Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Money standing to
the credit of the Account may be applied towards —
(a) the
enforcement of sections 3E, 3G, 3H, 4(4f) and 6, including operation of
the infringement notice system prescribed by section 8A;
(b) the
cost of measures to prevent or eradicate pests and diseases affecting fruit
trees or vegetable plants and their respective crops;
(c)
compensating growers for losses resulting from the measures mentioned in
paragraph (b);
(d)
promotion and encouragement of scientific research for the improvement of
fruit crops and vegetable crops and their respective transportation; and
(e)
purposes that the Minister considers will promote and encourage the fruit
growing industry or the vegetable growing industry.
(2) The amount that is
to be charged to the Account for the purpose specified in
subsection (1)(a) is to be determined annually by the Director General
and no money is to be charged for that purpose except as so determined.
(3) Money is not to be
charged to the Account for any purpose specified in subsection (1)(b) to
(e) except as determined by the Minister after consideration of advice and
recommendations from the body known as the Western Australian Fruit and
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
[Section 8C inserted by No. 4 of 1991
s. 9; amended by No. 49 of 1996 s. 64; No. 77 of 2006
s. 17.]