International
Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1987
No. 180 of 1987
An Act to
authorise a further contribution by Australia to the International Fund for
Agricultural Development
[Assented to 26 December 1987]
BE
IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short
title
1.
This Act may be cited as the International
Fund for Agricultural Development Act 1987.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come into
operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Interpretation
3. In this Act:
“Fund”
means the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
Contribution
to Fund
4. The Minister may, on
behalf of Australia, notify the President of the Fund of the intention of
Australia to contribute to the Fund amounts not exceeding in the aggregate
$8,472,570.
Issue
of promissory notes
5. (1) For the purposes of the
payment of the contribution notified by the Minister under section 4, the
Treasurer may, on behalf of Australia, execute and issue to the Fund promissory
notes.
(2) A promissory note issued
under subsection (1):
(a)
shall be payable to the Fund;
(b)
shall be non-negotiable and non-interest-bearing; and
(c)
shall be payable at its par value on demand.
Appropriation
6. The money necessary for
the purpose of making any payment that is to be made by Australia in pursuance
of a notification under section 4, including payment under a promissory note
issued under section 5, shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund,
which is appropriated accordingly.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House
of Representatives on 19 November 1987
Senate
on 26 November 1987