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Fisheries Act 1996

Fisheries administration - Catch History Review Committee

283: Catch History Review Committee established

You could also call this:

"The Minister sets up a group to review fishing catch history."

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The Minister sets up a group called the Catch History Review Committee. You can find out more about what this committee does in section 284. The Minister chooses people to be on this committee after talking to people who have an interest in the matters dealt with by the committee. The Minister picks people who have been a barrister and solicitor for at least 7 years and are not employees of the Ministry. The Minister also chooses one of these people to be in charge of the committee. This person is called the chairperson and is responsible for supervising and directing the work of the committee. The people on the committee are appointed for a term of up to 5 years.

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Part 15Fisheries administration
Catch History Review Committee

283Catch History Review Committee established

  1. There is hereby established the Catch History Review Committee.

  2. After consultation with such persons as the Minister considers are representative of those classes of persons having an interest in the matters dealt with by section 284, the Minister shall, by notice in the Gazette, appoint persons who—

  3. have held a practising certificate as a barrister and solicitor for at least 7 years; and
    1. are not employees of the Ministry—
        1. to be members of the Catch History Review Committee, and appoint one of them to be chairperson of the Committee responsible for supervising and directing the work of the Committee.

      1. An appointment under subsection (2) shall be for a term not exceeding 5 years.

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