Pursuant to sections 64 and 65 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, I hereby appoint

Grant Henry Shackell

to be chairperson of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee for a period commencing on 1 November 2015 and expiring on 31 October 2018.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of April 2015.

Hon NATHAN GUY, Minister for Primary Industries.