Western Australian Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE COMMISSION ACT 1988 - SECT 6

6 .         Functions of the Commission

        (1)         Subject to this Act the Commission may —

            (a)         establish producers’ committees in relation to agricultural produce;

            (b)         appoint members to producers’ committees;

            (c)         advertise for the formation of producers’ committees;

            (d)         conduct polls as prescribed under this Act for the purposes of the establishment and operation of producers’ committees;

            (e)         dissolve producers’ committees and appoint liquidators for the winding up of producers’ committees;

            (f)         provide such services in relation to the functioning of producers’ committees as are necessary from time to time;

            (g)         direct, co-ordinate and supervise the functioning and expenditure of producers’ committees; and

            (h)         provide such other services to producers’ committees as the Minister may direct.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1), a producers’ committee may be established —

            (a)         in relation to any agricultural produce of a particular kind, class or variety or which possesses a particular characteristic;

            (b)         in relation to a number of different kinds, classes or varieties of agricultural produce; or

            (c)         to achieve specified objects in relation to any agricultural produce,

                for the whole State or part of the State.

        (3)         In performing its functions in relation to a producers’ committee the Commission shall have regard to advice to it from the committee.

        [Section 6 amended by No. 29 of 1993 s. 4; No. 20 of 2000 s. 10, 28 and 31.]