Trade Practices Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1974 No. 175

REGULATION UNDER THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Dated this first day of October, 1974.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LIONEL MURPHY

Attorney-General.

 

Amendment of the Trade Practices Regulations

After regulation 28 of the Trade Practices Regulations, the following regulation is inserted:—

Conduct to which section 45 of the Act does not apply.

“ 28a. (1) Section 45 of the Act shall not apply to or in relation to conduct engaged in by any of the following organizations or bodies that perform functions in relation to the marketing of primary products:—

(a) Australian Dairy Industry Council;

(b) The Australian Dried Fruits Association;

(c) The Casein Equalisation Advisory Committee, being the Committee established under agreements made between Commonwealth Dairy Produce Equalisation Committee Limited and producers of casein;

(d) The Council of Egg Marketing Authorities of Australia;

(e) The Australian Canners’ Association in so far as it performs functions in relation to the marketing of—

(i) canned apricots, canned peaches or canned pears; or

(ii) canned mixed fruits having a fruit content not less than 55 per centum of which consists of one or more of those fruits; and

(f) Ricegrowers’ Co-operative Mills Limited.

“ (2) This Regulation ceases, unless other provision is made, to be in force on 31 January 1975.”.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 10 October 1974.

  Statutory Rules 1974, No. 170.