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ACTS AMENDMENT AND REPEAL (COMPETITION POLICY) BILL 2002

                     Western Australia


 Acts Amendment and Repeal (Competition
            Policy) Bill 2002

                        CONTENTS


      Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.    Short title                                        2
2.    Commencement                                       2
      Part 2 -- Repeals
3.    Bread Act 1982 repealed, and consequential
      amendment to Consumer Affairs Act 1971             3
4.    Wheat Marketing Act 1989 repealed, and
      consequential amendment to Bulk Handling Repeal
      Act 2000                                           3
      Part 3 -- Bush Fires Act 1954
5.    The Act amended                                    4
6.    Section 7 amended                                  4
7.    Section 33 amended                                 4
      Part 4 -- Chicken Meat Industry
           Act 1977
8.    The Act amended                                    5
9.    Section 4 amended                                  5
10.   Section 15 amended                                 5
11.   Section 16 amended                                 6
12.   Section 17 repealed                                7
13.   Section 18 amended                                 7
14.   Section 19 repealed                                8
15.   Section 19A amended                                8
16.   Section 24 amended                                 9


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Contents



   17.     Section 27 repealed                               10
   18.     Section 28 repealed                               10
           Part 5 -- Conservation and Land
                Management Act 1984
   19.     The Act amended                                   11
   20.     Section 140 repealed                              11
   21.     Section 143 repealed                              11
           Part 6 -- Eastern Goldfields Transport
                Board Act 1984
   22.     The Act amended                                   12
   23.     Section 5 amended                                 12
   24.     Section 35 repealed                               12
           Part 7 -- Edith Cowan University
                Act 1984
   25.     The Act amended                                   13
   26.     Section 38 replaced by sections 38, 38A and 38B   13
           Part 8 -- Gold Corporation Act 1987
   27.     The Act amended                                   15
   28.     Section 4 amended                                 15
   29.     Section 20 repealed                               16
   30.     Section 21 amended                                16
   31.     Section 23 inserted                               16
   32.     Section 35 amended                                16
   33.     Section 44 amended                                17
   34.     Section 48 amended                                18
   35.     Section 53 amended                                18
           Part 9 -- Hire-Purchase Act 1959
   36.     The Act amended                                   19
   37.     Section 1 amended                                 19
   38.     Section 1A inserted                               19
           Part 10 -- Licensed Surveyors Act 1909
   39.     The Act amended                                   21
   40.     Sections 4 and 7 amended, and transitional        21
   41.     Section 26A amended                               23

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      Part 11 -- Perth Market Act 1926
42.   The Act amended                                      24
43.   Section 11A amended                                  24
44.   Section 11B repealed                                 25
45.   Section 13 amended                                   25
      Part 12 -- Sandalwood Act 1929
46.   The Act amended                                      26
47.   Section 3 amended                                    26
      Part 13 -- State Supply Commission
           Act 1991
48.   The Act amended                                      27
49.   Section 26J repealed                                 27
      Part 14 -- Valuation of Land Act 1978
50.   The Act amended                                      28
51.   Section 6 amended, and transitional                  28
52.   Section 14 amended                                   28
53.   Section 16A inserted                                 29
54.   Section 25 amended                                   30
      Part 15 -- Western Australian Meat
           Industry Authority Act 1976
55.   The Act amended                                      31
56.   Section 16 amended                                   31
57.   Section 19 amended                                   32
58.   Section 21 repealed                                  32
59.   Section 23 amended                                   32




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                           Western Australia


                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

                      (As amended in Committee)



    Acts Amendment and Repeal (Competition
               Policy) Bill 2002


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the statute law for the purposes of competition
policy by repealing --
•  the Bread Act 1982; and
•  the Wheat Marketing Act 1989,
and by making amendments to various enactments, and for related
purposes.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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                             Part 1 -- Preliminary
    1.         Short title
               This Act may be cited as the Acts Amendment and Repeal
               (Competition Policy) Act 2002.

5   2.         Commencement
         (1)   This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.
         (2)   Different days may be fixed under subsection (1) for different
               provisions.




