Statutory Rules
1981 No. 991
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Meat Exporters
and Abattoir Operators 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 Meat Exporters and Abattoir Operators Consultative Group
Regulations.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears—
“Chairman”
means the Chairman of the Group;
“Group”
means the Meat Exporters and Abattoir Operators 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
3. 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
4. (1) The Group shall consist of 8 members, appointed by the
Minister, of whom—
(a)
5 shall have been nominated in writing by the body known as the Australian Meat
Exporters’ Federal Council;
(b)
1 shall have been nominated in writing by the body known as the Australian
Meatworks Federal Council;
(c)
1 shall have been nominated in writing by the body known as the Council of
Australian Public Abattoir Authorities; and
(d)
1 shall have been nominated in writing by the body known as the Meat and Allied
Trades Federation of Australia.
(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
5. 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
6. (1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), the members shall, from time to
time, as occasion requires, elect one of their number to be the Chairman of the
Group.
(2) Where the Chairman of
the body known as the Australian Meat Exporters’ Federal Council is a member of
the Group, he shall be the Chairman of the Group.
(3) 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;
(c)
in the case of a person who is Chairman by virtue of sub-regulation (2)—he
ceases to be the Chairman of the body known as the Australian Meat Exporters’
Federal Council; or
(d)
he ceases to be a member.
Deputies
of members
7. (1) The Minister may, if
requested by the Group so to do, appoint not more than 8 persons to be deputies
of members of the Group.
(2) Of the persons referred
to in sub-regulation (1)—
(a)
5 shall have been nominated in accordance with paragraph 4 (1) (a);
(b)
1 shall have been nominated in accordance with paragraph 4 (1) (b);
(c)
1 shall have been nominated in accordance with paragraph 4 (1) (c); and
(d)
1 shall have been nominated in accordance with paragraph 4 (1) (d).
(3) Where a member of the
Group is unable to attend a meeting of the Group, he may call upon a person
appointed under sub-section (1) to act as his deputy for the duration of the
meeting.
(4) 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 body by whom the first-mentioned
person was nominated, to be a deputy of a member.
(5) 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
8. A member may resign his
office by writing under his hand delivered to the Minister.
Termination
of appointments
9. (1) Where—
(a)
a member is appointed as a member of the Corporation; or
(b)
the body by whom a member was nominated notifies the Minister in writing that
it is no longer desired to retain the member as a nominee of the body,
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
10. (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, 6 members constitute a quorum.
(6) Of the 6 members
referred to in sub-regulation (5)—
(a)
1 shall be a member referred to in paragraph 4 (1) (a);
(b)
1 shall be a member referred to in paragraph 4 (1) (b);
(c)
1 shall be a member referred to in paragraph 4 (1) (c); and
(d)
1 shall be a member referred to in paragraph 4 (1) (d).
(7) The Chairman shall
preside at all meetings at which he is present.
(8) In the event of the
absence of the Chairman, the members present shall appoint one of their number
to preside at the meeting.
(9) A question arising at a
meeting of the Group shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members
present and voting.
(10) 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.
(11) The Group shall keep a
record of its proceedings.
(12) 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