267Biosecurity Advisory Committee

267 Biosecurity Advisory Committee

(1)  The Minister is to, by written instrument, establish a Biosecurity Advisory Committee.

(2)  The Minister is to appoint –

(a) a person as Chair of the Biosecurity Advisory Committee; and

(b) such other persons as members of the Biosecurity Advisory Committee as the Minister considers appropriate.

(3)  In appointing persons as members of the Biosecurity Advisory Committee under subsection (2) , the Minister is to ensure that the members of the Committee, as a whole, include –

(a) a person with relevant knowledge, and experience, in science, industry and community liaison and education, that relates to biosecurity; and

(b) a person with financial and accounting expertise, or equivalent economic expertise, and with strategic planning expertise; and

(c) a person with public administration expertise at both the State and local government level; and

(d) a representative of animal-based agricultural industries; and

(e) a representative of plant-based agricultural industries; and

(f) a representative of wild fisheries industries; and

(g) a representative of aquaculture industries; and

(h) a representative of tourism industries; and

(i) a representative from environmental organisations; and

(j) a community member; and

(k) a State Service employee who holds the office of member in conjunction with his or her State Service employment.

(4)  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in subsection (3) prevents one person from satisfying the requirements of more than one paragraph specified in that subsection.

(5)  The functions of the Biosecurity Advisory Committee are –

(a) to advise the Minister or Secretary, in accordance with the instrument establishing the Committee, on the matters specified in that instrument; and