Project proponents have been warned of approval delays after the federal government cut grants to native title representatives by as much as 40 per cent.
WA's former chief scientist Professor Peter Klinken will head an independent committee established by carbon credit and biodiversity company Salubris Australia.
One-time high-profile WA Labor electoral candidate Karen Brown has been appointed by the state government to chair Lotterywest and Healthway, replacing the retiring Peter Klinken.