Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The Minister may establish a Meat Hygiene Consultative Committee (in this section referred to as "the Committee" ) for the purpose of consulting with him on matters relating to the licensing of meat premises under this Act.
(2) The Committee shall consist of –
(a) a person appointed by the Minister who shall be the chairman of the Committee;
(b) a person appointed by the Minister from a list of 3 persons, being beef producers, submitted to him by the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association;
(c) a person appointed by the Minister from a list of 3 persons, being sheep producers, submitted to him by the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association;
(d) a person appointed by the Minister from a list of 3 persons submitted to him by the Meat Exporters Association of Tasmania;
(e) a person appointed by the Minister from a list of 3 persons submitted to him by the Meat and Allied Trades Federation of Australia (Tasmanian Division), being persons who are operators of licensed abattoirs or licensed slaughterhouses and who are not engaged in exporting meat outside the Commonwealth;
(f) a person appointed by the Minister from a list of 3 persons submitted to him by the Australian Meat Industry Employees Union (Tasmanian Branch); and
(g) such other persons appointed by the Minister as he considers necessary.
(3) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the membership and meetings of the Committee.