Victorian Consolidated Legislation

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT 1990

No. 48 of 1990
Version incorporating amendments as at 16 November 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     Territorial application of this Act
   3B.     Act binds the Crown

   PART 2-ORDERS

           Division 1-Making, continuation, amendment and revocation

   4.      Petition for the making of an Order
   5.      Department Head's report
   6.      Public meeting
   7.      Poll for the making of an Order
   8.      Making and commencement of an Order
   9.      Term of Orders and continuation
   10.     Amendment and remaking of Orders
   11.     Revocation of Orders
   12.     General provisions as to Orders
   12A.    Repealed

           Division 2-Contents of Orders

   13.     Principal contents
   14.     The Committee
   15.     Functions of a Committee
   16.     Powers of a Committee
   17.     A Committee's proceedings
   18.     Powers of authorised officers
   19.     Miscellaneous

           Division 3-Orders enabling extra-territorial effect

   19A.    Declaration of participating jurisdictions and corresponding legislation
   19B.    Making of Orders to have extra-territorial operation outside Victoria
   19C.    Declaration of recognised instruments to allow interstate legislation to have extra-territorial effect in Victoria
   19D.    Disallowance of Orders providing for extra-territorial
           operation

   PART 3-COMMITTEES

           Division 1-Constitution

   20.     Constitution
   21.     Committees to be bodies corporate
   22.     Committees do not represent the Crown
   23.     Membership
   24.     Proceedings
   25.     Remuneration
   26.     Term of office
   27.     Vacancies, resignation, removal from office
   28.     Casual vacancies
   29.     Pecuniary interests of members
   30.     Validity of decisions
   31.     Staff
   32.     Delegation
   33.     Confidentiality and misuse of information
   34.     Bribery

           Division 2-Objectives, functions and powers

   35.     Objectives of Committees
   36.     Functions and powers generally
   37.     Further provisions as to particular functions and powers
   38.     Committees not to be concerned in party politics
   39.     Establishment of Funds
   39A.    Transfer between funds
   40.     Financial accommodation
   41.     Investment
   42.     Annual meetings
   43.     Repealed
   44.     Information to be given by Committees
   45.     Plans of operations
   46.     Ministerial direction

           Division 3-Action and project plans

   47.     Annual action plans
   48.     New projects
   49.     Use of proceeds of charges

           Division 4-Authorised officers

   50.     Appointment
   51.     Powers of authorised officers
   51A.    Search warrants
   51B.    Announcement before entry
   51C.    Details of warrant to be given to occupier
   52.     Offence to obstruct etc. an authorised officer

           Division 5-Dismissal

   53.     Dismissal of the members of a Committee

           Division 6-Winding-up and dissolution

   54.     Winding-up and dissolution

   PART 4-COMMITTEES WITH EXTRA-TERRITORIAL APPLICATION

           Division 1-Preliminary

   55.     Laws associated with agricultural industry development legislation

           Division 2-Area transferred to control of Victoria with respect
           to specified commodity

   56.     Application of Victorian agricultural industry development legislation and associated laws in area outside Victoria
   57.     Conferral of functions etc. and jurisdiction on Victoria

           Division 3-Area transferred to the control of participating jurisdiction with respect to specified commodity

   57A.    Application of participating jurisdiction's agricultural industry development legislation and associated laws in Victoria
   57B.    Conferral of functions, powers and jurisdiction on participating jurisdiction
   57C.    Provisions of agricultural industry development legislation
           of the participating jurisdiction with specific application not
           to apply

   PART 4A-Repealed

   57D.    Repealed

   PART 5-POLLS

   58.     Provisions as to polls
   58A.    Offences relating to polls
   58B.    Special provisions for polls relating to extra-territorial committees

   PART 6-GENERAL

   59.     Delegation
   60.     Evidentiary provisions
   61.     Service
   62.     Regulations

   PART 7-TRANSITIONAL

   63.     Transitional order making powers
   64.     Poll of Murray Valley citrus producers

   PART 8-TRANSITIONALS

   65.     Definitions
   66.     Transitional
   67.     Special powers of new Committee
   68.     Duties of approved receivers
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           1, 2-Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details