Wheat Research Amendment Act 1984
No. 145 of 1984
An Act to amend the Wheat Research Act 1957
[Assented to 25 October 1984]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Wheat Research Amendment Act 1984.
(2) The Wheat Research Act 19571 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
Commencement
2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Wheat Marketing Act 1984 comes into operation.
Interpretation
3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by inserting before the definition of “Committee” in sub-section (1) the following definition:
“Board’ means the Australian Wheat Board;”; and
(b) by inserting after the definition of “Department of Agriculture” in sub-section (1) the following definition:
“permit’ means a permit under section 22 of the Wheat Marketing Act 1984 or under the corresponding provision of a State Act relating to the marketing of wheat;”.
Moneys to be paid into the Account
4. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by inserting after paragraph (1) (aa) the following paragraph:
“(ab) amounts equal to the amounts referred to in paragraph 6 (a) of the Wheat Tax (Permit) Act 1984 that would have been received under that Act in respect of permits issued by the Board with respect to a particular season if the total quantity of wheat authorized by those permits to be purchased during that season had been the same as the total quantity of wheat that was purchased under those permits during that season;”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “and (aa)” and substituting “, (aa) and (ab)”;and
(c) by omitting from sub-section (2) “paragraphs (a), (aa) and (b) of the last preceding sub-section” and substituting “paragraphs (1) (a), (aa), (ab) and (b)”.
Separate accounts to be kept
5. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by inserting before paragraph (1) (a) the following paragraph:
“(aa) the amounts paid into the Account in accordance with paragraph 5 (1) (ab), not being amounts to which sub-section (2) applies;”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (2) (aa) “and”; and
(c) by inserting after paragraph (2) (aa) the following paragraph:
“(ab) the amounts paid into the Account as amounts equal to the amounts referred to in paragraph 6 (a) of the Wheat Tax (Permit) Act 1984 that would have been received under that Act in respect of permits issued in the State by the Board with respect to a particular season under a provision of a State Act corresponding to section 22 of the Wheat Marketing Act 1984 if the total quantity of wheat authorized by those permits to be purchased during that season had been the same as the total quantity of wheat that was purchased in the State under those permits during that season; and”.
Formal amendments
6. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.
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SCHEDULE Section 6
FORMAL AMENDMENTS
Paragraph 6 (1) (a)—
Omit “(b) of sub-section (1) of the last preceding section”, substitute “5 (1) (b)”.
Paragraph 6 (1) (b)—
Omit “(c) of that sub-section, not being amounts to which the next succeeding sub-section applies”, substitute “5 (1) (c), not being amounts to which sub-section (2) of this section applies”.
Sub-section 6 (3)—
Omit “(d) of sub-section (1) of the last preceding section”, substitute “5 (1) (d)”.
Sub-section 7 (1)—
(a) Omit “the next succeeding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (2)”.
(b) Omit “(1) of the last preceding section”, substitute “6 (1)”.
Paragraph 7 (1) (a)—
Omit “the next succeeding section”, substitute “section 8”.
Sub-section 7 (2)—
Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (1)”.
Sub-section 7 (3)—
Omit “(2) of the last preceding section”, substitute “6 (2)”.
Paragraph 7 (3) (a)—
Omit “the next succeeding section”, substitute “section 8”.
Section 8—
Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “section 7”.
Paragraph 8 (b)—
Omit “the last preceding paragraph”, substitute “paragraph (a)”.
Paragraph 8 (e)—
Omit “of this section”.
Sub-section 9 (3)—
Omit “Wheat Growers’ “, substitute “Wheatgrowers’“.
Paragraph 12 (b)—
Omit “(1) of section 6”, substitute “6 (1)”.
Paragraph 13 (2) (b)—
Omit “Wheat Growers’“, substitute “Wheatgrowers’“.
Sub-section 14 (4)—
Omit “any of the last three preceding sub-sections”, substitute “sub-section (1), (2) or (3)”.
Sub-section 14 (5)—
Omit “the preceding provisions of”.
Section 16—
Omit “(3) of section 7”, substitute “7 (3)”.
Sub-section 17 (1)—
Omit “the next succeeding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (2)”.
Sub-section 17 (2)—
Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “sub-section (1)”.
Section 19—
Omit the section, substitute the following section:
Regulations
“19. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters—
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.”.
NOTE
1. No. 22, 1957, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 117, 1978; No. 172, 1979; and No. 80, 1982.