Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Meat Industry Act 1993 - SECT 48

Membership of the Authority

48. Membership of the Authority



(1) The Authority consists of at least 8 and not more than 10 members
appointed by the Minister.



(2) Of the persons appointed to the Authority-

   (a)  one is to be the chairperson; and

   (b)  two may be appointed after the Minister has taken into account the
        balance of areas of expertise held by the members of the Authority
        appointed under paragraph (d);





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   (d)  seven are to be appointed after the Minister has considered any
        recommendation of the selection committee and having regard to their
        expertise in one or more of the following areas-

   (i)  livestock production;

   (ii) quality assurance and management;

   (iii) poultry production and processing;

   (iv) meat processing for human consumption;

   (v)  meat processing for other than human consumption;

   (vi) industrial relations;

   (vii) accounting;

   (viii) finance;

   (ix) business management;

   (x)  seafood production and processing;

   (xi) retailing;

   (xii) consumer matters;

   (xiii) public health.



(2A) The Minister must ensure, that of the persons appointed to the Authority
under subsection (2), one person must have expertise in the area of public
health.

(2B) The Minister, after consulting with the chairperson, is to appoint one of
the members of the Authority to be the deputy chairperson.

(3) If the Minister requests the selection committee to make a recommendation
for an appointment to the Authority and specifies a period within which the
recommendation must be made and the committee does not comply with the
request, the Minister may make that appointment without that recommendation.