Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I am advised that the proposed amendments do not describe the definition of 'expert panel', and provide the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities with the flexibility to establish a panel and appoint the panel members with regard to the expertise required for each particular assessment. The expertise required to conduct an assessment may vary depending on the nature of the particular fishing activity and its potential impacts. For example, there will likely be a combination of assessment methods to determine the nature and scale of potential impacts, and this may require different specialists such as those in fishery modelling or who have done relevant research.