PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2006

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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2006

Queensland Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

Queensland Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Contents Page Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Part 2 Amendment of Agricultural Standards Act 1994 3 Act amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 Amendment of s 21 (Consent to entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 Amendment of s 25 (Power to seize) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Part 3 Amendment of Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 6 Act amended in pt 3 and schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 Amendment of s 87 (Reporting obligations of registered persons) ................................... 7 8 Amendment of s 125 (Procedure for other entries without warrant) ................................... 7 9 Amendment of s 136 (Application of div 3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 10 Amendment of s 148 (Powers for seized things) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 11 Amendment of s 154 (Power to forfeit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 12 Amendment of s 156 (When transfer takes effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 13 Insertion of new s 214A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 214A Transferring ownership of animal in particular circumstances ............................ 9 14 Insertion of new ch 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 9 Transitional provision for Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2006 218 Reporting obligation of registered person . . . . . . . . . 10 Part 4 Amendment of Brands Act 1915 15 Act amended in pt 4 and schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 16 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 17 Amendment of s 4 (Officers and districts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 18 Amendment of s 7A (Manner of imprinting horse and cattle brands) ..................................... 12 19 Insertion of new pt 3, div 1, and div 2 hdg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Part 3 Inspectors Division 1 Appointment and related provisions 22A Appointment and qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 22B Appointment conditions and limit on powers . . . . . . . 13 22C Issue of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 22D Identity card for particular inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 22E Production or display of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 22F When appointed inspector ceases to hold office . . . . 14 22G Resignation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 22H Return of identity card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 20 Amendment of s 34 (Regulation making power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 21 Insertion of new pt 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Part 7 Transitional provision for Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2006 35 Particular inspectors continue in office . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Part 5 Amendment of Drugs Misuse Act 1986 22 Act amended in pt 5 and schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 23 Amendment of s 46 (Definitions for pt 5B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 24 Amendment of s 52 (What grower licence authorises). . . . . . . . . 16 25 Amendment of s 54 (Application for licence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 26 Amendment of s 57 (Eligibility for researcher licence) . . . . . . . . . 17 27 Amendment of s 65 (Application for renewal). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 28 Insertion of new pt 7, div 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Division 4 Provision for Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2006 138 Provision about particular applications. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Part 6 Amendment of Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981 29 Act amended in pt 6 and schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 30 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Part 7 Amendment of Grain Research Foundation Act 1976 31 Act amended in pt 7 and schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 32 Insertion of new pts 4 and 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Part 4 Matters about dissolution of the foundation Division 1 Preliminary

3 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 29 Definitions for pt 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Division 2 Dissolution of the foundation Subdivision 1 Steps to transfer and dissolution 30 Decision to transfer to replacement corporation. . . . . 20 31 Foundation to decide particular matters for transfer. . 20 32 Conditions for transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 33 Notice of decision about replacement corporation . . . 21 34 Minister's decision about transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 35 Transfer and dissolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 36 Replacement corporation does not represent the State ................................ 22 Subdivision 2 Provisions facilitating transfer 37 Registration of transferred assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 38 References to the foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 39 Continuity of proceedings and matters. . . . . . . . . . . . 24 40 Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 41 Members stop holding office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Division 3 Miscellaneous 42 Application of pt 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Part 5 Repeal of Act 43 Repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Part 8 Amendment of Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 33 Act amended in pt 8 and schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 34 Amendment of s 8 (Board to hold triennial election) . . . . . . . . . . 25 35 Amendment of s 15E (Jurisdiction and decisions of tribunal). . . . 26 36 Amendment of s 15F (Proceedings of tribunal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 37 Replacement of s 15G (Registrar of tribunal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 15G Registrar of tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 15H Tribunal to comply with natural justice etc. . . . . . . . . . 26 15I Powers of tribunal about taking evidence . . . . . . . . . . 27 15J Witnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 15K Tribunal may exclude witnesses from proceeding . . . 27 15L Witness expenses and allowances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 15M Inspection of things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 15N Tribunal to keep record of evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Division 3 Other matters

4 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 15O Matters tribunal must consider in making particular decision ............................... 29 15P Notice of tribunal decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 15Q Effect of tribunal's decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 15R Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 15S Protection of members, legal representatives and witnesses ............................... 31 15T Contempt of tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 15U Obstructing tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 38 Amendment of s 16 (Keeping registers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 39 Amendment of s 17 (Roll fee). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 40 Amendment of s 19 (Application for registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 41 Amendment of s 19A (Provisional registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 42 Amendment of s 20 (Certificates of registration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 43 Amendment of s 23 (Surrender of certificate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 44 Amendment of s 25Q (Using titles etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 45 Omission of s 29 (Tribunal deemed to be commission of inquiry) ..................................... 36 46 Insertion of new pt 6, div 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Division 2 Provision for Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2006 40 Particular proceedings before the tribunal . . . . . . . . . 36 Part 9 Repeal of Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act 1991 47 Repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Part 10 Minor and consequential amendments 48 Acts amended in schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Schedule Minor and consequential amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Queensland) Act 1994 . . 38 Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966 . . . . . . . . . . 39 Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Brands Act 1915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988 . 41 Drugs Misuse Act 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Grain Research Foundation Act 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

