109Establishment and functions

109 Establishment and functions (1) The Minister must establish an Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. (2) The committee is to be constituted in accordance with its instrument of establishment. (3) The functions of the committee are as follows: (a) to advise the Minister about animal welfare legislation; (b) to advise the authority about matters in relation to animal welfare, including animal welfare legislation; (c) to participate in the development of approved codes of practice and mandatory codes of practice; (d) to provide advice to other Territory authorities, and to community bodies, about programs for the improvement of community awareness about animal welfare; (e) to advise the Minister about any other matter relating to animal welfare; (f) to report annually to the Minister on the activities of the committee. (4) The instrument of establishment is a disallowable instrument.