Commonwealth Numbered Acts
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980
1 At the end of paragraph 13(1)(a)
Add "and".
2 Paragraph 13(1)(b)
Repeal the paragraph.
3 Paragraph 13(1)(c)
Omit "6", substitute "7".
4 Subsection 13(4)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(4) The Minister must not appoint a person to be a member referred to in paragraph (1)(c) unless the Minister is satisfied that the person has knowledge of, or experience in, one or more of the following:
(a) winemaking;
(b) grape growing;
(c) marketing;
(d) finance;
(e) business management and administration;
(f) government policy processes and public administration.
5 Subsection 14(2)
Repeal the subsection.
6 Subsection 15(1)
Omit "or the member referred to in paragraph 13(1)(b)".
7 At the end of Part IVA
Add:
(1) The Committee must, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year, prepare and give to the Minister a report of the operations of the Committee (if any) during the financial year that ended on that 30 June.
(2) A report for a financial year may, subject to agreement between the Presiding Member and the Chairperson, be included, as a discrete part, in the annual report for the Corporation for that financial year.
Note: The annual reporting obligations for the Corporation are contained in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 .
(3) If subsection (2) does not apply to a report under this section, the Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister has received the report.
8 Application of amendment made by item 7
The amendment made by item 7 applies in relation to the operations of the Committee during the financial year commencing on 1 July 2007 and during subsequent financial years.
[ Minister's second reading speech made in--
House of Representatives on 29 March 2007
Senate on 12 June 2007 ]
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