Multicultural Advisory Council

4   (1) The Advisory Council on Multiculturalism is continued as the Multicultural Advisory Council.

(2) The council consists of the members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may set the terms of office of the members of the council.

(4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may designate a member of the council as chair and one or more other members as vice chair.

(5) Members of the council are entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable travelling and out of pocket expenses incurred by them as members of the council.

Role of the council

5   (1) The role of the council is to advise the minister on issues respecting multiculturalism and to perform any other duties or functions specified by the minister.

(2) The council may make bylaws

(a) respecting the calling and conduct of its meetings, and

(b) creating and appointing council members to committees of the council and setting out the powers and duties of those committees.

Reports

6   (1) The council must make an annual report to the minister.

(2) In addition to the report referred to in subsection (1), the council must, at the request of the minister, report on specific matters, in the manner and at the times required by the minister.