9—Membership of Advisory Committee
(1) The
Advisory Committee consists of between 9 and 11 members appointed by the
Governor of whom—
(a) 1
must be a person nominated by the Minister, who will be the presiding member
of the Advisory Committee; and
(b) at
least 1 must be a person nominated by the Minister who has, in the opinion of
the Minister, appropriate knowledge of, and experience in dealing with, issues
surrounding the provision of seeds and propagating material within the primary
production sector; and
(c) at
least 1 must be a person nominated by the Minister who has, in the opinion of
the Minister, appropriate knowledge of, and experience in, the production of
crops generally; and
(d) at
least 1 must be a person nominated by the Minister who has, in the opinion of
the Minister, a particular interest in the production of crops that are
GM-free; and
(e) at
least 1 must be a person nominated by the Minister who has, in the opinion of
the Minister, appropriate knowledge of, and experience in, the handling,
transportation, storage and delivery of crops and associated products; and
(f) at
least 1 must be a person nominated by the Minister who has, in the opinion of
the Minister, appropriate knowledge of, and experience in, the marketing of
crops and associated products; and
(g) 1
must be a person engaged in the administration of this Act nominated by the
Minister; and
(h) 1
must be a person nominated by the Minister who is directly involved in
exporting, wholesaling or retailing food or food products.
(2) At least 2 members
of the Advisory Committee must be women and at least 2 members must be men.