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                                                   Repeals             Part 2

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                               Part 2 -- Repeals
     3.         Bread Act 1982 repealed, and consequential amendment to
                Consumer Affairs Act 1971
          (1)   The Bread Act 1982 is repealed.
 5        (2)   The Schedule to the Consumer Affairs Act 1971* is amended by
                deleting "Bread Act 1982.".
                [* Reprinted as at 25 March 1999.]
                   For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                   Western Australia, Table 1, p. 74.]

10   4.         Wheat Marketing Act 1989 repealed, and consequential
                amendment to Bulk Handling Repeal Act 2000
          (1)   The Wheat Marketing Act 1989 is repealed.
          (2)   Section 17 of the Bulk Handling Repeal Act 2000* is repealed.
                [* Act No. 33 of 2000.
15                 For subsequent amendments see Act No. 30 of 2002.]




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     Part 3       Bush Fires Act 1954

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                        Part 3 -- Bush Fires Act 1954
     5.         The Act amended
                The amendments in this Part are to the Bush Fires Act 1954*.
                [* Reprinted as at 20 January1997.
 5                 For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                   Western Australia, Table 1, p. 41.]

     6.         Section 7 amended
                Section 7 is amended as follows:
                  (a) before "In" by inserting the subsection
10                     designation "(1)";
                 (b) in the definition of "occupier of land" after "means" by
                       inserting --
                       " , subject to subsection (2), ";
                  (c) by inserting the following subsection --
15          "
                (2)   Subject to section 33(9), a reference in this Act to an
                      owner or occupier of land does not include a reference
                      to a department of the Public Service that occupies land
                      or a State agency or instrumentality that owns or
20                    occupies land.
                                                                                 ".

     7.         Section 33 amended
                After section 33(8) the following subsection is inserted --
            "
25              (9)   In this section --
                      "owner or occupier of land" includes a prescribed
                           department of the Public Service that occupies
                           land or a prescribed State agency or
                           instrumentality that owns or occupies land.
30                                                                               ".


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                                   Chicken Meat Industry Act 1977         Part 4

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                 Part 4 -- Chicken Meat Industry Act 1977
     8.          The Act amended
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Chicken Meat Industry
                 Act 1977*.
 5               [* Act No. 58 of 1977.
                    For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                    Western Australia, Table 1, p. 41.]

     9.          Section 4 amended
           (1)   Section 4(1) is amended by deleting the definitions of
10               "establish" and "processing plant".
           (2)   Section 4(2) is amended by deleting "a processor to a grower"
                 in the first place where it occurs and inserting instead --
                 " processors to growers ".

     10.         Section 15 amended
15               Section 15 is amended as follows:
                   (a) before "The" by inserting the subsection
                        designation "(1)";
                  (b) in paragraph (c) after "processor" by inserting --
                         "
20                             that is in or to the effect of the prescribed form
                               of agreement
                                                                                 ";
                  (c)    at the end of paragraph (f) by deleting the semicolon and
                         inserting a full stop instead;
25                (d)    by deleting paragraph (g);




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                     (e)    by inserting the following subsection --
             "
                 (2)       Without limiting paragraph (c) of subsection (1), the
                           matters that may be taken into consideration by the
 5                         Committee in performing its function under that
                           paragraph include --
                             (a) the productivity of growers;
                            (b) the average price for the time being determined
                                   under section 16; and
10                           (c) the market for chicken meat.
                                                                                     ".
     11.         Section 16 amended
           (1)   Section 16(1) is amended by deleting "standard price" and
                 inserting instead --
15               " average price that, subject to subsection (6), is ".
           (2)   Section 16(4) is amended as follows:
                   (a) by deleting "standard price" and inserting instead --
                        " average price that, subject to subsection (6), is ";
                  (b) by deleting "using cost of production figures supplied by
20                      the Department".
           (3)   Section 16(5) is amended by deleting "standard" and inserting
                 instead --
                 " average        ".
           (4)   Section 16(6)(b) is amended by deleting "all processors and
25               growers" and inserting instead --
                 "
                           a processor and a grower to whom subsection (7)
                           applies in relation to broiler chickens purchased or
                           otherwise received pursuant to an agreement referred to
30                         in that subsection
                                                                                     ".

