South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEAT HYGIENE ACT 1994 - SECT 9

9—Composition of Advisory Council

        (1)         The Advisory Council must include the following members appointed by the Minister:

            (a)         a person appointed to chair the Council;

            (b)         a person appointed to represent the interests of meat processors who operate small slaughtering works supplying meat to the South Australian market;

            (c)         a person appointed to represent the interests of meat processors who operate larger slaughtering works supplying meat to the South Australian or Australian market;

            (d)         a person appointed to represent the interests of meat processors who operate slaughtering works supplying meat to the overseas market;

            (da)         a person appointed to represent the interests of retail meat processors;

            (e)         a person appointed to represent the interests of processors of chicken meat;

            (f)         a person appointed to represent the interests of processors of meat from wild game;

            (g)         a person appointed to represent the interests of processors of pet food;

            (h)         a person nominated by the Australian Meat Industry Council to represent the interests of persons engaged in the production of smallgoods or the wholesale or retail sale of meat;

                  (i)         a person nominated by the South Australian Farmers Federation Incorporated;

            (j)         a person nominated by the appropriate registered association of employees to represent the interests of employees in the meat processing industry;

            (k)         an authorised officer appointed by a council under the Food Act 2001 nominated by the Local Government Association of South Australia;

            (l)         a person nominated by the Minister responsible for the administration of the Food Act 2001 ;

            (m)         a person nominated by the Commonwealth Minister;

            (n)         a person nominated by the chief executive officer of the department or administrative unit of the Public Service that has, subject to the Minister, responsibility for administering this Act.

        (2)         The Advisory Council may include further members appointed by the Minister to represent other interested persons as the Minister considers appropriate.

        (3)         In appointing a member to represent the interests of an industry group the Minister must seek a nomination from that group or representatives of that group.

        (4)         The Minister may appoint a person to be a deputy of a member of the Advisory Council and the deputy may act as a member of the Advisory Council in the absence of that member.

        (5)         Where a person is appointed as a member of the Advisory Council on the nomination of a body, a person appointed as his or her deputy must also be appointed on the nomination of that body.