Poultry Industry Assistance Amendment Act 1992 (Cth)

Poultry Industry Assistance Amendment Act

1992

No. 18 of 1992

An Act to amend the Poultry Industry Assistance Act 1965

[Assented to 10 April 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Poultry Industry Assistance Amendment Act 1992.

(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Poultry Industry Assistance Act 19651.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Application of Fund

3. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

"(1) The purposes of the Fund are:

(a) to make payments to the Commonwealth of amounts equal to the expenses incurred by the Commonwealth on or after 12 October 1990 in relation to:

(i) the collection or recovery of amounts of levy or penalty referred to in paragraph 5(1)(a) or 5(1)(aa) that are receivable by the Commonwealth; or

(ii) the administration of subsection 5(1); and

(b) to make payments in accordance with approvals of the Minister under this section or section 6A or 6AA.";

(b) by omitting from subsection (2) "money stands to the credit of the Fund that has not been approved by the Minister for payment from the Fund in accordance with section 6A or 6AA, the Minister may, notwithstanding subsection (1)" and substituting "an amount stands to the credit of the Fund (other than an amount payable to the Commonwealth under paragraph (1)(a) or payable in accordance with an approval of the Minister under section 6A or 6AA), the Minister may".

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NOTE

1. No. 21, 1965, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 66, 1966; Nos. 4 and 21, 1979; No. 80, 1982; No. 39, 1983; No. 165, 1984; and No. 17, 1990.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 29 November 1991

Senate on 26 February 1992]