2006 A Bill for An Act to amend legislation about primary industries

s1 6 s5 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1 Part 1 Preliminary 2 Clause 1 Short title 3 This Act may be cited as the Primary Industries Legislation 4 Amendment Act 2006. 5 Clause 2 Commencement 6 This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 7 Part 2 Amendment of Agricultural 8 Standards Act 1994 9 Clause 3 Act amended in pt 2 10 This part amends the Agricultural Standards Act 1994. 11 Clause 4 Amendment of s 21 (Consent to entry) 12 Section 21(1), `this part'-- 13 omit, insert-- 14 `section 20(1)(c)'. 15 Clause 5 Amendment of s 25 (Power to seize) 16 (1) Section 25-- 17 insert-- 18 `(3A) An inspector who enters a place under section 20(1)(a) or (e) 19 may seize a thing at the place if the inspector believes, on 20

s6 7 s8 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 reasonable grounds, the thing is evidence of an offence 1 against this Act.'. 2 (2) Section 25(4), `The inspector'-- 3 omit, insert-- 4 `For subsections (2) and (3), the inspector'. 5 (3) Section 25(5)(b), example, `subsection (5)(b)'-- 6 omit, insert-- 7 `subsection (6)(b)'. 8 (4) Section 25(3A) to (6)-- 9 renumber as section 25(4) to (7). 10 Part 3 Amendment of Animal Care 11 and Protection Act 2001 12 Clause 6 Act amended in pt 3 and schedule 13 This part and the schedule amend the Animal Care and 14 Protection Act 2001. 15 Clause 7 Amendment of s 87 (Reporting obligations of registered 16 persons) 17 Section 87(1), from `period' to `April'-- 18 omit, insert-- 19 `period from 1 January to 31 December'. 20 Clause 8 Amendment of s 125 (Procedure for other entries without 21 warrant) 22 Section 125(1)(a), `section 122(1)(d) to (g),'-- 23

s9 8 s 11 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 omit, insert-- 1 `section 122(1)(d), (e), (f) or (g) or 148(2),1'. 2 Clause 9 Amendment of s 136 (Application of div 3) 3 Section 136(1), `section 123,'-- 4 omit, insert-- 5 `section 123 or 148(2),2'. 6 Clause 10 Amendment of s 148 (Powers for seized things) 7 Section 148-- 8 insert-- 9 `(2) While an animal seized under this part is at its place of 10 seizure, an inspector may enter the place-- 11 (a) to give the animal food, water or veterinary treatment if 12 the inspector reasonably believes the animal needs the 13 food, water or treatment; or 14 (b) to take the animal to another place the inspector 15 considers appropriate. 16 `(3) An inspector may enter a place under subsection (2) only for a 17 purpose mentioned in the subsection.'. 18 Clause 11 Amendment of s 154 (Power to forfeit) 19 (1) Section 154(2), after `inspector'-- 20 insert-- 21 `or police officer'. 22 (2) Section 154(3)(b), after `inspector'-- 23 insert-- 24 `or police officer'. 25 1 Section 122 (Power of entry) or 148 (Powers for seized things) 2 Section 123 (Limited entry power to provide relief to animal) or 148 (Powers for seized things)

s 12 9 s 14 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Clause 12 Amendment of s 156 (When transfer takes effect) 1 (1) Section 156(2), after `If'-- 2 insert-- 3 `, under section 142(3),'. 4 (2) Section 156(2), `when the State'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `when the chief executive'. 7 Clause 13 Insertion of new s 214A 8 After section 214-- 9 insert-- 10 `214A Transferring ownership of animal in particular 11 circumstances 12 `(1) This section applies if-- 13 (a) an inspector has entered a place under chapter 6, part 2; 14 and 15 (b) the owner of an animal at the place agrees to transfer 16 ownership of the animal to the State or a prescribed 17 entity, other than under section 142(3);3 and 18 (c) the inspector is satisfied the transfer of ownership is to 19 ensure the animal's welfare. 20 `(2) The animal becomes the property of the State or the 21 prescribed entity when the chief executive or entity agrees in 22 writing to the transfer.'. 23 Clause 14 Insertion of new ch 9 24 After section 217-- 25 insert-- 26 3 Chapter 6 (Investigation and enforcement), part 2 (Powers of inspectors) and section 142 (General power to seize evidence)

s 14 10 s 14 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `Chapter 9 Transitional provision for 1 Primary Industries 2 Legislation Amendment Act 3 2006 4 `218 Reporting obligation of registered person 5 `(1) This section applies to a registered person if, under section 87 6 as in force before the commencement, the person has given 7 the chief executive an annual report for the period ending on 8 30 April 2006 or a new reporting day for that period. 9 `(2) For the registered person's first annual report after the report 10 mentioned in subsection (1), section 87 as in force after the 11 commencement applies to the person as if a reference in 12 section 87(1) to the period from 1 January to 31 December 13 were a reference to-- 14 (a) if the person's annual report mentioned in subsection (1) 15 was for the period ending on 30 April 2006--the period 16 from 1 May to 31 December; or 17 (b) if the person's annual report mentioned in subsection (1) 18 was for the period ending on a new reporting day--the 19 period from the day after the new reporting day to 31 20 December. 21 `(3) In this section-- 22 annual report means a written report required to be given to 23 the chief executive under section 87. 24 commencement means the day this section commences. 25 new reporting day means a new reporting day under section 26 87(3).'. 27

s 15 11 s 17 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Part 4 Amendment of Brands Act 1915 1 Clause 15 Act amended in pt 4 and schedule 2 This part and the schedule amend the Brands Act 1915. 3 Clause 16 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) 4 (1) Section 3, `In this Act--'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `The dictionary in the schedule defines particular words used 7 in this Act.'. 8 (2) Section 3, definition inspector-- 9 omit. 10 (3) Section 3-- 11 insert-- 12 `appointed inspector means a person appointed under section 13 22A as an inspector. 14 inspector means-- 15 (a) an appointed inspector; or 16 (b) a person who is an inspector under section 4(2).'. 17 (4) Section 3, definitions, as amended-- 18 relocate to the schedule as inserted by this Act. 19 Clause 17 Amendment of s 4 (Officers and districts) 20 (1) Section 4, heading, `and districts'-- 21 omit. 22 (2) Section 4(1)-- 23 omit, insert-- 24 `(1) The chief executive may appoint a registrar of brands and 25 deputy registrar of brands.'. 26 (3) Section 4(2) and (3)-- 27

