Melbourne Market Authority Act 1977

The Authority must establish the following advisory committees—

a Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers Committee;

a Fruit and Vegetable Growers Committee;

a Fruit and Vegetable Retailers Committee;

a Flower Industry Committee.

The Authority may from time to time establish any additional advisory committee that it considers desirable.

The Authority must consult each advisory committee not less than 4 times each year.

An advisory committee must consist of 5 persons appointed by the Authority, of whom—

3 are selected from a panel of names submitted by industry organisations which in the opinion of the Authority represent the interests of fruit and vegetable wholesalers, growers or retailers or the flower industry (as the case may be); and

2 are appointed following a call for nominations by the Authority published in a newspaper circulating generally in Victoria and in an industry journal.

Subject to subsection (8), a member of an advisory committee holds office for 3 years and is eligible for re-appointment.

The chairperson of an advisory committee must be appointed by the Authority.

Subject to this Act and to any directions of the Authority, an advisory committee may regulate its own proceedings.

An advisory committee may be dissolved by the Authority at any time.