Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Melbourne Market Authority Act 1977 - SECT 13D

Advisory committees

13D. Advisory committees



(1) The Authority must establish the following advisory committees-

   (a)  a Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers Committee;

   (b)  a Fruit and Vegetable Growers Committee;



   (c)  a Fruit and Vegetable Retailers Committee;

   (d)  a Flower Industry Committee.

(2) The Authority may from time to time establish any additional advisory
committee that it considers desirable.

(3) The Authority must consult each advisory committee not less than 4 times
each year.

(4) An advisory committee must consist of 5 persons appointed by the
Authority, of whom-

   (a)  3 are selected from a panel of names submitted by industry
        organisations which in the opinion of the Authority represent the
        interests of fruit and vegetable wholesalers, growers or retailers or
        the flower industry (as the case may be); and

   (b)  2 are appointed following a call for nominations by the Authority
        published in a newspaper circulating generally in Victoria and in an
        industry journal.

(5) Subject to subsection (8), a member of an advisory committee holds office
for 3 years and is eligible for re-appointment.

(6) The chairperson of an advisory committee must be appointed by the
Authority.

(7) Subject to this Act and to any directions of the Authority, an advisory
committee may regulate its own proceedings.

(8) An advisory committee may be dissolved by the Authority at any time.

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