New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DAIRY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 14

14 No compensation for deregulation

(1) The purpose of this section is to exclude the payment of compensation for deregulation of the dairy industry by or on behalf of the Crown.

(2) Compensation for deregulation is:

(a) compensation because of the enactment or operation of this Act, including the repeal of provisions of the Dairy Industry Act 1979 , or for any consequence of that enactment or operation, or

(b) compensation because of the implementation, operation, cancellation or variation of any scheme under section 9 (1) (g) of the Dairy Industry Act 1979 or for any consequence of that implementation, operation, cancellation or variation, or

(c) compensation because of any statement or conduct relating to a matter referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) or to the deregulation of the dairy industry in connection with any such matter.

(3) Compensation for deregulation is not payable by or on behalf of the Crown.

(4) This section applies to or in respect of any event, act, omission, statement or conduct whether occurring before or after the commencement of this section.

(5) In this section:
"compensation" includes damages or any other form of monetary compensation.
"conduct" includes a representation of any kind:

(a) whether made verbally or in writing, and

(b) whether negligent, false, misleading or otherwise.

"private subsidiary corporation" has the same meaning as it has in the Food Act 2003 , and includes a private subsidiary corporation within the meaning of the Dairy Industry Act 1979 .
"the Crown" means the Crown within the meaning of the Crown Proceedings Act 1988 , and includes:

(a) the Food Authority, the Conference or a private subsidiary corporation,

(b) the Chief Executive Officer or a member of the Conference,

(c) an officer, employee or agent of the Crown, the Food Authority, the Conference or any such subsidiary corporation.