s 18 12 s 19 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 omit. 1 (4) Section 4(1A)-- 2 renumber as section 4(2). 3 Clause 18 Amendment of s 7A (Manner of imprinting horse and 4 cattle brands) 5 (1) Section 7A, heading, after `brands'-- 6 insert-- 7 `and pig brands'. 8 (2) Section 7A(2), after `brand'-- 9 insert-- 10 `or pig brand'. 11 Clause 19 Insertion of new pt 3, div 1, and div 2 hdg 12 After section 22-- 13 insert-- 14 `Part 3 Inspectors 15 `Division 1 Appointment and related provisions 16 `22A Appointment and qualifications 17 `(1) The chief executive may appoint any of the following persons 18 as an inspector-- 19 (a) a public service officer or employee; 20 (b) an employee of the Commonwealth or another State; 21 (c) an employee of a local government; 22 (d) a veterinary surgeon under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 23 1936; 24 (e) an individual included in a class of persons declared 25 under a regulation to be an approved class of persons for 26 this section. 27

s 19 13 s 19 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `(2) However, the chief executive may appoint a person as an 1 inspector only if satisfied the person is qualified for 2 appointment because the person has the necessary expertise or 3 experience. 4 `22B Appointment conditions and limit on powers 5 `(1) An inspector holds office on any conditions stated in-- 6 (a) for an appointed inspector--the inspector's instrument 7 of appointment; or 8 (b) a signed notice given to the inspector; or 9 (c) a regulation. 10 `(2) The instrument of appointment, a signed notice given to the 11 inspector or a regulation may limit the inspector's powers 12 under this Act. 13 `(3) In this section-- 14 signed notice means a notice signed by the chief executive. 15 `22C Issue of identity card 16 `(1) The chief executive must issue an identity card to each 17 appointed inspector. 18 `(2) The identity card must-- 19 (a) contain a recent photo of the inspector; and 20 (b) contain a copy of the inspector's signature; and 21 (c) identify the person as an inspector under this Act; and 22 (d) state an expiry date for the card. 23 `(3) This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity 24 card to a person for this Act and other purposes. 25 `22D Identity card for particular inspectors 26 `The identity card for a person who is an inspector under 27 section 4(2) is the person's identity card as a police officer. 28

s 19 14 s 19 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `22E Production or display of identity card 1 `(1) In exercising a power under this Act in relation to another 2 person, an inspector must-- 3 (a) produce the inspector's identity card for the other 4 person's inspection before exercising the power; or 5 (b) have the identity card displayed so it is clearly visible to 6 the other person when exercising the power. 7 `(2) However, if it is not practicable to comply with subsection 8 (1), the inspector must produce the identity card for the other 9 person's inspection at the first reasonable opportunity. 10 `(3) For subsection (1), an inspector does not exercise a power in 11 relation to another person only because the inspector-- 12 (a) has entered a place that is a public place and entry is 13 made when it is open to the public; or 14 (b) for the purpose of asking the occupier of a place for 15 consent to enter-- 16 (i) enters land around premises at the place to an 17 extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or 18 (ii) enters part of the place the inspector reasonably 19 considers members of the public ordinarily are 20 allowed to enter when they wish to contact the 21 occupier. 22 `22F When appointed inspector ceases to hold office 23 `(1) An appointed inspector ceases to hold office if any of the 24 following happens-- 25 (a) the term of office stated in a condition of office ends; 26 (b) under another condition of office, the inspector ceases to 27 hold office; 28 (c) the inspector's resignation under section 22G takes 29 effect. 30 `(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the ways an appointed inspector 31 may cease to hold office. 32 `(3) In this section-- 33

s 20 15 s 21 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 condition of office means a condition on which the appointed 1 inspector holds office. 2 `22G Resignation 3 `An appointed inspector may resign by signed notice given to 4 the chief executive. 5 `22H Return of identity card 6 `A person who ceases to be an appointed inspector must return 7 the person's identity card to the chief executive within 21 days 8 after ceasing to be an inspector, unless the person has a 9 reasonable excuse. 10 Maximum penalty--20 penalty units. 11 `Division 2 Powers'. 12 Clause 20 Amendment of s 34 (Regulation making power) 13 (1) Section 34, heading, `Regulation making'-- 14 omit, insert-- 15 `Regulation-making'. 16 (2) Section 34-- 17 insert-- 18 `(3) Also, a regulation may appoint any part of the State to be a 19 district for the purposes of this Act.'. 20 Clause 21 Insertion of new pt 7 21 After section 34-- 22 insert-- 23

s 22 16 s 24 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `Part 7 Transitional provision for 1 Primary Industries Legislation 2 Amendment Act 2006 3 `35 Particular inspectors continue in office 4 `(1) This section applies to a person who, immediately before the 5 commencement, was an inspector appointed under section 6 4(1) as in force before the commencement. 7 `(2) On the commencement, the person is taken to be an appointed 8 inspector. 9 `(3) In this section-- 10 commencement means the day this section commences.'. 11 Part 5 Amendment of Drugs Misuse 12 Act 1986 13 Clause 22 Act amended in pt 5 and schedule 14 This part and the schedule amend the Drugs Misuse Act 1986. 15 Clause 23 Amendment of s 46 (Definitions for pt 5B) 16 Section 46-- 17 insert-- 18 `prescribed photograph, of a person, means a recent colour 19 photograph of the person of a size prescribed under a 20 regulation and certified as a photograph of the person in the 21 way prescribed under a regulation.'. 22 Clause 24 Amendment of s 52 (What grower licence authorises) 23 Section 52(b), note, from `While' to `The difference'-- 24 omit, insert-- 25