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           (5)    After section 16(6) the following subsection is inserted --
             "
                  (7)   This subsection applies to a processor and a grower
                        between whom there is a written agreement for the
 5                      processor to purchase or otherwise receive broiler
                        chickens from the grower --
                          (a) that is in or to the effect of the prescribed form
                               of agreement; or
                          (b) that was, at the time it was entered into, in or to
10                             the effect of the form of agreement prescribed
                               at that time.
                                                                                     ".

     12.          Section 17 repealed
                  Section 17 is repealed.

15   13.          Section 18 amended
           (1)    Section 18(1) is amended by deleting "in or to the effect of the
                  prescribed form of agreement" and inserting instead --
                  " to which subsection (1a) applies ".
           (2)    After section 18(1) the following subsections are inserted --
20           "
                 (1a)   This subsection applies to --
                         (a) an agreement in or to the effect of the
                               prescribed form of agreement; or
                         (b) any other written agreement that provides for a
25                             dispute arising under the agreement to be
                               placed before the Committee for determination.
                 (1b)   Subsection (1a) does not apply to an agreement
                        referred to in paragraph (b) of that subsection if --
                          (a) the agreement provides for a dispute arising
30                              under the agreement to be placed before the


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                               Committee for determination only if the
                               Committee is satisfied that certain conditions
                               specified in the agreement have been satisfied;
                               and
 5                       (b)   the Committee is not satisfied that those
                               conditions have been satisfied.
                                                                                   ".

     14.          Section 19 repealed
                  Section 19 is repealed.

10   15.          Section 19A amended
           (1)    After section 19A(5) the following subsection is inserted --
             "
                 (5a)   If regulations prescribe the requirements with which
                        growing premises have to comply, the Committee --
15                        (a) shall approve growing premises in respect of
                                which an application is made if the Committee
                                is satisfied that the premises comply with those
                                requirements; and
                          (b) shall refuse to approve growing premises in
20                              respect of which an application is made if the
                                Committee is satisfied that the premises do not
                                comply with those requirements.
                                                                                   ".
           (2)    Section 19A(8) is amended by deleting "subsection (9)" and
25                inserting instead --
                  " subsections (9) and (9a) ".
           (3)    After section 19A(9) the following subsection is inserted --
             "
                 (9a)   Without limiting subsection (9), if --
30                       (a) regulations prescribe the requirements with
                              which growing premises have to comply; and

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                          (b)   the Committee is satisfied that growing
                                premises approved under this section do not
                                comply with those requirements,
                         the Committee shall revoke the approval by notice in
 5                       writing served on the person granted the approval.
                                                                                     ".
           (4)   Section 19A(10) is amended after "subsection (9)" by
                 inserting --
                 " or (9a) ".
10         (5)   Section 19A(13) is repealed.

     16.         Section 24 amended
           (1)   Section 24(2) is amended as follows:
                   (a) before paragraph (a) by inserting the following
                        paragraph --
15                   "
                         (aa)   providing for environmental, animal welfare
                                and health matters relating to the growing of
                                chickens;
                                                                                     ";
20                (b)     in paragraph (a) by deleting "section 17;" and inserting
                          instead --
                          " sections 16 and 18; ";
                  (c)     in paragraph (b) by deleting "standard" and inserting
                          instead --
25                        " average ";
                  (d)     in paragraph (d) by deleting "paragraph (d) of
                          section 15;" and inserting instead --
                          " section 15(1)(d); ";




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                   (e)   in paragraph (e) by deleting "information required for
                         the purposes of the records referred to in paragraph (d)
                         of section 15;" and inserting instead --
                         "
 5                              information --
                                   (i) required for the purposes of the records
                                       referred to in section 15(1)(d); or
                                  (ii) relating to compliance with the
                                       requirements of the regulations;
10                                                                                  ";
                   (f)   after paragraph (f) by inserting the following
                         paragraph --
                     "
                         (fa)   prescribing for the purposes of section 19A the
15                              requirements with which growing premises
                                have to comply;
                                                                                    ".
           (2)   Section 24(3)(a) is amended by deleting "standard" and
                 inserting instead --
20               " average      ".

