141C   Social and Economic Advisory Council

(1)  There is to be a Social and Economic Advisory Council (SEAC).

(2)  The Minister is to determine by instrument in writing the membership and the terms and conditions of appointment of members of SEAC.

(3)  The members of SEAC are to have expertise in one or more of the following areas:

(a)  natural resource management,

(b)  economics,

(c)  social impact assessment,

(d)  industry or agriculture sectors.

(4)  SEAC may advise the Minister, the Director-General and the NRC on:

(a)  likely social and economic impacts of actions to be taken under this Act following the listing of threatened species, populations or ecological communities or key threatening processes, and

(b)  such other related matters as may be referred to SEAC by the Minister, the Director-General or the NRC.