the Act, taking into account the significance of Indigenous people's knowledge of the management of land and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
| Table 14: Membership of the Indigenous Advisory Committee | |
|---|---|
| Name | State or territory |
| Mr Rocky Sainty (Chair) | Tasmania |
| Mr Glen Kelly (Deputy Chair) | Western Australia |
| Mr Joe Morrison | Northern Territory |
| Mr John Chester | South Australia |
| Mr Kevin Walley | Western Australia |
| Mr Leon Atkinson | Victoria |
| Mr Robert Carroll | New South Wales |
| Mr Vic McGrath | Torres Strait |
| Ms Darcel Moyle | Victoria/Queensland |
| Ms Francine McCarthy | Northern Territory |
| Ms Melissa George | Queensland |
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