221ZCMembers of Fisheries Scientific Committee

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.

(2) Of the members of the Fisheries Scientific Committee—

(a) two are to be scientists employed in the Department nominated by the Secretary,

(b) one is to be a scientist nominated by the Australian Society for Fish Biology,

(c) one is to be a scientist employed and nominated by the Australian Museum Trust,

(d) one is to be a scientist employed and nominated by the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust,

(e) one is to be a scientist who is employed by a tertiary educational institution and who is selected by the Minister,

(f) one is to be a scientist with expertise in fisheries science and natural resource management who is selected by the Minister.

(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—

(a) fish biology,

(b) aquatic invertebrate biology,

(c) marine vegetation biology,

(d) population dynamics,

(e) aquatic ecology,

(f) genetics of small populations.

ss 221ZC–221ZE: Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 1 [9].