Pursuant to sections 58 and 59 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999, I hereby appoint

Matthew Alexander Bensley Stone

to be the chairperson of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee for a period commencing on 1 November 2022 and expiring on 31 October 2025.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of November 2022.

Hon MEKA WHAITIRI, Associate Minister of Agriculture.