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

Laura Bennet

to be a member of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee for a period commencing on 1 November 2021 and expiring on 31 October 2024.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of October 2021.

Hon MEKA WHAITIRI, Associate Minister of Agriculture.