Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DAIRYING RESEARCH AMENDMENT ACT 1981 No. 12 of 1981 - SECT 12

12. (1) Anything done before the commencing date by the Dairying Reasearch
Committee has effect on and after that date as if it had been done by the
Australian Dairy Research Committee.

(2) A person who, immediately before the commencing date, held office as a
member of the Dairying Research Committee referred to in paragraph 9 (1) (a),
(b), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of the Principal Act continues, on and after
that date, subject to the provisions of the Principal Act as amended by this
Act, to hold office for the remainder of his term of office as if he had been
duly appointed for the remainder of that term under section 9 of the Principal
Act as so amended to be a member of the Australian Dairy Research Committee
referred to in the corresponding paragraph of the Principal Act as so amended.

(3) The person who, immediately before the commencing date, held office as the
member of the Dairying Research Committee referred to in paragraph 9 (1) (c)
of the Principal Act continues, on and after that date, subject to the
provisions of the Principal Act as amended by this Act, to hold office for the
remainder of his term of office as if he had been duly appointed for the
remainder of that term under section 9 of the Principal Act as so amended to
be one of the members of the Australian Dairy Research Committee referred to
in paragraph 9 (1) (b) of the Principal Act as so amended.

(4) The Minister may, under sub-section 11 (2) of the Principal Act as amended
by this Act, at the request of the organization known as the Australian Dairy
Farmers Federation, terminate the appointment of the member of the
Australian Dairy Research Committee who is referred to in sub-section (3) of
this section as if his name had been submitted to the Minister by that
organization in accordance with sub-section 9 (3) of that Act as so amended.

(5) The appointment by a member of the Dairying Research Committee of a person
to be his deputy has effect on and after the commencing date as if the
appointment had been made by a member of the Australian Dairy Research
Committee.

(6) In this section -



"Australian Dairy Research Committee" means the Dairying Research Committee
as continued in existence under the name "Australian Dairy Research Committee"
under section 8 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act;



"commencing date" means the date of commencement of this Act;



"Dairying Research Committee" means the committee of that name established
under section 8 of the Principal Act.