New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

GRAIN MARKETING ACT 1991

- As at 10 December 2008 
- Act 15 of 1991 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Delegation by Minister
   4A.     Delegation by Director-General
   4B.     Application of Corporations Law after commencement of Corporations legislation
   4C.     Application of Corporations legislation to certain matters

   PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1 - Constitution of the Board etc

   5.      Constitution of the Board
   6.      Membership of the Board
   7.      Managing Director of the Board
   8.      Selection Committee
   9.      Board may employ staff

           Division 2 - Grain Marketing Consultative Committee

   10.     Constitution of Grain Marketing Consultative Committee
   11.     Functions of the Consultative Committee
   12.     Membership of the Consultative Committee
   13.     Other provisions relating to the Consultative Committee

           Division 3 - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 4 - Winding up and dissolution of Board

   20.     Operation of Division
   21.     Advertisement by Minister as to time for petition
   22.     Petition and proclamation for poll to dissolve Board
   23.     Invitation by Minister for representations on dissolution
   24.     Winding up and dissolution

           Division 5 - General provisions

   25.     Expiry and effect of petitions
   26.     Certain persons taken to be producers for the purposes of petition, poll or election
   27.     Report to be published in connection with poll
   28.     Provisions as to polls
   29.     Dismissal of the Board
   30.     Board not to be concerned in party politics
   31.     Appointment of administrator

   PART 3 - FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD

           Division 1 - General functions of the Board

   32.     General functions of the Board
   33.     Functions relating to the marketing of the commodity
   34.     Voluntary deliveries of the commodity
   35.     Board may deal in commodity
   36.     Grades and wholesale prices of the commodity
   37.     Manufacturing and processing of the commodity
   38.     Board may deal in other products etc

           Division 2 - Agents etc

   39.     Appointment of authorised agents
   40.     Appointment of authorised buyers
   41.     Board may act as marketing agent
   42.     Board may act as purchasing agent
   43.     Miscellaneous functions
   44.     Trading activities and activities as agent etc

   PART 4 - COMMODITIES

           Division 1 - General

   45.     Vesting of commodities in Board
   46.     Exemption by Board
   47.     Consultation with Consultative Committee concerning compulsory acquisition
   48.     Avoidance of contracts for sale of commodity
   49.     Remedy against Board confined to claim for account

           Division 2 - Delivery of commodities to Board

   50.     Delivery of commodity
   51.     Acceptance of commodity
   52.     Revesting of commodity if not accepted
   53.     Duty to give notice of encumbrances

           Division 3 - Payment for vested commodities

   54.     Payments
   55.     Schemes for payments
   56.     Board not liable for payments made in good faith
   57.     Board protected in certain cases

   PART 5 - FINANCE

   58.     Financial accounting period
   59.     (Repealed)
   60.     Charges and fees
   61.     Costs incurred by Department etc on behalf of the Board
   62.     Reserves
   63.     Retention of certain money owing by the Board
   64.     Financial accommodation
   65.     Investment
   66.     Futures contracts
   67.     Loans to members

   PART 6 - PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

           Division 1 - Accounts and reports

   68.     Review of activities by Director-General
   69.     Reports by the Board
   70.     Annual reports by Director-General
   71.     Annual meetings of the Board

           Division 2 - 5 year operational plans

   72.     Strategic plans

           Division 3 - Management audits

   73.     Management audits
   74.     Powers of Director-General etc at management audit
   75.     Reports of management audits
   76.     Reports to be provided

   PART 7 - WINDING UP, ARRANGEMENTS ETC

   77.     Definitions
   78.     Crown to be bound
   79.     Application of winding up provisions
   80.     Power to compromise with creditors
   81.     Information as to compromise with creditors
   82.     Regulations and rules
   83.     Exercise of statutory functions
   84.     Persons in default

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   85.     Authorised officers
   86.     Information to be furnished
   87.     Access to premises and motor vehicles
   88.     Demanding name and residential address
   89.     Offences
   90.     Duties and liability of certain persons
   91.     Offences by members and officers
   92.     Secrecy
   93.     Restrictions on certain dealings
   94.     Proceedings
   95.     Offences by corporations
   96.     Evidentiary provisions
   97.     Service of notices
   98.     Liability
   99.     Regulations
   100.    Authorisation of certain acts and things for the purposes of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth
   101.    Dissolution of marketing boards
   102.    (Repealed)
   103.    Savings and transitional provisions
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           Schedule 4 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 5