PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1989 No. 17, 1990 - SECT 20 Approval of R&D plans

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1989 No. 17, 1990 - SECT 20

20. (1) An R&D plan is to be submitted to the Minister for approval no later
than 2 months, or such shorter period as the Minister, in special
circumstances, allows, before the intended day of commencement of the period
to which the plan relates.

(2) Where the Minister is of the opinion that an R&D Corporation's R&D plan,
submitted under subsection (1) or (3) for his or her approval, should be
revised in some respect, the Minister may give to the Corporation a written
notice:

   (a)  requesting the Corporation to make such a revision; and

   (b)  setting out the reasons for the request.

(3) Where an R&D Corporation receives such a request, it must:

   (a)  consider the request and the statement of reasons; and

   (b)  make such revision of the R&D plan it considers appropriate; and

   (c)  submit the plan, as so revised, to the Minister for approval.

(4) Where a copy of an R&D plan is submitted to the Minister for approval
under subsection (1) or (3), a copy of the plan is at the same time also to be
provided to the Presidents (or the holders of the equivalent office) within
each of the representative organisations of the Corporation.

(5) Where an R&D plan of an R&D Corporation is approved by the Minister, the
Corporation is, no later than one month after the day on which it is approved
by the Minister, to notify the approval to each of the representative
organisations of the primary industry or class of primary industries in
respect of which the Corporation was established.

(6) An R&D plan does not come into operation until:

   (a)  the day on which it is approved by the Minister; or

   (b)  the day of commencement of the period to which it relates; whichever
        is the later.