Victorian Current Acts

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT 1990

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   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  

           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  
   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 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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