361   Chairperson and deputy chairperson of Seafood Industry Advisory Council and Advisory Council on Recreational Fishing

(1)  The Minister is to appoint the chairperson of each advisory council.

(2)  The chairperson is to be a person who:

(a)  in the opinion of the Minister, has no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the fishery concerned, and

(b)  is not a member of the advisory council.

(3)  (Repealed)

(4)  The Minister may appoint a deputy chairperson for any advisory council. The appointee may be a member of the advisory council concerned.

(5)  Both the chairperson and the deputy chairperson (if any) are entitled to attend and (in accordance with this clause) chair meetings of the advisory council.

(6)  A meeting of an advisory council is to be chaired:

(a)  by the chairperson of the advisory council, or

(b)  in the absence of the chairperson:

(i)  by the deputy chairperson of the advisory council, or

(ii)  in the absence of the deputy chairperson (or if no deputy chairperson has been appointed)—by the person appointed by the Minister to chair the meeting in such circumstances (who may be a member of the advisory council), or

(iii)  in the absence of the person appointed under subparagraph (ii)—by a member of the advisory council elected by the members present to chair the meeting.

(7)  The person chairing a meeting of an advisory council is entitled to vote at the meeting only if the person is a member of that council.

(8)  This clause does not apply to the Aboriginal Fishing Advisory Council.