4.2 Boards within the fisheries portfolio

A number of boards and committees are appointed by the Minister of Fisheries. Details of the membership of the main boards and a short commentary on their functions are set out below.

Catch History Review Committee

Membership	Location	Date of original appointment	Expiry date of present term
Mr T Castle (Chairman) Ms J Lowe Mr J Boyack	Wellington Christchurch Auckland	28 Feb 1998 28 Feb 1998 3 October 2003	30 September 2008 30 September 2008 30 September 2008

The Catch History Review Committee is established under the Fisheries Act 1996 to hear and determine appeals against decisions by the Chief Executive in relation to allocations of provisional catch history or eligibility to receive provisional catch history. The Chief Executive’s decisions are a precursor to allocations of quota when species are introduced into the QMS.

Taiapure-Local Fishery Management Committees

Once a taiapure-local fishery is in place, the Minister appoints a committee of management. The committee has the power to recommend the Minister make regulations to conserve and manage fisheries in the taiapure-local fishery. At present there are five committees appointed, with two others likely to be appointed in the near future. The terms of appointment of a committee are set out in section 184 of the Fisheries Act 1996. There is currently no direct funding to support the work of taiapure-local fishery management committees. This is an issue of concern to some committees.