South Australia
South Australian Meat Corporation Act 1936
An Act to consolidate the law relating to the Metropolitan and Export Abattoirs, and for other purposes.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title and commencement
3 Interpretation
Part 2—The South Australian Meat Corporation
9 Corporation
10 Powers of Corporation
11 Property
13 Dissolution of Corporation
25 Delegation
27 Receipt of fees, penalties etc
49 Duty of Corporation as to fees and charges
51 Power of Corporation to deal in stock
Part 4—Abattoirs
68 Erection of abattoirs
69 Letting of land for hide and skin market
74 Time when abattoirs available
82 Exclusive right of Corporation to slaughter stock
91 Corporation may deliver meat
91A Lien on stock or meat for charges owing to Corporation
92 Blood etc to be rendered merchantable
Part 5—Markets for stock
94 Establishment of markets
96A Power of Corporation to establish stores
96B Power of Corporation to treat meat
Part 9—Miscellaneous
117 Presumption of knowledge
118 Recovery of charges
120 Hearing of complaints and informations
121 Legal proceedings, in whose name
122 Authority
123 Proof
124 Contents of books may be proved by certified copies
125 Service of notices etc upon Corporation
126 Service of notices
127 Proof of service
128 Authentication of certain documents
Legislative history
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the South Australian Meat Corporation Act 1936 and shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by the Governor by proclamation.
3—Interpretation
In this Act—
Corporation means the South Australian Meat Corporation;
secretary means the person nominated as secretary of the Corporation by the Minister.
Part 2—The South Australian Meat Corporation
9—Corporation
The powers and functions of the Corporation are vested in, and exercisable by, the Minister.
10—Powers of Corporation
The Corporation has the same powers as a natural person of full age and capacity.
11—Property
The Corporation holds its property for and on behalf of the Crown.
13—Dissolution of Corporation
(1)The Governor may, by proclamation—
(a)dissolve the Corporation; and
(b)vest any of its remaining assets and liabilities in an authority or person nominated in the same or a later proclamation.
(2)Assets and liabilities remaining after dissolution of the Corporation, and disposition of its assets and liabilities under subsection (1), vest in the Crown.
(3)After dissolution of the Corporation, any statutory powers that might have been exercised by the Corporation if it had continued in existence are exercisable by the Minister.
25—Delegation
(1)The Corporation may by writing under its seal delegate to any person any of its powers, functions or duties under this Act (except this power of delegation) so that the delegated powers, functions or duties may be exercised or performed by the delegate with respect to the matters or class of matters specified, or the place or locality defined, in the instrument of delegation.
(2)A delegation under subsection (1) of this section is revocable in writing, under the seal of the Corporation, at will and no delegation…