Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Rock Lobster
Industry Advisory Committee (in this Division referred to as the Advisory
Committee ) previously constituted under the repealed Act is preserved
and continued in existence subject to the provisions of this Act.
(2) The Advisory
Committee is to consist of 14 members of whom —
(a) one
is to be the CEO ex officio and one is to be another officer of the Department
appointed by the Minister;
(b) 2
are to be persons appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the body
known as the Rock Lobster and Prawning Association of Australia Inc.;
(c) 8
are to be persons appointed by the Minister in accordance with the prescribed
procedure who engage in the commercial fishing of rock lobster;
(d) one
is to be a person appointed by the Minister who engages in the recreational
fishing of rock lobster; and
(e) one
is to be a person appointed by the Minister who in the Minister’s
opinion —
(i)
is independent of the Department and of the rock lobster
industry; and
(ii)
has relevant expertise in business management, economics,
marketing, fisheries management or fisheries research.
(3) If within
30 days of being requested in writing by the Minister to do so, the body
referred to in subsection (2)(b) has not made any nomination for
appointment required to be made by the body under that paragraph, the Minister
may make the appointment at his or her discretion.
(4) A person appointed
under subsection (3) is to be taken to have been nominated under the
paragraph referred to in that subsection.
[Section 29 amended by No. 28 of 2006
s. 236(1).]