New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (GENERAL) REGULATION 1995 - REG 229GA

229GA Advisory Council on Aquaculture

(1) The Advisory Council on Aquaculture is to be composed of the following members:

(a) industry members, being persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, have expertise in one or more sectors of the aquaculture industry, such as the following:

(i) silver perch and other native freshwater fish,

(ii) freshwater crayfish,

(iii) marine finfish,

(iv) prawns,

(v) shellfish,

(vi) salmonids (trout and salmon),

(vii) ornamentals (aquarium fish species),

(b) the Director or a nominee of the Director,

(c) one or more officers from other government departments, if the Minister considers it appropriate,

(d) one person who, in the opinion of the Minister, has expertise in recreational fishing,

(e) one person appointed on the nomination of the Nature Conservation Council,

(f) such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate.

(2) The Minister may, by advertisement published in a newspaper circulating throughout the State, call for expressions of interest in membership of the Advisory Council on Aquaculture.

(3) For the purposes of section 157 of the Act, the Minister may appoint any or all of the members of the Advisory Council as members of a committee under section 157 of the Act (subject to section 157 (7) of the Act).

Note: Under section 157 of the Act, the Minister may appoint a committee of persons to advise the Minister regarding the operation of trust accounts for annual contributions made by permit holders under the Act.