Statutory Rules
1981 No. 1001
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Live-stock
Exporters Consultative Group Regulations
I, THE
ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with
the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following
Regulations under the Australian Meat and
Live-stock Corporation Act 1977.
Dated
5 May 1981.
STANLEY BURBURY
Administrator
By
His Excellency’s Command,
PETER NIXON
Minister of State for
Primary Industry
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Citation
1. These Regulations may
be cited as the Live-stock Exporters Consultative Group Regulations.
Repeal
of Meat and Live-stock Exporters and Abattoir Operators Consultative Group
Regulations
2. Statutory Rules 1977
No. 183 are repealed.
Interpretation
3. In these Regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears—
“Association”
means the body known as the Australian Live-stock Exporters’ Association;
“Chairman”
means the Chairman of the Group;
“Group”
means the Live-stock Exporters Consultative Group established by section 41 of
the Act;
“member”
means a member of the Group;
“the
Act” means the Australian Meat and
Livestock Corporation Act 1977.
Powers
of Group
4. The Group may do all
things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with, or as
incidental to, the performance of the functions conferred on it by the Act or
these Regulations.
Membership
of Group
5. (1) The Group shall consist of 6 members, appointed by the
Minister, each of whom shall have been nominated in writing by the Association.
(2) The performance of the
functions or the exercise of the powers of the Group is not affected by reason
of there being a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the Group.
(3) The appointment of a
member is not invalidated, and shall not be called in question, by reason of a
deficiency or irregularity in, or in connection with, his selection or
appointment.
Term
of office of members
6. A member shall be
appointed for such period, not exceeding 5 years, as is specified in the
instrument of his appointment, but is eligible for re-appointment.
Chairman
7. (1) The members shall, from time to time, as occasion requires,
elect one of their number to be the Chairman of the Group.
(2) The Chairman holds
office until—
(a)
he resigns his office by writing under his hand delivered to a meeting of the
Group;
(b)
another member is elected Chairman of the Group; or
(c)
the Chairman ceases to be a member.
Deputies
of members
8. (1) The Minister may, if requested by the Group so to do, appoint
not more than 6 persons, each of whom shall have been nominated in writing by
the Association, to be deputies of members of the Group.
(2) Where a member of the
Group is unable to attend a meeting of the Group, he may call upon a person
appointed under sub-regulation (1) to act as his deputy for the duration of the
meeting.
(3) The Minister may, from
time to time, as occasion requires—
(a)
revoke the appointment of a person under this regulation; and
(b)
appoint another person, nominated by the Association, to be a deputy of a
member.
(4) A person called upon to
be the deputy of a member for the purpose of a meeting of the Group is entitled
to attend the meeting and, while so attending, shall be deemed to be a member.
Resignation
of members
9. A member may resign his
office by writing under his hand delivered to the Minister.
Termination
of appointments
10. (1) Where—
(a)
a member is appointed as a member of the Corporation; or
(b)
the Association notifies the Minister in writing that it is no longer desired
to retain the member as a nominee of the Association,
the
Minister shall terminate the appointment of the member.
(2) The provisions of
sub-regulation (1) apply to and in relation to a deputy of a member in like
manner as they apply to and in relation to a member.
Meetings
of Group
11. (1) Subject to this regulation, meetings of the Group shall be held
at such times and places as the Group from time to time determines.
(2) The first meeting of
the Group shall be held at a time and place determined by the Minister.
(3) Subject to this
regulation, the Chairman may at any time convene a meeting of the Group.
(4) A meeting of the Group,
other than a meeting held for the purpose of consulting with the Corporation or
with another consultative group, shall not be convened without the consent of
the Chairman of the Corporation.
(5) At a meeting of the
Group, 4 members constitute a quorum.
(6) The Chairman shall
preside at all meetings at which he is present.
(7) In the event of the
absence of the Chairman, the members present shall appoint one of their number
to preside at the meeting.
(8) A question arising at a
meeting of the Group shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members
present and voting.
(9) The member presiding at
a meeting of the Group has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality
of votes, also has a casting vote.
(10) The Group shall keep a
record of its proceedings.
(11) Subject to the
preceding provisions of this regulation, the procedure at meetings of the Group
shall be as determined by the Group.
NOTE
1. Notified
in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette