PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1989
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Objects
- 4 Definitions
- 5 Levies attached to R&D Corporations or R&D Funds
- 6 Redirecting levies
- 7 Representative organisations
- 8 Establishment of Research and Development Corporations
- 9 Establishment of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- 10 R&D Corporation is body corporate etc.
- 11 Functions
- 12 Powers
- 13 Agreements for carrying out R&D activities by other persons
- 14 Agreements for carrying out R&D activities with other persons
- 15 Consultations with persons and organisations
- 16 Constitution
- 17 Appointment of directors
- 18 Members of executive of representative organisation not eligible for appointment etc.
- 19 R&D plans
- 20 Approval of R&D plans
- 21 Variation of R&D plans
- 22 Approval for varied R&D plans to run for 4 years from next 1 July
- 23 When variations of R&D plans take effect
- 24 Consultation
- 25 Annual operational plans
- 26 Approval of annual operational plans
- 27 Compliance with R&D plans and annual operational plans
- 28 Annual report
- 29 Accountability to representative organisations
- 30 Payments to R&D Corporations
- 31 Government matching payments not to exceed levy and certain other payments
- 32 Commonwealth's matching payments not to exceed certain proportion of production
- 33 Expenditure of money of R&D Corporations
- 34 Commonwealth to be paid levy expenses from R&D Corporations
- 35 Commonwealth to be reimbursed for refunds of levy
- 36 Transfers of money where levies redirected
- 37 Payment of amounts of levy where levies redirected
- 38 Payment of matching contributions where levies redirected
- 39 Treatment of amounts received, after levies redirected, as a result of earlier expenditure
- 40 Separate accounting records
- 41 Borrowing from Commonwealth
- 42 Borrowing from persons other than the Commonwealth
- 43 Guarantee of borrowing
- 44 Borrowing not otherwise permitted
- 45 R&D Corporations may give security
- 46 Liability to taxation
- 47 Times and places of meetings
- 48 Presiding at meetings
- 49 Quorum
- 50 Voting at meetings
- 51 Conduct of meetings
- 52 Resolutions without meetings
- 53 Minutes
- 54 Disclosure of interests
- 55 Persons may be invited to attend meetings
- 56 R&D Corporations to which this Division applies
- 57 List of levy payers
- 58 R&D Corporation to convene annual general meeting
- 59 Notice of the convening of an annual general meeting
- 60 Purpose of annual general meeting
- 61 Regulations may provide for certain matters
- 62 Conduct of annual general meetings
- 63 Motions of no confidence
- 64 Representative organisations to receive copy of resolutions
- 65 Definition
- 66 Term of office
- 67 Directors hold office on part-time basis
- 68 Remuneration and allowances of directors
- 69 Terms and conditions of appointment not provided for by Act
- 70 Outside employment
- 71 Leave of absence
- 72 Resignation
- 73 Termination of appointment
- 74 Deputy Chairperson
- 75 Executive Director
- 76 Duties
- 77 Appointment
- 78 Term of appointment etc.
- 79 Executive Director holds office on full-time or part-time basis
- 80 Executive Director not to engage in other paid employment
- 81 Terms and conditions of appointment
- 82 Leave of absence
- 83 Resignation
- 84 Disclosure of interests
- 85 Acting Executive Director
- 86 Exclusion of Executive Director etc. from certain deliberations
- 87 Employees
- 88 Consultants
- 89 Committees
- 90 Delegation by R&D Corporation
- 91 Delegation by Executive Director
- 92 Establishment
- 93 Functions
- 94 Powers
- 95 Consultations with persons and organisations
- 96 Additional functions of the RIR&D Corporation
- 97 Constitution of R&D Councils
- 98 Appointment of members
- 99 Members of executive of representative organisation not eligible for appointment etc.
- 100 Applied provisions
- 101 R&D plans
- 102 Annual operational plans
- 103 Approval etc. of annual operational plans
- 104 Compliance with R&D plans and annual operational plans
- 105 Annual report
- 106 Accountability to representative organisations
- 107 Establishment of Research and Development Funds
- 108 Money to be paid into R&D Funds
- 109 Government matching payments not to exceed levy payments
- 110 Commonwealth's matching payments not to exceed certain proportion of production
- 111 Additional money payable into R&D Funds
- 112 Expenditure of money in R&D Funds
- 113 Commonwealth to be paid levy expenses from R&D Funds
- 114 Commonwealth to be reimbursed for refunds of levy
- 115 Transfers of money where levies redirected
- 116 Payment of amounts of levy where levies redirected
- 117 Payment of matching contributions where levies redirected
- 118 Treatment of amounts received, after levies redirected, as a result of earlier expenditure
- 119 Employees
- 120 Consultants
- 121 Administrative agreements
- 122 Presiding Members of Selection Committees
- 123 Minister may request the establishment of a Selection Committee
- 124 Establishment of Selection Committees - R&D Corporations
- 125 Establishment of Selection Committees - predominantly Commonwealth funded R&D Corporations
- 126 Establishment of Selection Committees - R&D Councils
- 127 Function of Selection Committees
- 128 Powers of Selection Committees
- 129 Presiding Member to abolish Selection Committee
- 130 Nominations to be made by Selection Committees
- 131 Selecting persons for nomination
- 132 Selection Committee to make only one nomination
- 133 Minister may request further information
- 134 Minister may reject nomination
- 135 Selection arrangements for proposed R&D Corporations
- 136 Selection arrangements for the RIR&D Corporation before its establishment
- 137 Selection arrangements for proposed R&D Councils
- 138 Applied provisions
- 139 Employees
- 140 Consultants
- 141 Annual reports of Selection Committees
- 142 Co-ordination meetings
- 143 Minister may give directions
- 144 Transfer of assets etc. on the establishment of an R&D Corporation or R&D Counci
- 145 Transfer of assets etc. on cessation of an R&D Corporation or R&D Council
- 146 Alteration of agreements and instruments on establishment of an R&D Corporation or R&D Council
- 147 Alteration of agreements and instruments on cessation of an R&D Corporation or R&D Council
- 148 Renaming of R&D Corporations and R&D Councils
- 149 Regulations
- 150 Orders
- 151 Transitional - Research Funds under the Rural Industries Research Act 1985
- 152 Transitional - Research Councils and State Research Committees under the Rural Industries Research Act 1985
- 153 Transitional - Coal Research Trust Account
- 154 Other Trust Accounts
- 155 Closure of Trust Accounts etc.
- 156 Abolition of Special Research Council and Special Research Fund
- 157 Amendments of other Acts