s 25 17 s 27 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 1 `Certified cannabis seed is seed certified to produce plants with a 2 THC concentration in their leaves and flowering heads of not 3 more than 0.5%. However, industrial cannabis plants may have a 4 THC concentration in their leaves and flowering heads of not 5 more than 1%. The difference'. Clause 25 Amendment of s 54 (Application for licence) 6 Section 54(2)-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `(2) The application must be accompanied by-- 9 (a) the application fee prescribed under a regulation; and 10 (b) for an applicant who is an individual, 2 prescribed 11 photographs of the applicant; and 12 (c) for an applicant that is a corporation, 2 prescribed 13 photographs of the chief executive officer of the 14 corporation.'. 15 Clause 26 Amendment of s 57 (Eligibility for researcher licence) 16 Section 57(2), from `the person'-- 17 omit, insert-- 18 `the individual-- 19 (a) has been convicted within the preceding 10 years of a 20 serious offence; or 21 (b) is affected by bankruptcy action.'. 22 Clause 27 Amendment of s 65 (Application for renewal) 23 Section 65(2)(c) and (d)-- 24 omit, insert-- 25 `(c) state the names and addresses of-- 26 (i) the licensee's close associates; and 27 (ii) if the licensee is a corporation--its executive 28 officers; and 29 (d) be accompanied by-- 30

s 28 18 s 29 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (i) the licence renewal fee prescribed under a 1 regulation; and 2 (ii) for a licensee who is an individual, 2 prescribed 3 photographs of the licensee; and 4 (iii) for a licensee that is a corporation, 2 prescribed 5 photographs of the chief executive officer of the 6 corporation.'. 7 Clause 28 Insertion of new pt 7, div 4 8 After section 137-- 9 insert-- 10 `Division 4 Provision for Primary Industries 11 Legislation Amendment Act 2006 12 `138 Provision about particular applications 13 `(1) This section applies if, before the commencement, a person 14 has applied for, or for renewal of, a licence under section 54 or 15 65 and the application has not been decided. 16 `(2) Sections 54 and 65 as in force immediately before the 17 commencement continue to apply to the application. 18 `(3) In this section-- 19 commencement means the day this section commences.'. 20 Part 6 Amendment of Exotic Diseases 21 in Animals Act 1981 22 Clause 29 Act amended in pt 6 and schedule 23 This part and the schedule amend the Exotic Diseases in 24 Animals Act 1981. 25

s 30 19 s 32 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Clause 30 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) 1 Schedule 2, definition exotic disease, `fowl plague,'-- 2 omit. 3 Part 7 Amendment of Grain Research 4 Foundation Act 1976 5 Clause 31 Act amended in pt 7 and schedule 6 This part and the schedule amend the Grain Research 7 Foundation Act 1976. 8 Clause 32 Insertion of new pts 4 and 5 9 After section 28-- 10 insert-- 11 `Part 4 Matters about dissolution of 12 the foundation 13 `Division 1 Preliminary 14 `29 Definitions for pt 4 15 `In this part-- 16 assets, of the foundation, means all assets of the foundation 17 immediately before the transfer day. 18 authorised person, for the replacement corporation, means its 19 secretary or another individual with the written authority of its 20 board of directors. 21

s 32 20 s 32 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 company limited by guarantee means a company limited by 1 guarantee under the Corporations Act, section 9.4 2 liabilities, of the foundation, means all liabilities of the 3 foundation immediately before the transfer day. 4 notice means written notice. 5 proposed transfer day see section 31(a). 6 replacement corporation see section 31(b). 7 transfer day means the day approved by the Minister under 8 section 34 as the transfer day for the foundation. 9 `Division 2 Dissolution of the foundation 10 `Subdivision 1 Steps to transfer and dissolution 11 `30 Decision to transfer to replacement corporation 12 `The foundation must decide to dissolve itself and transfer its 13 assets and liabilities to a corporation that is not a statutory 14 body. 15 `31 Foundation to decide particular matters for transfer 16 `Under section 30, the foundation must decide the 17 following-- 18 (a) the day on which it proposes to transfer its assets and 19 liabilities (the proposed transfer day); 20 (b) the corporation to which it will transfer its assets and 21 liabilities (the replacement corporation). 22 4 Corporations Act, section 9-- company limited by guarantee means a company formed on the principle of having the liability of its members limited to the respective amounts that the members undertake to contribute to the property of the company if it is wound up. Corporations Act, section 124(1) (Legal capacity and powers of company) provides that--`A company limited by guarantee does not have the power to issue shares.'

s 32 21 s 32 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `32 Conditions for transfer 1 `The foundation may decide a corporation will be its 2 replacement corporation only if-- 3 (a) the corporation has, by notice to the foundation signed 4 by an authorised person for the corporation, agreed to be 5 the replacement corporation; and 6 (b) the corporation is a company limited by guarantee; and 7 (c) the foundation is satisfied that, on the transfer of its 8 assets and liabilities to the replacement corporation, 9 having regard to the requirements and purposes of the 10 transfer, the following will be appropriate-- 11 (i) the corporation's constitution; 12 (ii) the obligations, restrictions and rights that will 13 attach to members of the corporation; 14 (iii) the corporation's officers. 15 `33 Notice of decision about replacement corporation 16 `(1) The foundation must give the Minister notice of its decision 17 under section 30. 18 `(2) The notice must state the following-- 19 (a) the day the decision was made; 20 (b) the proposed transfer day; 21 (c) the replacement corporation's name; 22 (d) the replacement corporation is a company limited by 23 guarantee; 24 (e) the foundation is satisfied that, on the transfer of its 25 assets and liabilities to the replacement corporation, 26 having regard to the requirements and purposes of the 27 transfer, the following will be appropriate-- 28 (i) the corporation's constitution; 29 (ii) the obligations, restrictions and rights that will 30 attach to members of the corporation; 31 (iii) the corporation's officers. 32

