Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN WINE AND BRANDY CORPORATION AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No. 60 of 1986 - SECT 3

3. (1) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the
definition of "Corporation" in sub-section (1) the following definition:

" 'declared winemakers organisation' means an organisation declared to be a
declared winemakers organisation by a declaration in force under section 5a;".

(2) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended-
(a) by inserting before the definition of "appoint" in sub-section (1) the
following definitions:

" 'annual general meeting' means a meeting that the Corporation is required to
convene under section 29W;
'annual operational plan' means a plan developed by the Corporation and
approved by the Minister in accordance with Division 2 of Part VA;";

   (b)  by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "Chairman" and
        substituting the following definition:

" 'Chairperson' means the Chairperson of the Corporation;";

   (c)  by omitting from sub-section (1) the definitions of "commercial
        producer", "co-operative producer" and "co-operatives organization"
        and substituting the following definitions:

" 'Committee' means the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Selection
Committee established by this Act;
'corporate plan' means a plan developed by the Corporation and approved by the
Minister in accordance with Division 1 of Part VA;";

   (d)  by omitting the definition of "Deputy Chairman" and substituting the
        following definition:

" 'Deputy Chairperson' means the Deputy Chairperson of the Corporation;";

   (e)  by omitting from sub-section (1) the definitions of "elect",
        "election", "Executive Committee" and "firm";

   (f)  by omitting "or" from paragraph (b) of the definition of "grape
        product" in sub-section (1);
(g) by adding at the end of the definition of "grape product" in sub-section
(1) the following word and paragraph:

"or (d) a product (being prescribed goods or a product derived in whole or in
part from prescribed goods) declared by the regulations to be a grape product
for the purposes of this Act;";

   (h)  by omitting from sub-section (1) the definitions of "growers
        organization" and "member" and substituting the following definitions:

" 'industry' means the grape products industry in Australia;
'member' means a member of the Corporation and includes the Chairperson;";

   (j)  by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "producer" and
        substituting the following definition:

" 'Presiding Member' means the Presiding Member of the Committee;"; and

   (k)  by omitting sub-sections (2) and (3) and substituting the following
        sub-section:

"(2) For the purposes of this Act-

   (a)  the Chairperson may be referred to as the Chairman or the Chairwoman,
        as the case requires; and

   (b)  the Deputy Chairperson may be referred to as the Deputy Chairman or
        the Deputy Chairwoman, as the case requires.".