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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE COMMISSION ACT 1988

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Terms used

PART 2 -- Agricultural Produce Commission  

  • 4 Agricultural Produce Commission established
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  • 5 Constitution of Commission
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  • 6 Functions of Commission
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  • 6A Directions by Minister
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  • 6B Minister to have access to information
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  • 7 Funds of Commission
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  • 8 Application of funds
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  • 9 Commission may employ or engage persons

PART 3 -- Producers’ committees

Division 1 -- Establishing producers’ committees  

  • 10 Preliminary requirements for establishment of producers’ committees
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  • 11 Establishment of producers’ committee

Division 2 -- Allocating responsibility for produce to an existing producers’ committee  

  • 11A Preliminary requirements for allocating responsibility for agricultural produce to existing producers’ committee
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  • 11B Polls to allocate responsibility for produce to existing producers’ committee
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  • 11C Allocating responsibility for agricultural produce to existing producers’ committee
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  • 11D Notice of allocation of responsibility for agricultural produce to existing producers’ committee and appointing additional members

Division 3 -- Appointment of non-producers to producers’ committees  

  • 11E Appointment of non-producers to producers’ committees

Division 4 -- Functions of producers’ committees  

  • 12 Functions of producers’ committee
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  • 12A Power to enter orchards to administer fruit fly control scheme
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  • 13 Power to require statistical information
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  • 14 Imposition of charges for services

Division 5 -- Removing responsibility for agricultural produce from or dissolving producers’ committees  

  • 14A Removing responsibility for agricultural produce from producers’ committee after poll
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  • 14B Removing responsibility for agricultural produce from producers’ committee without poll
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  • 15 Dissolution of producers’ committee after poll
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  • 15A Dissolution of producers’ committee without poll

Division 6 -- Conducting polls  

  • 16 List of producers
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  • 16A Weighted voting
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  • 16B Commission’s costs of conducting polls
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  • 17 Conduct of polls

Division 7 -- Other matters  

  • 18 Accounts
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  • 19 Voluntary associations of producers
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  • 19A Application to commercial and non-commercial producers of provisions relating to control of certain pests or diseases

PART 3A -- Compliance

Division 1 -- Authorised officers  

  • 19B Authorised officers

Division 2 -- Powers of authorised officers  

  • 19C Terms used
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  • 19D Obtaining information and relevant records
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  • 19E Failure to comply with directions
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  • 19F Self-incrimination not an excuse

PART 4 -- Miscellaneous  

  • 19G False or misleading information
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  • 20 Financial provisions
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  • 20A Giving notices and other documents electronically
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  • 21 Authentication
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  • 22 Recovery of charges
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  • 23 Evidentiary
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  • 24 Protection from liability
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  • 25 Regulations

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