s 32 22 s 32 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `(3) The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the notice 1 mentioned in section 32(a). 2 `34 Minister's decision about transfer 3 `(1) The Minister must consider the notice and may require 4 information from the foundation. 5 `(2) If the Minister does not consider that all requirements for this 6 division have been complied with for the transfer, the Minister 7 may give the foundation a written direction about the 8 requirements. 9 `(3) The foundation must comply with a direction given under 10 subsection (2). 11 `(4) The Minister must, by notice given to the foundation, approve 12 the proposed transfer day, or another day after the proposed 13 transfer day, as the transfer day for the foundation. 14 `(5) The day approved by the Minister as the transfer day for the 15 foundation must be declared by gazette notice. 16 `35 Transfer and dissolution 17 `On the transfer day-- 18 (a) the foundation's assets and liabilities are transferred to, 19 and become the assets and liabilities of, the replacement 20 corporation; and 21 (b) the foundation is dissolved. 22 `36 Replacement corporation does not represent the 23 State 24 `The replacement corporation-- 25 (a) does not represent the State; and 26 (b) can not make the State liable for the debts and 27 obligations of the corporation or any other person. 28

s 32 23 s 32 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `Subdivision 2 Provisions facilitating transfer 1 `37 Registration of transferred assets 2 `(1) A certificate signed by an authorised person for the 3 replacement corporation is evidence of an asset having 4 become an asset of the corporation on the transfer day if the 5 certificate-- 6 (a) identifies the asset; and 7 (b) states the asset was, immediately before the transfer day, 8 an asset of the foundation; and 9 (c) states that, under this division, the asset became an asset 10 of the replacement corporation on the transfer day. 11 `(2) If the certificate is given to an entity with registration 12 functions under a law of the State for assets of that kind, the 13 entity must do the following as if the certificate were an 14 appropriate instrument of transfer of the asset-- 15 (a) register the matter in the same way as transactions for 16 assets of that kind; 17 (b) deal with, and give effect to, the certificate. 18 19 Example of entity with registration functions-- 20 the registrar of titles `(3) A transfer of the asset to the replacement corporation may be 21 registered or given effect to under the law of another State or 22 the Commonwealth if-- 23 (a) the certificate is given to an entity with registration 24 functions for assets of that kind under the other State's 25 or the Commonwealth's law; and 26 (b) the entity is permitted by law to do so. 27 `38 References to the foundation 28 `A reference to the foundation in an Act or document existing 29 before its dissolution has effect, from its dissolution, as if it 30 were a reference to the replacement corporation, if the context 31 permits. 32

s 32 24 s 32 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `39 Continuity of proceedings and matters 1 `(1) A proceeding that, if the foundation were not dissolved, might 2 have been started or continued by or against the foundation 3 may, from its dissolution, be started or continued by or against 4 the replacement corporation. 5 `(2) All matters started by the foundation before its dissolution 6 may be completed by the replacement corporation after the 7 foundation's dissolution. 8 `40 Employees 9 `(1) A person employed by the foundation immediately before the 10 transfer day becomes, on the transfer day, an employee of the 11 replacement corporation. 12 `(2) Subsection (1) does not-- 13 (a) constitute a redundancy or retrenchment of the person's 14 employment by the foundation; or 15 (b) entitle the person to a benefit or payment merely 16 because the person is no longer employed by the 17 foundation; or 18 (c) interrupt the person's continuity of service. 19 `(3) For the Industrial Relations Act 1999, the person's period of 20 employment with the foundation is taken to be an equivalent 21 period of employment with the replacement corporation. 22 `(4) Subject to the Industrial Relations Act 1999, the person has 23 the same employment rights against the replacement 24 corporation that the person had against the foundation 25 immediately before the transfer day. 26 `(5) If an industrial instrument under the Industrial Relations Act 27 1999 bound the person and the foundation immediately before 28 the transfer day, it binds the person and the replacement 29 corporation. 30 `41 Members stop holding office 31 `(1) A person who, immediately before the transfer day, was a 32 member of the foundation goes out of office on the transfer 33 day. 34

s 33 25 s 34 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `(2) No compensation is payable to a person because of subsection 1 (1). 2 `Division 3 Miscellaneous 3 `42 Application of pt 4 4 `This part is declared to be a law to which the Acts 5 Interpretation Act 1954, section 20A5 applies. 6 `Part 5 Repeal of Act 7 `43 Repeal 8 `This Act is repealed immediately after the transfer day.'. 9 Part 8 Amendment of Veterinary 10 Surgeons Act 1936 11 Clause 33 Act amended in pt 8 and schedule 12 This part and the schedule amend the Veterinary Surgeons Act 13 1936. 14 Clause 34 Amendment of s 8 (Board to hold triennial election) 15 (1) Section 8(1A), from `The first' to `third year as'-- 16 omit, insert-- 17 `Each election after the first election must be held on the day 18 in every third year that'. 19 5 Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 20A (Repeal does not end saving, transitional or validating effect etc.)

s 35 26 s 37 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (2) Section 8-- 1 insert-- 2 `(1B) The day appointed by the board under subsection (2) must be 3 no later than 30 June.'. 4 (3) Section 8(1A) to (3)-- 5 renumber as section 8(2) to (5). 6 Clause 35 Amendment of s 15E (Jurisdiction and decisions of 7 tribunal) 8 Section 15E(4)-- 9 omit. 10 Clause 36 Amendment of s 15F (Proceedings of tribunal) 11 (1) Section 15F, heading, after `tribunal'-- 12 insert-- 13 `--general'. 14 (2) Section 15F(1), from `and shall'-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `and, subject to this Act, may conduct its business and 17 proceedings before it in the way it decides.'. 18 Clause 37 Replacement of s 15G (Registrar of tribunal) 19 Section 15G-- 20 omit, insert-- 21 `15G Registrar of tribunal 22 `The registrar of the board is the registrar of the tribunal. 23 `15H Tribunal to comply with natural justice etc. 24 `For proceedings before it, the tribunal-- 25 (a) must comply with natural justice; and 26

