Council of Science
Uploaded - 11 September 2014
APPENDIX 4
POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Council of Science shall be responsible, within the territory, for the:
• conduct of scientific activities; and
• oversight of the education process; and
• provision of scientific opinion to:
o National Council; and
o Council of Law; and
o Council of Democracy; and
• auditing and reporting on the system,
in accordance with the Principles of Science
The Principal of Science are as defined by the Australian Academy of Science:
OBJECTIVES
The objective of the Council of Science is to:
• deliver an outcome that benefits the Australian society; and
• assists Australia to protects and enhances the future of the planet; and
• ensure that the knowledge and insight that comes from the practice of science is translated into daily benefits for all.