Milk Authority (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1986 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Milk Authority (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1986

No. 61 of 1986

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 1 October 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. SCHOLES

Minister of State for Territories

An Ordinance to amend the Milk Authority Ordinance 1971

Short title

1.  This Ordinance may be cited as the Milk Authority (Amendment) Ordinance (No. 2) 1986.¹

Principal Ordinance

2.  In this Ordinance, “Principal Ordinance” means the Milk Authority Ordinance 1971.²

Interpretation

3.  Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “the Advisory Council”.

Appointment and tenure of members of Authority

4.  Section 7 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-section (1) all words from and including “3 members” and substituting “4 members”;

(b)by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-sections:

“(1A) Where there are persons holding office as members of the House of Assembly, one of the members of the Authority shall be a member of the House of Assembly nominated, as occasion requires, by that House.

“(1B) One of the members of the Authority shall be appointed to represent consumers of goods.”;

(c)by inserting in sub-section (4) “, other than the member referred to in sub-section (5),” after “Authority”; and

(d)by adding at the end the following sub-section:

“(5) Where the appointment of a member of the Authority is occasioned by reason only of the condition referred to in sub-section (1A) not being able to be satisfied, the member holds office, subject to this Ordinance, until—

(a)the first meeting of the House of Assembly held after the election of members of that House next following the member’s appointment; or

(b)the expiration of the period of 3 years that commenced on the date of the member’s appointment,

whichever first occurs.”.

Removal of member from office

5.  Section 11 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting sub-section (3) and substituting the following sub-section:

“(3) If a member of the Authority, being a member of the House of Assembly who was nominated by that House, ceases to be a member of that House, the Minister shall remove the member of the Authority from office.”.

Acting appointments

6.  Section 13 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-section (1) “the Legislative Assembly” and substituting “the House of Assembly”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-section (1) “the Assembly” (wherever occurring) and substituting “that House”.

Meetings of Authority

7.  Section 14 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following sub-section:

“(4) At a meeting of the Authority, a quorum shall be constituted by—

(a)3 members; or

(b)if there is a vacancy in an office of a member of the Authority—2 members.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 October 1986.

2. No. 23, 1971 as amended to date.  For previous amendments see Note 2 to No. 24, 1986 and see also No. 24, 1986.