s 37 27 s 37 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (b) must act as quickly, and with as little formality and 1 technicality, as is consistent with a fair and proper 2 consideration of the issue before it; and 3 (c) is not bound by the rules of evidence. 4 `15I Powers of tribunal about taking evidence 5 `(1) For proceedings before it, the tribunal may-- 6 (a) take evidence on oath; or 7 (b) require a person who is to give evidence before the 8 tribunal to take an oath; or 9 (c) administer an oath to a person who is to give evidence 10 before the tribunal. 11 `(2) The oath to be taken or made by a person is an oath that the 12 evidence the person will give will be true. 13 `15J Witnesses 14 `(1) The registrar of the tribunal may, by written notice (an 15 attendance notice) given to a person, require the person to 16 attend the tribunal at a stated reasonable time and place-- 17 (a) to give evidence or answer questions; or 18 (b) to produce a stated thing. 19 `(2) A party to a proceeding may apply to the registrar of the 20 tribunal, in the approved form, for an attendance notice to be 21 given to a person. 22 `(3) The registrar of the tribunal must give the attendance notice to 23 the person unless the tribunal reasonably believes it is 24 unnecessary or inappropriate to do so. 25 `15K Tribunal may exclude witnesses from proceeding 26 `(1) This section applies if a person is to give evidence before the 27 tribunal in a proceeding. 28 `(2) The tribunal may direct that the person be excluded from a 29 part or all of the proceeding until the person gives evidence if 30 the tribunal reasonably believes the person's attendance 31

s 37 28 s 37 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 before giving evidence would seriously prejudice the fairness 1 of the proceeding. 2 `15L Witness expenses and allowances 3 `(1) A witness who appears before the tribunal in a proceeding-- 4 (a) may, before giving evidence, ask the tribunal to decide 5 the amount to be paid to the witness for expenses; and 6 (b) is entitled to be paid the allowance prescribed under a 7 regulation for attendance before the tribunal. 8 `(2) The expenses and allowance must be paid by the party calling 9 the witness. 10 `(3) The tribunal may decide not to compel the witness to give his 11 or her evidence until the relevant party has paid the expenses 12 and allowance or given security to the tribunal for the 13 expenses and allowance. 14 `15M Inspection of things 15 `(1) If a thing is produced to the tribunal in a proceeding, the 16 tribunal may inspect it. 17 `(2) The tribunal may do all or any of the following if the tribunal 18 considers the thing may be relevant to the proceeding-- 19 (a) photograph the thing; 20 (b) for a document--make a copy of, or take an extract 21 from, the thing; 22 (c) keep the thing while it is necessary for the proceeding 23 and any appeal relating to the proceeding. 24 `(3) If the tribunal keeps the thing, it must permit a person 25 otherwise entitled to possession of the thing to-- 26 (a) for a document--inspect, make a copy of, or take an 27 extract from, the document at the reasonable time and 28 place the tribunal decides; and 29 (b) for another thing--inspect or photograph the thing at the 30 reasonable time and place the tribunal decides. 31

s 37 29 s 37 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `15N Tribunal to keep record of evidence 1 `The tribunal must keep, in the way it considers appropriate, a 2 record of evidence given to it in a proceeding. 3 `Division 3 Other matters 4 `15O Matters tribunal must consider in making particular 5 decision 6 `(1) This section applies to the tribunal in making a decision on a 7 proceeding before it about-- 8 (a) a charge alleging misconduct in a professional respect 9 against a veterinary surgeon; or 10 (b) whether or not a veterinary surgeon's name should be 11 removed from the register of veterinary surgeons 12 because he or she is medically unfit to practise 13 veterinary science. 14 `(2) In making its decision, the tribunal-- 15 (a) must have regard to any relevant previous decisions of 16 which the tribunal is aware about the veterinary surgeon 17 by the tribunal, the board or a committee; and 18 (b) may have regard to any relevant previous decisions 19 about the veterinary surgeon by a foreign disciplinary 20 body. 21 `(3) For subsection (2)(a), the tribunal may access the previous 22 decisions of the board or a committee and the reasons for the 23 decision. 24 `(4) Subsection (2) does not limit the matters the tribunal may 25 consider in making its decision. 26 `(5) In this section-- 27 committee means a committee of medical practitioners 28 appointed under section 22D(1). 29 foreign disciplinary body means an entity established under 30 the law of another State or a foreign country having functions 31 similar to the functions of the tribunal or board. 32

s 37 30 s 37 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `15P Notice of tribunal decision 1 `(1) As soon as practicable after the tribunal makes a decision on a 2 proceeding before it, the registrar of the tribunal must give 3 written notice of the decision to the parties to the proceeding. 4 `(2) The notice must state-- 5 (a) the decision; and 6 (b) the reasons for the decision, including the reasons for 7 any order made or other action taken by the tribunal 8 under section 22E;6 and 9 (c) if a party to the proceeding may appeal under section 10 22H against the decision-- 11 (i) that the party may appeal against the decision to 12 the District Court; and 13 (ii) how to appeal. 14 `15Q Effect of tribunal's decision 15 `A decision of the tribunal on a proceeding before it is binding 16 on the parties to the proceeding. 17 `15R Costs 18 `(1) In a proceeding before it, the tribunal may make any decision 19 about costs it considers appropriate. 20 `(2) However, the costs allowable are only-- 21 (a) the costs that would be allowable if the proceeding were 22 a proceeding in the District Court;7 and 23 (b) if the board conducted an investigation of a matter 24 before referring the matter for hearing by the 25 tribunal--the cost to the board of conducting the 26 investigation. 27 6 Section 22E (Orders of tribunal on charge of misconduct in a professional respect) 7 See the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999, schedule 2 (Scale of costs--District Court).