     17.         Section 27 repealed
                 Section 27 is repealed.

     18.         Section 28 repealed
                 Section 28 is repealed.




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                Conservation and Land Management Act 1984         Part 5

                                                                     s. 19



     Part 5 -- Conservation and Land Management Act 1984
     19.   The Act amended
           The amendments in this Part are to the Conservation and Land
           Management Act 1984*.
 5         [* Reprinted as at 26 March 1999.
              For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
              Western Australia, Table 1, p. 62 and Acts Nos. 6 and 20 of
              2002.]

     20.   Section 140 repealed
10         Section 140 is repealed.

     21.   Section 143 repealed
           Section 143 is repealed.




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     Part 6       Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984

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      Part 6 -- Eastern Goldfields Transport Board Act 1984
     22.         The Act amended
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Eastern Goldfields
                 Transport Board Act 1984*.
 5               [* Reprinted as at 7 January 2000.]

     23.         Section 5 amended
                 Section 5(2) is repealed and the following subsection is inserted
                 instead --
             "
10               (2)   The Board is not an agent of the Crown and does not
                       have the status, immunities and privileges of the
                       Crown.
                                                                                ".

     24.         Section 35 repealed
15               Section 35 is repealed.




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                                 Edith Cowan University Act 1984         Part 7

                                                                               s. 25



             Part 7 -- Edith Cowan University Act 1984
     25.         The Act amended
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Edith Cowan University
                 Act 1984*.
 5               [* Reprinted as at 1 October 1999.
                    For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                    Western Australia, Table 1, p. 107.]

     26.         Section 38 replaced by sections 38, 38A and 38B
                 Section 38 is repealed and the following sections are inserted
10               instead --
     "
           38.         Powers of Council to invest
                       Subject to section 38A in relation to moneys held on
                       trust by the University for the purposes of the
15                     University, the Council --
                         (a) may invest any moneys standing to the credit of
                               the Edith Cowan University Account that are
                               not immediately required for the purposes of
                               this Act in any securities that the Council thinks
20                             fit; and
                         (b) may sell and realise any security or reinvest the
                               proceeds of any sale.

           38A.        Trust property and trust moneys
                       The Council --
25                      (a) may act as trustee or manager of any property
                             or moneys held on trust by the University for
                             the purposes of the University; and
                        (b) may apply any property or moneys so held, and
                             not immediately required for the purposes of
30                           the trust declared in relation to the property or

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                            moneys, in any way that is not inconsistent with
                            the instrument creating the trust.

             38B.    Repayment of trust moneys
               (1)   The amount of any moneys that are applied under
 5                   section 38A(b) --
                       (a) is taken to be a loan to the University from the
                             trust estate or trust fund from which the amount
                             is taken; and
                       (b) subject to subsection (2), is repayable by the
10                           Council as approved by the Minister with
                             interest at the rate approved by the Minister
                             from time to time.
               (2)   An amount that is repayable under subsection (1)(b)
                     (including interest on the amount) is to be repaid by the
15                   Council within 25 years.
                                                                                 ".




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                                     Gold Corporation Act 1987          Part 8

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                     Part 8 -- Gold Corporation Act 1987
     27.       The Act amended
               The amendments in this Part are to the Gold Corporation
               Act 1987*.
 5             [* Reprinted as at 2 January 2001.
                  For subsequent amendments see Act No. 43 of 2000.]

     28.       Section 4 amended
               Section 4 is amended as follows:
                 (a) in subsection (5) by deleting "all local government rates
10                    and charges and";
                (b)    after subsection (5) by inserting the following
                       subsections --
           "
               (6)    No local government rate or charge is to be imposed or
15                    levied on any land vested in, or the care, control and
                      management of which are placed with, Gold
                      Corporation, if that land is used or reserved exclusively
                      for the purpose of providing works, undertakings or
                      facilities necessary to the performance of the functions
20                    of Gold Corporation.
               (7)    Gold Corporation is to pay to the Treasurer for the
                      benefit of the Consolidated Fund in respect of a
                      financial year a sum equal to the amount of any local
                      government rate or charge that, but for subsection (6),
25                    Gold Corporation would have been liable to pay in
                      respect of that financial year.
               (8)    Amounts payable under subsection (7) --
                       (a) are to be determined in accordance with the
                           principles; and




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                          (b)   are to be paid at the time or times,
                         that the Treasurer may direct.
                                                                                     ".

