109Maritime Advisory Council—the Act, s 34

109 Maritime Advisory Council—the Act, s 34

109 Maritime Advisory Council—the Act, s 34

(1) The Minister must appoint up to 9 persons who have expertise in one or more of the following areas as members of the Maritime Advisory Council (the Council)—

(a) the recreational boating sector,

(b) the commercial vessel sector,

(c) the maritime property sector.

(2) Schedule 5 makes provision for the members and procedure of the Council.

(3) The Minister may also appoint as a member of the Council either—

(a) the Secretary of the Department of Transport, or

(b) a person employed in the Transport Service who is nominated by the Secretary.

(4) The Minister may, from time to time, appoint additional persons with specialist expertise as members of the Council for a period determined by the Minister.

(5) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a member of the Council if the person is a lobbyist, within the meaning of the Lobbying of Government Officials Act 2011.

(6) The Minister may invite expressions of interest in being a member of the Council by publishing a notice in a way that the Minister is satisfied is likely to bring the notice to the attention of members of the public generally.

(7) The Minister must have regard to the expressions of interest when making decisions about the appointment of members to the Council.

(8) A member of the Council is not entitled to be paid remuneration in relation to the membership.

(9) However, a member appointed by the Minister under subsection (1) or (4) is entitled to be paid travelling and subsistence allowances as determined by the Minister from time to time.