6The advisory committee

#### 6 The advisory committee 6 The advisory committee > > (1) There is constituted by this Act an Exhibited Animals Advisory Committee. > > > (2) The advisory committee— > > > > > (a) shall have and may exercise the functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act, > > > > > (b) shall, for the purposes of any Act, be deemed to be a statutory body representing the Crown, and > > > > > (c) shall, in the exercise of its functions (except in relation to the contents of a report or a recommendation made by it to the Minister), be subject to the control and direction of the Minister. > > > (3) The advisory committee shall consist of 6 members who shall be appointed by the Minister. > > > (4) Of the members— > > > > > (a) one is to be a person nominated by the Minister, > > > > > (b) one is to be a person selected by the Minister from a panel of persons nominated by the board, > > > > > (c) one shall be a person nominated by the Minister administering the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080), > > > > > (d) one shall be a person nominated by the Minister administering the [Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-200), > > > > > (e) one shall be a person selected by the Minister from persons nominated by prescribed animal welfare organisations, and > > > > > (f) one shall be a person selected by the Minister from persons nominated by prescribed organisations representing exhibitors of animals. > > > (5) Where, but for this subsection, the Minister would be unable to appoint a member because of the failure of a person or body to nominate a person or panel of persons in accordance with any paragraph of subsection (4)— > > > > > (a) the Minister may appoint any person the Minister considers qualified to hold office as that member, and > > > > > (b) the person so appointed shall be a member and shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with that paragraph. > > > (6) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the members. > > > (7) Schedule 2 has effect with respect to the procedure of the advisory committee. > > **s 6:** Am 1994 No 32, Sch 1.