     29.           Section 20 repealed
 5                 Section 20 is repealed.

     30.           Section 21 amended
                   Section 21(3) is amended by deleting "under section 20." and
                   inserting instead --
                   "
10                       by Gold Corporation under the State Enterprises
                         (Commonwealth Tax Equivalents) Act 1996.
                                                                                     ".

     31.           Section 23 inserted
                   After section 22 the following section is inserted in Part IV --
15   "
             23.         Charges for guarantee
                   (1)   The Treasurer may, after consultation with the Board,
                         fix charges to be paid by, as the case requires, Gold
                         Corporation, the Mint or GoldCorp to the Treasurer for
20                       the benefit of the Consolidated Fund in respect of a
                         guarantee under section 22.
                   (2)   Amounts payable under subsection (1) are to be paid at
                         the times, and in the instalments, that the Treasurer
                         may direct.
25                                                                                   ".

     32.           Section 35 amended
           (1)     Section 35(6) is amended as follows:
                     (a) by deleting "but subject to subsection (7)";


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                   (b)    by deleting "all local government rates and charges
                          and".
           (2)    Section 35(7) is repealed and the following subsections are
                  inserted instead --
 5           "
                  (7)    No local government rate or charge is to be imposed or
                         levied on any land vested in, or the care, control and
                         management of which are placed with, the Mint, that is
                         used or reserved exclusively for the purpose of
10                       providing works, undertakings or facilities necessary to
                         the performance of the functions of the Mint.
                 (7a)    The Mint is to pay to the Treasurer for the benefit of
                         the Consolidated Fund in respect of a financial year a
                         sum equal to the amount of any local government rate
15                       or charge that, but for subsection (7), the Mint would
                         have been liable to pay in respect of that financial year.
                 (7b)    Amounts payable under subsection (7a) --
                          (a) are to be determined in accordance with the
                              principles; and
20                        (b) are to be paid at the time or times,
                         that the Treasurer may direct.
                                                                                      ".

     33.          Section 44 amended
                  Section 44(c) is amended by deleting "section 20 instead of
25                income tax" and inserting instead --
                          "
                                 section 5 of the State Enterprises
                                 (Commonwealth Tax Equivalents) Act 1996
                                                                                      ".




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     34.         Section 48 amended
           (1)   Section 48(5) is amended by deleting "all local government
                 rates and charges and".
           (2)   After section 48(5) the following subsections are inserted --
 5           "
                 (6)   No local government rate or charge is to be imposed or
                       levied on any land vested in, or the care, control and
                       management of which are placed with, GoldCorp, that
                       is used or reserved exclusively for the purpose of
10                     providing works, undertakings or facilities necessary to
                       the performance of the functions of GoldCorp.
                 (7)   GoldCorp is to pay to the Treasurer for the benefit of
                       the Consolidated Fund in respect of a financial year a
                       sum equal to the amount of any local government rate
15                     or charge that, but for subsection (6), GoldCorp would
                       have been liable to pay in respect of that financial year.
                 (8)   Amounts payable under subsection (7) --
                        (a) are to be determined in accordance with the
                            principles; and
20                      (b) are to be paid at the time or times,
                       that the Treasurer may direct.
                                                                                    ".

     35.         Section 53 amended
                 Section 53(c) is amended by deleting "section 20 instead of
25               income tax" and inserting instead --
                        "
                               section 5 of the State Enterprises
                               (Commonwealth Tax Equivalents) Act 1996
                                                                                    ".




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                                    Hire-Purchase Act 1959           Part 9

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                   Part 9 -- Hire-Purchase Act 1959
     36.     The Act amended
             The amendments in this Part are to the Hire-Purchase
             Act 1959*.
 5           [* Reprinted as at 12 May 2000.
                For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                Western Australia, Table 1, p. 166.]

