Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HONEY MARKETING ACT 1988 No. 33 of 1988 - SECT 3

3. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"annual operational plan" means a plan in force for the time being under
section 12;

"annual report" means a report of the Board prepared under section 59;

"applicable export regulations" means regulations that were:

   (a)  made under the repealed Act for the purposes of section 22 of that
        Act; and

   (b)  in force immediately before the commencement of section 67;

"Board" means the Australian Honey Board continued in existence by section 4;

"Board's auditor" means:

   (a)  if an appointment of a company auditor under subsection 56 (6) as the
        auditor of the Board is in effect-that company auditor; or

   (b)  in any other case-the Auditor-General;

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board;

"Committee member" means a member of the Selection Committee and includes the
Presiding Member;

"company auditor" means a firm or person carrying on the business of auditing
accounts;

"corporate plan" means a plan in force under section 11;

"export licence" means a licence issued under section 39;

"government member" means the member referred to in paragraph 14 (1) (b);

"honey" means honey produced in Australia;

"licensee" means the holder of an export licence;

"member" means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson;

"packers' organisation" means the organisation known as the Honey Packers
Association of Australia, or, if another organisation is for the time being
prescribed for the purposes of this definition, that other organisation;

"Presiding Member" means the Presiding Member of the Selection Committee;

"producers' organisation" means the organisation known as the Federal Council
of Australian Apiarists' Associations, or, if another organisation is for the
time being prescribed for the purposes of this definition, that other
organisation;

"repealed Act" means the Honey Industry Act 1962 as in force immediately
before the commencement of section 64;

"Selection Committee" means the Australian Honey Board Selection Committee
established under section 22;

"serious offence" means an offence against, or arising under any law of the
Commonwealth, or against or arising under a law of a State or Territory, that
is punishable, in the case of a person who has not been previously convicted
of the offence, by imprisonment for a period of 12 months or more.