EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 No. 180
Issued by the Authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industry
WOOL INDUSTRY ACT 1972
WOOL INDUSTRY (ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS
The purpose of these Regulations under the Wool Industry Act 1972 (the Act) is to permit the Australian Wool Corporation to pay a travelling allowance to the Australian Government member of the Corporation or to the deputy of that member whilst travelling on Corporation business. These Regulations will enable the Australian Wool Corporation to be consistent with all other statutory authorities responsible to the Minister for Primary Industry in paying the same travelling allowance to the Australian Government member or his deputy, while travelling on authority business, as that paid to other members of the respective statutory authorities.
Sub-section 14(3) of the Act provides that, subject to the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, members and deputies of members shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed. The Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 provides for the determination of remuneration and allowances, including travelling allowance, for members of statutory authorities.
However, sub-section 14(2) of the Act specifically states that the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973 does not apply to the member representing the Australian Government and the deputy of that member. Regulations under sub-section 14(3) of the Act are therefore required to prescribe a travelling allowance to be paid to that member or his deputy. Such payment would be payable out of the funds of the Australian Wool Corporation under sub-section 14(4) of the Act.
The Regulations prescribe that for the purposes of sub-section 14(3) of the Wool Industry Act 1972 the travelling allowance payable to the Australian Government member of the Australian Wool Corporation and to the deputy of that member is that travelling allowance payable to a member of that Corporation appointed to represent woogrowers.