Growers Committees (Polling) Amendment Regulations 2001 (WA)

13 February 2001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 867

AG303*

Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1988

Growers Committees (Polling) Amendment

Regulations 2001

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Growers Committees
(Polling) Amendment Regulations 2001.

2.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Growers
Committees (Polling) Regulations 1990*.

[* Published in Gazette 23 November 1990, pp. 5774-8.1

3.            Citation amended

Regulation 1 is amended by deleting 'Growers" and inserting instead -

Producers

4.           Regulation 3 amended

(1)	Regulation 3 is amended in the definition of "eligible grower" by deleting "grower" in both places where it occurs and inserting instead -
" producer ".
(2)	Regulation 3 is amended in the definition of "eligible grower" by deleting "growers" in the first place where it occurs and inserting instead - " producers ".
(3)	Regulation 3 is amended in the definition of "eligible grower" by deleting "growers" in the second place where it occurs and inserting instead -
" producers' ".
(4)	Regulation 3 is amended in the definition of "list of growers" by deleting "growers" in the first 2 places where it occurs and inserting instead -
" producers
(5)	Regulation 3 is amended in the definition of "list of growers" by deleting "growers" in the third place where it occurs and inserting instead -
" producers'

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(6) Regulation 3 is amended in the definition of "relevant area" by
deleting "growers" and inserting instead -

producers' ".

(7)	Regulation 3 is amended by inserting, in the appropriate alphabetical position, the following definition -
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"p011" means a poll which the Commission is required or authorised to conduct or which is conducted on behalf of a producers' committee;

5.            Regulation 4 amended

(1) Regulation 4 is amended by deleting "grower" where it first
occurs and inserting instead -

producer ".

(2) Regulation 4 is amended by deleting "relevant growers
committee" and inserting instead -

producers' committee or proposed producers' committee ".

(3) Regulation 4(a) is amended by deleting "grower" and inserting
instead -

producer ".

6.            Regulation 5 repealed

Regulation 5 is repealed.

7.           Regulation 6 amended

(1) Regulation 6(1) is amended by deleting "relevant growers

committee or a relevant growers committee that is proposed to

be established" and inserting instead -

producers' committee or a proposed producers'

committee

(2)	Regulation 6(2)	is amended by deleting "growers" and inserting
instead -

producers

8.            Regulation 8 amended

Regulation 8(2)  is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph (c) by inserting before "shall" -

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in the case of a poll under section 10 of the Act,

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(b) in paragraph (d) by deleting "shall specify the kind of horticultural" and inserting instead -

in the case of a poll under section 10 of the Act,

shall specify the agricultural

(c) by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraphs -

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(da) in the case of a poll under section 11(la) of the

Act, shall specify the names of the candidates for election as members of a producers' committee;

(db) in the case of any other poll, shall specify the question to be submitted to the persons voting in the poll;

9.            Regulation 9 amended

Regulation 9 is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "growers" and inserting instead -

producers ";

(b) by deleting "relevant growers committee" and inserting instead -

producers' or proposed producers' committee ".

10.         Regulation 10 amended

(1) Regulation 10(1) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "growers" in both places where it occurs and inserting instead -

producers ";

(b) by deleting "grower" and inserting instead -

producer ".

(2) Regulation 10(2) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "grower" in both places where it occurs and inserting instead -

producer ";

(b) by deleting "growers" and inserting instead -

producers ".

(3) Regulation 10(3) is amended by deleting "grower" and inserting

instead -

producer ".

(4) Regulation 10(4) is amended by deleting "growers" and

inserting instead -

producers ".

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11.          Regulation 11 amended

Regulation ills amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "growers" where it first occurs and inserting instead -

producers

(b) in paragraph (a) by deleting "relevant growers committee" and inserting instead -

producers' or proposed producers' committee

(c) in paragraphs (b) and (c) by deleting "growers" in the

3 places where it occurs and inserting instead -

producers ".

(d) in paragraph (b) by deleting "full".

12.          Regulation 12 amended

Regulation 12 is amended by deleting "grower" in both places where it occurs and inserting instead -

" producer ".

13. Regulation 14 amended
Regulation 14 is amended by deleting "growers" and inserting
instead -

" producers

14.          Regulation 16 amended

(1) Regulation 16(3) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "establishment of a growers committee or the extension of the functions of a growers committee as the case requires" and inserting instead -

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motion to be voted on ";

(b) by deleting "grower" and inserting instead - producer ".

(2) Regulation 16(4) is repealed and the following subregulation is

inserted instead -

(4)	If a motion involves the establishment of a producers' committee or the provision of additional services by a producers' committee, the motion shall include in its
terms the purposes for which the producers' committee is established or the additional services that may be provided by a committee, as the case requires.

(3)	Regulation 16(6)	is amended by deleting "(4)" and inserting -
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(3) ".

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(4) Regulation 16(7) is repealed and the following subregulation is

inserted instead -

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(7) The chairperson shall declare the meeting closed when

the vote on the motion has been taken.

15.          Regulation 17 amended

(1) Regulation 17(3) is amended as follows:

(a)	by deleting "or notice of such period of not less than 21 days as the Commission approves in the particular case";
(b)	by deleting "growers" in both places where it occurs and inserting instead -

producers' ".

(2) Regulation 17(4) is amended by deleting "growers" in both

places where it occurs and inserting instead -

producers ".

16.          Regulation 18 amended

Regulation 18(1) is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting "grower" where it first occurs and inserting instead -

producer ";

(b) by deleting "growers" where it first occurs and inserting instead -

producers ";

(c) in paragraph (c)(i) by deleting "growers committee or proposed growers committee" and inserting instead -

producers' committee or proposed

producers' committee

(d) in paragraph (c)(i) by deleting "eligible growers" and inserting instead -

eligible producers ";

(e) in paragraph (c)(i) by deleting "grower" and inserting instead -

producer ";

(f) by deleting paragraph (c)(ii) and inserting instead -

"

(ii) which makes provision on the reverse

thereof for the name of the producer and
signature;

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17.          Regulation 20 amended

Regulation 20 is amended by deleting "grower" and inserting instead —

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producer ".

18.          Regulation 21 amended

Regulation 21(1) is amended by inserting after "poll" —

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or who are candidates for membership of a producers'
committee

19.          Regulation 22 amended

Regulation 22(2) is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting "growers" in both places where it occurs and " producers ";

(b)

by deleting "grower" in both places where it occurs and " producer ";

(c) in paragraph (c), by deleting "full".

20.          Regulation 23 amended

Regulation 23 is amended by deleting "grower" and inserting instead —

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producer ".

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.