NSW Shellfish Committee

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This NSW Shellfish Committee is an advisory statutory body established under the Food Regulation 2015.

It includes 5 representatives from the shellfish industry, the Manager Aquaculture from NSW DPIRD Fisheries and Forestry, the CEO of the NSW Food Authority and the NSW Shellfish Program Manager.

The Committee provides advice to the Minister and the Food Authority on the operation and administration of the NSW Shellfish Program, including local level operation.

Functions

The committee liaises with local committees and industry members on NSW Shellfish Program related issues.

Where needed, it also provides representatives to other shellfish food safety committees.

Meetings

Meetings are held quarterly with agenda items called for one month before each meeting.

Key issues from committee meetings are reported in Foodwise and outcomes are provided in this section of the website following each meeting.

Meeting outcomes

2025

NSW Shellfish Committee meeting summary of outcomes 26 February 2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Charter & Procedural Guidelines

Shellfish Committee Charter & Procedural Guidelines - March 2024 (pdf 98KB)

Membership

Representation	Name/Address	Email
Chair Independent Technical Expert	Associate Professor Shauna Murray University of Technology Sydney	Shauna.Murray@uts.edu.au
NSW Food Authority	Dr Lisa Szabo Group Director Food Safety & CEO NSW Food Authority NSW Food Authority 6 Avenue of the Americas Newington NSW 2127	food.nswsp@dpi.nsw.gov.au (Shellfish Program Group email)
NSW Food Authority	Anthony Zammit Shellfish Program Manager NSW Food Authority PO Box 232 Taree NSW 2430	anthony.zammit@dpi.nsw.gov.au
NSW DPIRD, Fisheries and Forestry	Ian Lyall Manager Aquaculture Locked Bag 1 Nelson Bay NSW 2315	ian.lyall@industry.nsw.gov.au
NSW DPIRD, Agriculture and Biosecurity	Melissa Walker Acting Manager Animal Biosecurity Strategy & Standards Locked Bay 1 Nelson Bay NSW 2315	melissa.walker@dpi.nsw.gov.au
NSW Farmers' Association	Mr Andy Myers	myersa@nswfarmers.org.au
North Coast Oyster Farmer	Mr Brandon Armstrong	sales@armstrongoysters.com.au
South Coast Oyster Farmer	Mrs Pippa Boyton	pboyton@aoc.group
South Coast Oyster Farmer	Mr Shane Buckley	shane@wapengorocks.com.au
South Coast Mussel Farmer	Mr Sam Gordon	sgordon@blueharvest.com.au
Wild Harvest Representative	Vacant

Contact

For enquiries regarding the NSW Shellfish Committee, contact the relevant industry representative or the NSW Shellfish Program at:

food.nswsp@dpird.nsw.gov.au
1300 552 406