s 37 31 s 37 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 `(3) Without limiting subsection (1), in making a decision about an 1 order for costs, the tribunal-- 2 (a) must take into consideration the cost of any 3 investigation for the matter the subject of the 4 proceeding; and 5 (b) must not take into consideration the amount of a penalty, 6 if any, imposed on a veterinary surgeon in the 7 proceeding. 8 `(4) A party to a proceeding is not entitled to costs merely 9 because-- 10 (a) the party was the beneficiary of an order of the tribunal; 11 or 12 (b) the party was legally represented at the proceeding. 13 `15S Protection of members, legal representatives and 14 witnesses 15 `(1) A member of the tribunal has, in the performance of his or her 16 functions for the tribunal, the same protection and immunity 17 as a District Court judge performing the functions of a judge. 18 `(2) A party appearing before the tribunal has the same protection 19 and immunity as the party would have if the proceeding were 20 a proceeding in the District Court. 21 `(3) A witness appearing before the tribunal has the same 22 protection and immunity as a witness in a proceeding in the 23 District Court. 24 `(4) In this section-- 25 party includes a party's lawyer or agent. 26 `15T Contempt of tribunal 27 `A person must not, without reasonable excuse-- 28 (a) insult a member of the tribunal in relation to the 29 performance of his or her functions for the tribunal; or 30 (b) interrupt a proceeding before the tribunal; or 31

s 38 32 s 38 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (c) create a disturbance. or take part in creating or 1 continuing a disturbance, in or near a place the tribunal 2 is sitting; or 3 (d) do anything else that would, if the tribunal were a court 4 of record, be a contempt of court. 5 Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 6 `15U Obstructing tribunal 7 `(1) A person must not obstruct or improperly influence the 8 conduct of a proceeding before the tribunal. 9 Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. 10 `(2) In this section-- 11 influence includes attempt to influence. 12 obstruct includes hinder, resist and attempt to obstruct.'. 13 Clause 38 Amendment of s 16 (Keeping registers) 14 (1) Section 16(1) and (1A)-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `(1) The registrar must keep-- 17 (a) the register of veterinary surgeons, Queensland; and 18 (b) the register of veterinary specialists, Queensland. 19 `(1A) The registrar must-- 20 (a) keep the registers in electronic form; and 21 (b) make the registers available for inspection on the 22 board's website. 23 24 Editor's note-- 25 '. (2) Section 16(2) and (2A), `shall'-- 26 omit, insert-- 27 `must'. 28 (3) Section 16(2)(d) and (2A)(d)-- 29

s 39 33 s 40 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 omit, insert-- 1 `(d) any other particulars decided by the board.'. 2 (4) Section 16(3), (5) and (6)-- 3 omit. 4 (5) Section 16(1A) to (4A)-- 5 renumber as section 16(2) to (6). 6 Clause 39 Amendment of s 17 (Roll fee) 7 (1) Section 17, heading, `Roll'-- 8 omit, insert-- 9 `Annual'. 10 (2) Section 17(1) to (2A), `roll'-- 11 omit. 12 (3) Section 17(2) and (2A), `subsection (1A)'-- 13 omit, insert-- 14 `subsection (2)'. 15 (4) Section 17(3), from `all arrears'-- 16 omit, insert-- 17 `payment of the fees prescribed under a regulation.'. 18 (5) Section 17(1A) to (3)-- 19 renumber as section 17(2) to (5). 20 Clause 40 Amendment of s 19 (Application for registration) 21 (1) Section 19(1)(a), `as prescribed'-- 22 omit, insert-- 23 `in the approved form'. 24 (2) Section 19(3), `by post'-- 25 omit. 26 (3) Section 19(3)-- 27

s 41 34 s 42 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 renumber as section 19(2). 1 (4) Section 19(4)-- 2 omit. 3 Clause 41 Amendment of s 19A (Provisional registration) 4 (1) Section 19A(1), `may grant'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `may ask the registrar to grant'. 7 (2) Section 19A(2) to (5)-- 8 renumber as section 19A(3) to (6). 9 (3) Section 19A-- 10 insert-- 11 `(2) The registrar must comply with a request under subsection 12 (1).'. 13 (4) Section 19A(4), as renumbered, `pursuant to subsection (2) 14 shall'-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `under subsection (3) must'. 17 (5) Section 19A(5), as renumbered, `Notwithstanding subsections 18 (1) and (2)'-- 19 omit, insert-- 20 `Despite subsections (1) to (3)'. 21 (6) Section 19A(6), as renumbered, `determined'-- 22 omit, insert-- 23 `decided'. 24 Clause 42 Amendment of s 20 (Certificates of registration) 25 Section 20, `as prescribed'-- 26 omit, insert-- 27 `in the approved form'. 28

s 43 35 s 44 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Clause 43 Amendment of s 23 (Surrender of certificate) 1 (1) Section 23(1), after `register'-- 2 insert-- 3 `under section 21(1)(a), (b) or (c)'. 4 (2) Section 23(1), `shall'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `must'. 7 (3) Section 23(1)-- 8 insert-- 9 `Maximum penalty--10 penalty units.'. 10 (4) Section 23(2)-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `(2) A person whose name has been removed from the register of 13 veterinary surgeons under section 21(1)(d) must, if asked in 14 writing by the board, and within 14 days after receiving the 15 request, give to the board each certificate of registration issued 16 to the person under this Act. 17 Maximum penalty--10 penalty units. 18 `(3) A requirement under this section does not apply to a person 19 for a certificate of registration if the board is satisfied, on 20 evidence satisfactory to the board, that the certificate has been 21 lost or destroyed.'. 22 Clause 44 Amendment of s 25Q (Using titles etc.) 23 (1) Section 25Q(1)(b), from `another' to `used'-- 24 omit, insert-- 25 `another title, name, initial or word suggesting, in the context 26 in which it is used'. 27 (2) Section 25Q(2)(b), from `another' to `used'-- 28 omit, insert-- 29 `another title, name, initial or word suggesting, in the context 30 in which it is used'. 31

