Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 7

             (1)  The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette , declare one or more specified organisations to be representative organisations in relation to an R&D Corporation or an R&D Council.

             (2)  A declaration may be made in respect of an R&D Corporation or an R&D Council at any time after the making of regulations under section 8 or 92 establishing the Corporation or Council, even if the regulations concerned are not in force at that time.

             (3)  The Minister must, in relation to each R&D Corporation and each R&D Council, declare at least one organisation to be a representative organisation.