139Appointment of local shellfish committees

139 Appointment of local shellfish committees

139 Appointment of local shellfish committees

(1) The Food Authority must appoint a local shellfish committee for each area or group of areas of estuarine waters to which the Program relates.

(2) A local committee must comprise the number of members the Food Authority considers appropriate.

(3) The Food Authority must arrange for the election of members of a local committee by the persons the Food Authority is satisfied are eligible to be elected.

(4) A person is eligible to be elected to a local committee if the Food Authority is satisfied the person—

(a) is or was the holder of a licence authorising any of the following in the proposed area of operations of the committee—

(i) harvesting or collecting shellfish,

(ii) operating a depuration plant,

(iii) cultivating shellfish or spat, and

(b) has complied with the Program.