Australian Horticultural Corporation (Australian Dried Fruits Board) Regulations 1999 (No. 1) 1999 No. 54
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1999 NO. 54
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Australian Horticultural Corporation Act 1987
Australian Horticultural Corporation (Australian Dried Fruits Board) Regulations 1999 (No. 1)
The Australian Horticultural Corporation Act 1987 (the Act) provides for the promotion of the consumption and sale, both in Australia and overseas, of Australian horticultural products.
The Australian Horticultural Corporation (AHC) promotes Australian horticultural products on the domestic and international markets. The AHC is funded by statutory levies from participating industries, export charges and sales of products and services.
Section 121 of the Act provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.
Subsection 102(1) of the Act, as amended, describes the functions of its Boards.
Subsection 102(1)(c) and (d) of the Act, as amended, relate to promoting the consumption and sale of its products both in Australia and overseas and the marketing of its products domestically.
Regulation 6 of the Australian Horticultural Corporation (Australian Dried Fruits Board) Regulations provides that the Australian Dried Fruits Board (ADFB) is specifically excluded from the functions listed under Sections 102(1)(c) and (d) as they apply to the marketing and promotion of dried fruit on the domestic market.
The purpose of the Regulations is to repeal Regulation 6 which will allow the ADFB to promote the consumption and sale of dried fruit in Australia as well as overseas.
Repeal of Regulation 6 is at the recommendation of the AHC and the Australian Dried Fruits Association, the peak industry body.
The regulations also provide for 'a change to the title of the regulations, to be known as Australian Horticultural Corporation (Australian Dried Fruits Board) Regulations 1991. This will bring the title of these regulations into line with the current practice of including the year that the regulations were made in the title of the regulations.
The Regulations commence on date of gazettal.