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Fisheries Management Act 1994
221ZCMembers of Fisheries Scientific Committee
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#### 221ZC Members of Fisheries Scientific Committee
221ZC Members of Fisheries Scientific Committee
> > (1) The Fisheries Scientific Committee is to consist of 7 members appointed by the Minister.
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> > (2) Of the members of the Fisheries Scientific Committee—
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> > > (a) two are to be scientists employed in the Department nominated by the Secretary,
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> > > (b) one is to be a scientist nominated by the Australian Society for Fish Biology,
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> > > (c) one is to be a scientist employed and nominated by the Australian Museum Trust,
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> > > (d) one is to be a scientist employed and nominated by the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust,
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> > > (e) one is to be a scientist who is employed by a tertiary educational institution and who is selected by the Minister,
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> > > (f) one is to be a scientist with expertise in fisheries science and natural resource management who is selected by the Minister.
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> > (3) A person appointed as a member of the Fisheries Scientific Committee is to have expertise in one or more of the following areas of study—
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> > > (a) fish biology,
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> > > (b) aquatic invertebrate biology,
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> > > (c) marine vegetation biology,
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> > > (d) population dynamics,
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> > > (e) aquatic ecology,
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> > > (f) genetics of small populations.
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> **ss 221ZC–221ZE:** Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 1 \[9\].