Victorian Numbered Acts

VICTORIAN FISHERIES AUTHORITY ACT 2016 (NO. 68 OF 2016) - SECT 22

    (1)     In appointing a person under section 21, the Minister must, so far as is practicable, ensure that collectively the directors of the Board have skills, knowledge or experience in relation to—

        (a)     legal practice; and

        (b)     finance or accounting; and

        (c)     public administration or governance; and

        (d)     natural resource management; and

        (e)     fisheries management; and

        (f)     Aboriginal culture and identity as it relates to fishing and fisheries; and

        (g)     stakeholder engagement; and

        (h)     leadership and business management, including human resources; and

              (i)     communications; and

        (j)     marine or freshwater science; and

        (k)     fishing industry operations; and

        (l)     recreational fishing.

    (2)     The Minister must not appoint a person to the Board unless the Minister is satisfied that the person—

        (a)     is not, at the time of appointment, a member of the Council, Licensing Appeals Tribunal or Commercial Fisheries Licensing Panel; and

        (b)     is not, at the time of appointment—

              (i)     the holder of a current commercial fishery licence or aquaculture licence; or

              (ii)     associated with a person or entity who is the holder of a current commercial fishery licence or aquaculture licence; and

        (c)     is not, at the time of appointment,     a senior or executive officer of a representative body; and

        (d)     has not, within the period of 2 years before the appointment, been the holder of a cancelled, suspended or discontinued commercial fishery licence or aquaculture licence.