s 45 36 s 47 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Clause 45 Omission of s 29 (Tribunal deemed to be commission of 1 inquiry) 2 Section 29-- 3 omit. 4 Clause 46 Insertion of new pt 6, div 2 5 After section 39-- 6 insert-- 7 `Division 2 Provision for Primary Industries 8 Legislation Amendment Act 2006 9 `40 Particular proceedings before the tribunal 10 `(1) This section applies to a proceeding before the tribunal that 11 was started before the commencement and has not been 12 decided by the tribunal. 13 `(2) For hearing, or continuing to hear, and making a decision on 14 the proceeding, this Act as in force before the commencement 15 continues to apply as if the Primary Industries Legislation 16 Amendment Act 2006, part 8 had not commenced. 17 `(3) In this section-- 18 commencement means the day this section commences.'. 19 Part 9 Repeal of Grain Industry 20 (Restructuring) Act 1991 21 Clause 47 Repeal 22 The Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act 1991 No. 91 is 23 repealed. 24

s 48 37 s 48 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Part 10 Minor and consequential 1 amendments 2 Clause 48 Acts amended in schedule 3 (1) The schedule amends the Acts it mentions. 4 (2) However, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a 5 particular Act if another provision of this Act states that the 6 schedule amends the particular Act. 7

38 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Schedule Minor and consequential 1 amendments 2 sections 6, 15, 22, 29, 31, 33 and 48 3 Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Queensland) 4 Act 1994 5 1 Sections 16(2), 21, 22, 23, 23A(1) and (2), 24, 28(1) and 30, 6 `NRA'-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `APVMA'. 9 2 Part 7, heading-- 10 omit, insert-- 11 `Part 7 Australian Pesticides and 12 Veterinary Medicines 13 Authority'. 14 3 Schedule, definition NRA-- 15 omit. 16 4 Schedule-- 17 insert-- 18 `APVMA means the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary 19 Medicines Authority under the Agricultural and Veterinary 20 Chemicals (Administration) Act.'. 21

39 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Schedule (continued) Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Act 1966 1 1 Schedule, definition NRA-- 2 omit. 3 2 Schedule-- 4 insert-- 5 `APVMA see the Agvet Code, section 3.'. 6 3 Schedule, definition distinguishing number, `NRA'-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `APVMA'. 9 Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 10 1 Section149(2)(a)(ii), `148(b)'-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `148(1)(b)'. 13 2 Section 155(1), after `If'-- 14 insert-- 15 `the'. 16

40 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Schedule (continued) Brands Act 1915 1 1 Before section 1-- 2 insert-- 3 `Part 1 Preliminary'. 4 2 Before section 5-- 5 insert-- 6 `Part 2 Applications for, and other 7 matters about, brands and 8 earmarks'. 9 3 Before section 24-- 10 insert-- 11 `Part 4 Particular offences'. 12 4 Before section 25-- 13 insert-- 14 `Part 5 Evidence'. 15 5 Before section 26-- 16 insert-- 17 `Part 6 Miscellaneous'. 18 6 After section 35, as inserted by this Act-- 19 insert-- 20

41 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Schedule (continued) `Schedule Dictionary 1 section 3'. 2 Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control 3 Act 1988 4 1 Section 7(2), `NRA'-- 5 omit, insert-- 6 `APVMA'. 7 2 Schedule, definitions National Registration Authority and 8 NRA-- 9 omit. 10 3 Schedule-- 11 insert-- 12 `APVMA see the Agvet Code, section 3.'. 13 4 Schedule, definition distinguishing number, `NRA'-- 14 omit, insert-- 15 `APVMA'. 16

42 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Schedule (continued) Drugs Misuse Act 1986 1 1 Section 111-- 2 relocate as section 111 in part 5B, division 13. 3 Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981 4 1 Section 44(1)(e), `Transport Infrastructure (Roads) Act 5 1991'-- 6 omit, insert-- 7 `Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995'. 8 2 Schedule 2, definitions chief inspector and government 9 veterinary officer, `see'-- 10 omit, insert-- 11 `see the'. 12 Grain Research Foundation Act 1976 13 1 Before section 1-- 14 insert-- 15 `Part 1 Preliminary'. 16 2 Section 4-- 17 insert-- 18 `assets, for part 4, see section 29. 19

43 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Schedule (continued) authorised person, for part 4, see section 29. 1 company limited by guarantee, for part 4, see section 29. 2 liabilities, for part 4, see section 29. 3 notice, for part 4, see section 29. 4 proposed transfer day, for part 4, see section 29. 5 replacement corporation, for part 4, see section 29. 6 transfer day, for part 4, see section 29.'. 7 3 Before section 5-- 8 insert-- 9 `Part 2 Matters about the foundation'. 10 4 Before section 28-- 11 insert-- 12 `Part 3 Miscellaneous'. 13 Veterinary Surgeons Act 1936 14 1 Section 15(3), `may determine'-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `decides'. 17 2 Part 2A, before section 15A-- 18 insert-- 19 `Division 1 Constitution and membership'. 20

44 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Schedule (continued) 3 Sections 15D(4)(a), 25F(a), 25I(b) and 33A(1), 1 `determined'-- 2 omit, insert-- 3 `decided'. 4 4 Before section 15E-- 5 insert-- 6 `Division 2 Jurisdiction and procedural 7 matters'. 8 5 Sections 15E(1), 15F(5), 22D(1) and 22H(1), `determine'-- 9 omit, insert-- 10 `decide'. 11 6 Sections 18A(5), 19E(3)(c) and 29A, `determines'-- 12 omit, insert-- 13 `decides'. 14 7 Sections 22(3) and 22G(1), `determination'-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `deciding'. 17 8 Sections 22H(1)(b), 22H(5) and 32(3)(a), `determination'-- 18 omit, insert-- 19 `decision'. 20 9 Section 22H(2), `refusal or order or determination'-- 21 omit, insert-- 22 `refusal, order or decision'. 23

45 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 Schedule (continued) 10 Section 33D(4B), `determining'-- 1 omit, insert-- 2 `deciding'. 3 11 Part 6, heading-- 4 omit, insert-- 5 `Part 6 Transitional provisions 6 `Division 1 Provisions for Primary Industries 7 Legislation Amendment Act 2001'. 8 � State of Queensland 2006

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