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New South Wales
Rice Marketing Amendment Bill 2007
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Amendment of Rice Marketing Act 1983 No 176 2
4 Repeal of Act 2
Schedule 1 Amendments 3
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has
finally passed the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New
South Wales.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2007
New South Wales
Rice Marketing Amendment Bill 2007
Act No , 2007
An Act to amend the Rice Marketing Act 1983 with respect to the constitution and
procedure of the Rice Marketing Board and the sale or supply of rice outside
Australia.
I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as
finally passed by both Houses.
Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1 Rice Marketing Amendment Bill 2007
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Rice Marketing Amendment Act 2007.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
3 Amendment of Rice Marketing Act 1983 No 176
The Rice Marketing Act 1983 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
4 Repeal of Act
(1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which this Act
commences.
(2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30
of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.
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Rice Marketing Amendment Bill 2007
Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1] Section 11 Constitution of board
Omit section 11 (4). Insert instead:
(4) A board is to consist of 3 elected members and 4 nominated
members.
[2] Section 12 Variation of total number of elected members
Omit the section.
[3] Section 51A Conditions of appointment as authorised buyer
Insert after section 51A (2):
(2A) An approval under subsection (2) may not authorise the sale or
supply, during any period, of any commodity purchased by an
authorised buyer if:
(a) another approval under that subsection authorises the sale
or supply, during the same period, of the same kind of
commodity purchased by some other authorised buyer,
and
(b) the board has given a written undertaking to the other
authorised buyer that it will not give another approval in
respect of the sale or supply of that commodity during that
period.
[4] Section 51B
Insert after section 51A:
51B General prohibition on sale or supply of commodities outside
Australia
(1) A person who sells or supplies any commodity to a person
outside Australia is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 2,000 penalty units.
(2) This section does not apply to the sale or supply of a commodity
to a person outside Australia pursuant to a written approval under
section 51A (2).
(3) This section applies only in relation to the sale or supply of rice
grown in New South Wales, being the commodity in respect of
which the Rice Marketing Board for the State of New South
Wales is constituted.
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Schedule 1 Amendments
[5] Section 127 Annual meetings of authorities
Omit section 127 (2). Insert instead:
(2) An authority's annual meeting must be held within 6 months after
the end of its financial accounting period or within such further
period as may be directed by the Minister.
[6] Section 156 Proceedings for offences
Insert "or 51B (1)" after "section 51A (6)" in section 156 (1B).
[7] Section 165
Insert after section 164:
165 Review of Act
(1) The Minister is to review this Act to determine whether the policy
objectives of the Act remain valid and whether the terms of the
Act remain appropriate for securing those objectives.
(2) The review is to be undertaken as soon as possible after the period
of 2 years from the date of assent to the Rice Marketing
Amendment Act 2007.
(3) A report on the outcome of the review is to be tabled in each
House of Parliament within 12 months after the end of the period
of 2 years.
[8] Schedule 3 Provisions relating to procedure of authorities
Omit "one shall in the case of a board be a nominated member" from
clause 2 (1).
Insert instead "at least 2, in the case of a board, must be nominated members".
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Amendments Schedule 1
[9] Schedule 6 Special provisions relating to Rice Marketing Board
Insert at the end of the Schedule:
8 Chairperson of the Board
(1) The Chairperson of the Board is to be elected from among the
nominated members of the Board.
(2) This clause commences on the first day after the commencement
of the Rice Marketing Amendment Act 2007 on which there is a
vacancy in the office of Chairperson.
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