Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 15

             (1)  Without limiting the generality of subsection 12(1), an R&D Corporation may make arrangements for consulting:

                     (a)  persons and bodies representative of the primary industry or class of primary industries in respect of which the Corporation was established (including any of the Corporation's representative organisations); and

                     (b)  Commonwealth, State and Territory authorities concerned with that primary industry or class of primary industries.

             (2)  Arrangements made by an R&D Corporation under subsection (1) may provide for:

                     (a)  the Corporation agreeing to meet travel expenses reasonably incurred by a person in connection with consultations with the Corporation; and

                     (b)  subject to written guidelines given to the Corporation by the Minister, the Corporation agreeing to meet expenses (other than travel expenses) reasonably incurred by a representative organisation of the Corporation, or a member of a representative organisation of the Corporation, in connection with consultations with the Corporation.