83Composition and procedure of Panel

83 Composition and procedure of Panel

83 Composition and procedure of Panel

(1) The Share Appeal Panel is to consist of 3 members, as follows—

(a) a person appointed by the Minister as the Chairperson of that Panel, being a person who is neither engaged in the administration of this Act nor in commercial fishing,

(b) the Secretary or a nominee of the Secretary,

(c) a person appointed by the Minister on the nomination of such relevant commercial fishing industry bodies as the Minister determines, being a person with extensive practical experience in the commercial fishing industry.

(2) The Minister may constitute that Panel with different members for different share management fisheries.

(3) A person who has a financial interest in a commercial fishery to which an appeal relates is not eligible to be appointed under subsection (1)(c) to that Panel for the purpose of hearing that appeal.

(4) Schedule 3 has effect with respect to the members of the Panel.

s 83: Am 1996 No 141, Sch 1 [10].