     37.     Section 1 amended
             Section 1(4) is repealed.

10   38.     Section 1A inserted
             After section 1 the following section is inserted --
     "
           1A.     Application of Act
             (1)   Subject to section 1(5), this Act applies to and in
15                 relation to a hire-purchase agreement, and any
                   agreement made in relation to a hire-purchase
                   agreement, that have effect immediately before the day
                   on which section 38 of the Acts Amendment and Repeal
                   (Competition Policy) Act 2002 comes into operation.
20           (2)   Subject to this section, this Act does not apply to or in
                   relation to an exempt hire-purchase agreement.
             (3)   Section 2 applies to and in relation to an exempt
                   hire-purchase agreement as if, in subsection (2)(c) of
                   that section, "in section 12A and" and "under
25                 section 12" were deleted.
             (4)   For the purposes of, and subject to, section 25,
                   section 13(1) and (2) apply to and in relation to an
                   exempt hire-purchase agreement as if "section 12A or"
                   in section 13(2) were deleted.


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               (5)   Section 15(1) (except paragraph (a)), (2), (3) and (6)
                     and section 17 apply to and in relation to an exempt
                     hire-purchase agreement.
               (6)   Section 24 applies to and in relation to an exempt
 5                   hire-purchase agreement as if --
                       (a) subsection (6)(a); and
                       (b) in subsection (6)(b) "in any other case -- ",
                     were deleted.
               (7)   Section 25 applies to and in relation to an exempt
10                   hire-purchase agreement.
               (8)   For the purposes of subsections (4) and (7), the Third
                     Schedule has effect in relation to an exempt
                     hire-purchase agreement.
               (9)   In this section --
15                   "exempt hire-purchase agreement" means a
                          hire-purchase agreement, and any agreement made
                          in relation to a hire-purchase agreement, entered
                          into on or after the day referred to in
                          subsection (1).
20                                                                            ".




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                                        Licensed Surveyors Act 1909         Part 10

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                   Part 10 -- Licensed Surveyors Act 1909
     39.          The Act amended
                  The amendments in this Part are to the Licensed Surveyors
                  Act 1909*.
 5                [* Reprinted as at 1 January 1999.
                     For subsequent amendments see 2001 Index to Legislation of
                     Western Australia, Table 1, p. 208.]

     40.          Sections 4 and 7 amended, and transitional
           (1)    Section 4(1) is amended as follows:
10                  (a) in paragraph (a) by deleting "and the chairman thereof ";
                   (b) by deleting paragraph (b) and inserting the following
                         paragraphs instead --
                        "
                             (b)   one member appointed by the Governor, on the
15                                 nomination of the chief executive officer, to
                                   represent interests in relation to land
                                   registration matters;
                            (ba)   one member appointed by the Governor, on the
                                   nomination of the Minister, to represent the
20                                 interests of the users of licensed surveyors'
                                   services;
                                                                                     ";
                    (c)      in paragraph (c) after "surveyors", by inserting --
                             " who hold practising certificates ".
25         (2)    Section 4(1a) is repealed and the following subsections are
                  inserted instead --
             "
                 (1a)       The Governor shall appoint, on the nomination of the
                            Minister, one of the members of the Board to be the
30                          chairman of the Board.


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     Part 10      Licensed Surveyors Act 1909

     s. 40



               (1b)   One person appointed under subsection (1)(a), (b), (ba)
                      or (d) shall be a licensed surveyor who holds a
                      practising certificate.
                                                                                 ".
 5      (3)     Section 4(4) is amended as follows:
                  (a) by deleting "Institute" in both places where it occurs and
                       inserting instead --
                       " Minister ";
                 (b) by deleting "Surveyor General" in the second and third
10                     places where it occurs and inserting instead --
                       " chief executive officer ";
                  (c) before "if by an educational", by inserting --
                "
                      if by the Institute, he shall be nominated by the
15                    Institute, and,
                                                                                 ".
        (4)     Section 4(5) is amended as follows:
                  (a) after "whenever" by deleting "the Surveyor General,";
                 (b) in paragraph (a) by deleting "the Surveyor General,";
20                (c) in paragraph (a) by deleting "subsection (1)(b), (c)" and
                       inserting instead --
                       " subsection (1)(c) ";
                 (d) in paragraph (b) by deleting "the Surveyor General,".
        (5)     Section 4(5a) is amended by deleting "subsection (4a)(a)," and
25              inserting instead --
                " subsection (4a), ".
        (6)     Section 7 is amended as follows:
                  (a) in paragraph (a) by deleting "and is of good fame and
                       character";



