Fisheries Act 1988

For the purposes of assisting the Joint Authority in preparing proposed plans and giving advice in relation to management plans, the

Joint Authority may, as the Joint Authority thinks fit, from time to time establish and, after having due regard to the users of an area or fishery, appoint members to an advisory committee for each management area or managed fishery.

Each such committee must be chaired by a person nominated by the

Joint Authority and may include members representing Aboriginal, commercial, processing, wholesaling, retailing, recreational, consumer or other interests in the area relating to fishing, fish or aquatic life.