Fluoridation Act 1968
3The Fluoridation Committee
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3 The Fluoridation Committee
(1) There shall be a committee, to be known as the Fluoridation Committee.
(2) *[Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*The Committee shall consist of 5 members appointed by the Minister, of whom –
(a) [Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Oct 2009] one is to be the Director of Public Health, or his or her delegate, who is to be the chairperson;
(b) [Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 45 of 1999, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Jan 2000] [Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Oct 2009] one is to be a person with expertise in the design or operation of urban water supply schemes;
(c) [Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 20 of 2001, Sched. 6, Applied:03 Oct 2001] [Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] one is to be a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the dental profession as a dentist;
(d) [Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Oct 2009] one is to be a person who has expertise in analytical chemistry; and
(e) [Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2009, s. 4, Applied:01 Oct 2009] [Section 3 Subsection (2) amended by No. 3 of 2010, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2010] one is to be a medical practitioner who holds specialist qualifications in medicine.