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                                     Licensed Surveyors Act 1909         Part 10

                                                                                s. 41



                  (b)     after paragraph (a) by inserting the following
                          paragraphs --
                     "
                         (aa)   has not, during the period of 10 years before
 5                              making the application, been convicted of, or
                                served any part of a term of imprisonment for,
                                an offence in Western Australia or elsewhere
                                involving fraud or dishonesty;
                         (ab)   is not bound in relation to an offence referred to
10                              in paragraph (aa) by a bail undertaking;
                         (ac)   does not have a charge pending in relation to an
                                offence referred to in paragraph (aa);
                                                                                     ".
           (7)   A person appointed under section 4 of the Licensed Surveyors
15               Act 1909 as a member of the Land Surveyors Licensing Board
                 and holding office immediately before the commencement of
                 this section continues to hold office under the first-mentioned
                 section during the period from that commencement until the
                 following 31 December ("the transitional period") as if this
20               section had not been enacted.
           (8)   The Surveyor General continues to hold office as the chairman
                 of the Land Surveyors Licensing Board during the transitional
                 period as if this section had not been enacted.
           (9)   A vacancy that occurs in the membership of the Land Surveyors
25               Licensing Board during the transitional period is to be filled in
                 accordance with section 4 of the Licensed Surveyors Act 1909,
                 as enacted immediately before the commencement of this
                 section.

     41.         Section 26A amended
30               Section 26A(3)(c) is deleted.




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     Part 11      Perth Market Act 1926

     s. 42



                       Part 11 -- Perth Market Act 1926
     42.         The Act amended
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Perth Market Act 1926*.
                 [* Reprinted as at 17 November 2000.]

 5   43.         Section 11A amended
           (1)   Section 11A(1) is repealed and the following subsection is
                 inserted instead --
     "
                 (1)   The Authority may, by notices erected in such places in
10                     the public market and in such other manner as the
                       Authority may determine, indicate --
                         (a) the periods during which the public market is
                              open for business and the produce that may be
                              traded during those periods; and
15                       (b) the periods (other than the periods referred to in
                              paragraph (a)) during which, and the purposes
                              in relation to which, a specified class of person
                              is, or specified classes of persons are, permitted
                              to enter, or prohibited from entering, the public
20                            market.
                                                                               ".
           (2)   Section 11A(2) is repealed.
           (3)   Section 11A(3) is amended by deleting ", without the
                 permission of the Authority,".
25         (4)   Section 11A(4) is repealed.




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           (5)   Section 11A(5) is amended by deleting the passage from and
                 including paragraph (a) to the end of the subsection and
                 inserting instead --
                   "
 5                       (a)   the public market was open for trading in the
                               produce specified in the certificate; or
                        (b)    the public market was not open for business
                               and the purpose in relation to which the person
                               specified in the certificate was permitted to
10                             enter, or prohibited from entering, the public
                               market,
                       is evidence of those facts.
                                                                                 ".

     44.         Section 11B repealed
15               Section 11B is repealed.

     45.         Section 13 amended
           (1)   Section 13(1) is amended by deleting paragraphs (3a), (3b), (3c)
                 and (3d).
           (2)   Section 13(2a) is repealed.




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    Part 12      Sandalwood Act 1929

    s. 46



                    Part 12 -- Sandalwood Act 1929
    46.       The Act amended
              The amendment in this Part is to the Sandalwood Act 1929*.
              [* Reprinted as at 4 January 2002.]

5   47.       Section 3 amended
              Section 3(2) is repealed.




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                         State Supply Commission Act 1991        Part 13

                                                                     s. 48



          Part 13 -- State Supply Commission Act 1991
    48.    The Act amended
           The amendment in this Part is to the State Supply Commission
           Act 1991*.
5          [* Reprinted as at 7 June 2002.]

    49.    Section 26J repealed
           Section 26J is repealed.




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     Part 14      Valuation of Land Act 1978

     s. 50



                   Part 14 -- Valuation of Land Act 1978
     50.         The Act amended
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Valuation of Land
                 Act 1978*.
 5               [* Reprinted as at 15 June 2001.]

