New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FAIR TRADING ACT 1987 - SECT 24

24 Products Safety Committee

(1) There shall be established a Products Safety Committee having the functions conferred or imposed on it by this Act.

(1A) Without limiting subsection (1), the Products Safety Committee has the following functions:

(a) to provide advice to the Minister on such issues in relation to the operation of Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 3 as are referred to it by the Minister,

(b) to review recall orders made under Division 3 of Part 3.

(2) The Products Safety Committee shall consist of:

(a) an officer appointed by the Minister as Chairperson of the Committee,

(b) an officer appointed by the Minister as Executive Officer of the Committee, and

(c) such other persons appointed by the Minister as, in the opinion of the Minister, have expertise in product safety.

(3) If the Chairperson is unable to exercise the functions of Chairperson, they shall be exercised by an officer appointed by the Minister as acting Chairperson.

(4) The provisions of Schedule 4 apply in relation to the Products Safety Committee.