Sheep Lice Eradication Fund Repeal Act 1993 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

EE LICE E ICATI N F

E ACT 1993

No. 41 of 1993

AN ACT to repeal the Sheep Lice Eradication Fund Act 1987, to make provision for the moneys in the Fund, and for related purposes .

[Assented to 20 December 1993.]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows :

Short title

1.    This Act may be cited as the Sheep Lice Eradication Fund

Repeal Act 1993 .

No. 41] Sheep Lice Eradication Fund Repeal

s.2 Act 1993

Commencement

2. This Act comes into operation on the day on	which it
receives the Royal Assent .
Interpretation

3.    (1)In this Act-

"Account" means the Sheep Lice Research Account

established under section 5 ;

"repealed Act" means the Act repealed by section 4 .

(2) Words and expressions used in this Act have the same

definitions as in the repealed Act, unless the contrary intention

appears .

Repeal

4. The Sheep Lice Eradication Fund Act 1987 is repealed .

Application of Fund moneys

For the purposes of this Act there is to be established at the Treasury an account to be called the "Sheep Lice Research Account", which is to form part of the Trust Fund constituted under section 9 of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985.

5.     (1)

(2) The provisions of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985 regulating the financial administration, audit and reporting of departments apply to and in relation to the Account and the administration of the Account is, for the purposes of section 52 of the Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985, to be regarded as a service of the Department of Agriculture .

Sheep Lice Eradication Fund Repeal [No. 41

Act 1993 s.6

Moneys standing to the credit of the Fund immediately before the commencement of this Act are to be transferred, and moneys that are payable to the Fund after the commencement are to be paid, into the Account .

(3)

(4) Moneys referred to in subsection (3) are to be applied -

(a)	in such manner as the Director General of Agriculture thinks fit for the purposes of sheep lice research and
related matters ;

the

(b) in payment of expenses and costs incurred under repealed Act; and

the

(c) in payment of the costs of, and related to, implementation of this Act .

Saving

Act

6. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) the repealed

to contributions payable

continues to apply to and in relation

before 1 July 1993 .

(2) Section 10 of the repealed Act does not apply in relation

to the financial year commencing 1 July 1992 .

Repeal of this Act

in

7.    When the Treasurer is satisfied that there are no moneys

the Account, and no moneys to be paid into the Account, the Treasurer is to make an order to that effect, and upon publication of that order in the Gazette this Act is repealed .