     51.         Section 6 amended, and transitional
           (1)   Section 6(3) is repealed and the following subsection is inserted
                 instead --
             "
10               (3)   A person appointed Valuer-General shall be a person
                       who has, in the opinion of the Minister, the
                       qualifications and experience appropriate to the
                       exercise of the powers, and the performance of the
                       duties and functions, conferred or imposed upon the
15                     Valuer-General by or under this Act.
                                                                                  ".
           (2)   A person appointed Valuer-General under section 6(3) of the
                 Valuation of Land Act 1978 and holding office immediately
                 before the commencement of this section continues to hold
20               office on and after that commencement as if appointed under
                 section 6(3) of that Act as inserted by subsection (1) of this
                 section.

     52.         Section 14 amended
                 Section 14(2) is amended after "class of persons" by
25               inserting --
                 " or to the public at large   ".




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                                  Valuation of Land Act 1978       Part 14

                                                                             s. 53



     53.     Section 16A inserted
             After section 16 the following section is inserted in Part II --
     "
           16A.    Minister to have access to information
 5           (1)   The Minister is entitled --
                    (a) to have information in the possession of the
                         Valuer-General; and
                    (b) if the information is in or on a document, to
                         have, and make and retain copies of, that
10                       document.
             (2)   For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may --
                    (a) request the Valuer-General to provide
                           information to the Minister;
                    (b) request the Valuer-General to give the Minister
15                         access to information;
                    (c) for the purposes of paragraph (b), make use of
                           the staff of the Valuer-General to obtain the
                           information and provide it to the Minister.
             (3)   The Valuer-General is to comply with a request under
20                 subsection (2) and make the facilities and staff of the
                   Valuer-General available to the Minister for the
                   purposes of subsection (2)(c).
             (4)   In this section --
                   "document" includes any tape, disc or other device or
25                      medium on which information is recorded or
                        stored;
                   "information" means information specified, or of a
                        description specified, by the Minister that relates
                        to the powers, duties and functions of the
30                      Valuer-General;



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    Part 14      Valuation of Land Act 1978

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                    "staff of the Valuer-General" means the officers and
                        staff appointed under section 6(1).
                                                                           ".

    54.       Section 25 amended
5             Section 25(2) is repealed.




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                 Western Australian Meat Industry Authority Act 1976  Part 15

                                                                                  s. 55



     Part 15 -- Western Australian Meat Industry Authority
                         Act 1976
     55.         The Act amended
                 The amendments in this Part are to the Western Australian Meat
 5               Industry Authority Act 1976*.
                 [* Reprinted as at 1 March 2002.]

     56.         Section 16 amended
           (1)   Section 16(1)(b) is amended by deleting "saleyards,".
           (2)   Section 16(1)(d) is amended as follows:
10                 (a) by deleting subparagraph (i) and "and" after it and
                        inserting instead --
                              "
                                  (i)   Midland Saleyard, or any other
                                        undertaking, establishment or facility in
15                                      the meat industry that the Minister
                                        declares, by notice published in the
                                        Government Gazette, to be a
                                        replacement for Midland Saleyard; and
                                                                                       ";
20                (b)    in subparagraph (ii) after "directs" by inserting --
                         " and subject to subsection (2) ".
           (3)   After section 16(1) the following subsections are inserted --
             "
                 (2)    The Minister may give the Authority a direction under
25                      subsection (1)(d)(ii) only if the Minister is satisfied that
                        the meat industry will suffer substantial loss or
                        substantial disruption unless the Authority assumes
                        responsibility for, or arranges for the management of,
                        the undertaking, establishment or facility concerned.



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               (3)   The Minister is to specify in a direction under
                     subsection (1)(d)(ii) the period, not exceeding 2 years,
                     during which the Authority is to assume responsibility
                     for, or arrange for the management of, the undertaking,
 5                   establishment or facility concerned.
               (4)   The Minister may from time to time, by a direction
                     given to the Authority, extend the period referred to in
                     subsection (3) by a period not exceeding 12 months.
                                                                                ".

10   57.       Section 19 amended
               Section 19(b)(iv) is deleted.

     58.       Section 21 repealed
               Section 21 is repealed.

     59.       Section 23 amended
15             Section 23(c) is amended by deleting "or section 21".




 


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