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Operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (continued)

Appendix B - Committees

Threatened Species Scientific Committee

The committee advises the minister on the amendment and updating of the EPBC Act's lists of threatened species, threatened ecological communities, and key threatening processes, and on the making or adoption of recovery plans and threat abatement plans.

Table 16: Membership of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee at 30 June 2010

Name
Associate Professor Bob Beeton (Chair)
Associate Professor Peter Harrison
Dr Andrea Taylor
Dr Bill Humphreys
Dr Tony Lewis
Dr John Woinarski
Dr Rosemary Purdie
Mr Guy Fitzhardinge
Associate Professor Keith Walker
Dr Gordon Guymer

The current Chair, Associate Professor Beeton, was re-appointed from September 2009 until March 2011.

Indigenous Advisory Committee

The Indigenous Advisory Committee established under section 505B of the EPBC Act provides advice to the minister on the operation of the EPBC Act by incorporating Indigenous people's knowledge of land management and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The committee:

• works with peak Indigenous bodies, experts, communities, and other stakeholders to ensure the views of Indigenous peoples are incorporated in the implementation and development of the Act
• works with key sections of the department to seek and provide advice and make recommendations to the minister and the department on Indigenous issues
• monitors the implementation of bilateral agreements within the states and territories and advises the minister of their effect on Indigenous interests
• provides the minister with an annual report on Indigenous issues under the Act
• responds to any issues of urgency that arise with the implementation of the Act that require a response from the committee, except where an existing statutory committee exists to provide such advice.

Table 17: Membership of the Indigenous Advisory Committee at 30 June 2010

Name	State or territory
Ms Melissa George (Chair)	Queensland
Ms Chrissy Grant (Deputy Chair)	New South Wales
Mr Jason Field	New South Wales
Mr Dave Johnston	Australian Capital Territory
Mr Rocky Sainty	Tasmania
Mr Vic McGrath	Torres Strait Islands
Mr Damein Bell	Victoria
Ms Francine McCarthy	Northern Territory
Mr Joe Morrison	Northern Territory
Mr Glen Kelly	Western Australia
Mr Daniel Oades	Western Australia
Mr Klynton Wanganeen	South Australia

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