New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FARM PRODUCE ACT 1983

- As at 11 June 2008
- Act 30 of 1983

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Limited application of Act
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Exemption from operation of Act

   PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION

   6.      Registrar and other staff
   7.      Delegation

   PART 3 - LICENSING OF FARM PRODUCE SELLERS

           Division 1 - Requirement to be licensed

   8.      Unlicensed person acting as farm produce seller

           Division 2 - Grant of licences

   9.      Licences
   10.     Disqualification
   10A.    Disqualification by registrar
   11.     Indemnities
   12.     Duration of licence

           Division 3 - Suspension or cancellation of licences

   13.     Removal of disqualified person from share register
   14.     Employment of disqualified person
   15.     Registrar may require fresh indemnity
   16.     Cancellation of licence
   17.     Disqualification in lieu of cancellation where licence expired
   18.     Suspension, cancellation or disqualification not effective pending appeal etc in certain cases

           Division 4 - Appeals

   19.     Appeals

   PART 4 - PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SALE ETC OF FARM PRODUCE

   20.     Sales deemed to be on agency basis except in certain circumstances
   21.     Advice of sales by farm produce agent
   22.     Payment of proceeds of sale by farm produce agent
   23.     Notice of purchase by farm produce merchant
   24.     Payment of purchase money by farm produce merchant
   25.     Order for payment
   26.     False accounts
   27.     Restriction on persons to whom agents may sell consignments
   28.     Destruction of farm produce
   29.     Deductions to be made on behalf of other persons
   30.     Regulation of commission and other charges
   31.     Misrepresentation of description, grade etc

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   32.     Register
   33.     Refund of fees
   34.     Licensee to notify certain changes
   35.     Records required to be kept under this Act to be kept at registered office
   36.     Service of notices, orders etc on farm produce seller
   37.     Premises
   38.     Inspection of books etc
   39.     Entries in farm produce seller’s books etc deemed made by seller
   40.     Destruction of books etc
   41.     False or misleading statements
   42.     Disclosure of information
   43.     Offence by corporation
   44.     Proceedings for offences
   45.     Civil remedies not affected
   46.     Right to inspect and sue upon indemnity
   47.     Notice of cancellation or suspension of licence
   48.     Notice calling for claims
   49.     Reimbursement for loss at discretion of registrar
   50.     Certificate as to whether licence held
   51.     Evidence as to origin of farm produce
   52.     Certificate as to variety, grade or size of farm produce
   53.     Evidence-consignment notes and other documents
   54.     Contracting out void
   55.     Regulations
   56.     Repeals
   57.     Savings and transitional provisions
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