229Ministerial advisory bodies

229 Ministerial advisory bodies

229 Ministerial advisory bodies

(1) The Minister may, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, establish advisory councils, including advisory councils for the commercial, recreational, research, Aboriginal and aquacultural sectors of the fishing industry.

(2) The members of any such advisory council are to be appointed by the Minister in accordance with the regulations.

(3) The functions of any such advisory council are—

(a) to advise the Minister on any matter that is referred to it by the Minister, and

(b) to advise the Minister on any other matter it considers relevant to the fishing industry sector for which it is established.

s 229: Subst 1996 No 141, Sch 1 [12]. Am 2009 No 114, Sch 1 [119].