Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Selection Committee Act 1984 No. 59 of 1984 - SECT 8

8. (1) A person is not entitled to be nominated by the Committee for
appointment as a member of the Corporation, being a member referred to in
paragraph 5 (a), unless he possesses qualifications relevant to, or has
experience in, one or more of the following fields of activity:

   (a)  cattle production;

   (b)  sheep production;

   (c)  live-stock exporting;

   (d)  meatworks operation;

   (e)  meat exporting;

   (f)  product promotion;

   (g)  finance;

   (h)  international commodity marketing;

   (j)  business management;

   (k)  industrial relations.

(2) In selecting, in pursuance of sub-section (1), persons for nomination for
appointment as members of the Corporation, the Committee shall choose from the
available candidates such persons as will best ensure that the members of the
Corporation collectively possess qualifications and experience in all the
fields of activity referred to in paragraphs (1) (a) to (k) (inclusive).

(3) A person who is or has been a member of the Committee is not eligible for
nomination for appointment to the Corporation (whether constituted under
section 18 or sub-section 30H (5) of the Australian Meat and Live-stock
Corporation Act 1977 as amended and in force on and after the day fixed by
Proclamation for the purposes of sub-section 2 (2) of the Australian Meat and 
Live-stock Corporation Amendment Act 1984 ) until a period of 3 years has
elapsed after he ceased or last ceased to be a member.

(4) A person is eligible for nomination for appointment to the Corporation
notwithstanding that a proposal for his nomination has been rejected at a
previous meeting of the Committee or that a nomination for his appointment to
the Corporation has previously been rejected by the Minister.