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DAIRY PRODUCE ACT 1986 - NOTES

Act No. 54 of 1986 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 3 December 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 123 of 2008

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

4............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 5

4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 5

Part II--Provision of services to the dairy industry                                             6

Division 1--Funding contract                                                                                    6

5............ Funding contract ................................................................................. 6

6............ Appropriation for payments under funding contract ......................... 7

Division 2--Industry services body                                                                       9

7............ Declaration of industry services body ................................................ 9

8............ Use of levy information provided to the industry services body ...... 9

Division 3--Recommendations about amount of dairy service levy 11

9............ Recommendations about amount of dairy service levy .................... 11

Division 4--Other provisions                                                                                 12

10.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 12

11.......... Declarations etc. taken to be authentic etc. ...................................... 12

12.......... Publication of declarations ................................................................ 12

13.......... Tabling of financial reports ............................................................... 12

14.......... Other reports .................................................................................... 13

Part V--Export control                                                                                                       14

51.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 14

52.......... Regulated dairy produce and regulated dairy markets ...................... 14

53.......... Prohibitions on certain exports of regulated dairy produce to regulated dairy markets           14

54.......... Approvals to export regulated dairy produce to regulated dairy markets                15

60.......... Operation of other laws .................................................................... 16

Part VIII--Miscellaneous                                                                                                 17

109........ Liability of industry services body for the subsidiary company ..... 17

111........ Power to call for returns ................................................................... 17

111A..... Determination of milk fat or protein content of dairy produce ........ 18

113........ Offences in relation to returns etc. ................................................... 19

116........ Access to premises ........................................................................... 20

119........ Secrecy .............................................................................................. 21

120........ Appointment of authorised persons ................................................ 23

125A..... Dairy industry adjustment program ................................................. 23

126........ Regulations ....................................................................................... 23

Schedule 2--Dairy Industry Adjustment Program                                              24

Part 1--Introduction                                                                                                             24

1............ Simplified outline .............................................................................. 24

2............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 25

3............ DSAP payment start day ................................................................. 28

4............ DSAP claim period ........................................................................... 29

5............ Entity ................................................................................................ 29

6............ Dairy farm enterprise ....................................................................... 29

7............ Eligible interest in a dairy farm enterprise ........................................ 30

8............ Application to things happening before commencement ................. 31

Part 2--DSAP payments and SDA payments                                                        32

Division 1--DSAP scheme                                                                                       32

9............ Simplified outline .............................................................................. 32

10.......... DSAP scheme ................................................................................... 33

11.......... General policy objectives for the DSAP scheme .............................. 33

12.......... Types of payment rights .................................................................. 33

13.......... Standard payment right .................................................................... 34

14.......... Exceptional events supplementary payment right ........................... 37

15.......... Anomalous circumstances payment right ......................................... 38

16.......... $350,000 cap .................................................................................... 39

17.......... Farm business assessment ................................................................ 41

18.......... Units in payment rights .................................................................... 42

19.......... Cancellation of units ......................................................................... 43

20.......... Duration of scheme ........................................................................... 43

21.......... Register of units etc. ......................................................................... 44

22.......... Invitations to make claims for payment rights etc. .......................... 46

23.......... Making of DSAP payments ............................................................. 46

24.......... Scheme may confer administrative powers on the DAA ................. 48

25.......... Reconsideration and review of decisions .......................................... 49

26.......... Statement to accompany notification of decisions ........................... 50

27.......... Fees ................................................................................................... 51

28.......... Statutory declarations ....................................................................... 51

29.......... Methods by which DSAP payments may be made ......................... 51

30.......... Adjustment of eligibility for payment rights--transfer of milk delivery rights       51

31.......... Adjustment of eligibility for payment rights--abnormal market milk pool distributions        52

32.......... Adjustment of eligibility for payment rights--death ....................... 52

33.......... Ancillary or incidental provisions .................................................... 53

34.......... Scheme‑making power not limited .................................................... 53

35.......... Variation of scheme .......................................................................... 53

36.......... Scheme to be a disallowable instrument ........................................... 53

37.......... Application to things happening before commencement ................. 53

Division 1A--Supplementary Dairy Assistance (SDA) scheme            54

37A....... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 54

37B....... Formulation of scheme ..................................................................... 54

37C....... General policy objectives for the SDA scheme ................................ 55

37D....... Types of payment rights .................................................................. 55

37DA.... Basic market milk payment rights--eligibility etc. .......................... 55

37E........ Additional market milk payment rights--eligibility etc. .................. 56

37F........ Market milk payment rights--offsetting ......................................... 58

37G....... Discretionary payment rights--eligibility ........................................ 58

37H....... Discretionary payment rights--entity affected by significant event, crisis or anomalous circumstances etc.         59

37J........ Discretionary payment rights--entity suffered a fall in lease income etc.               59

37K....... Units in payment rights .................................................................... 60

37L........ Cancellation of units ......................................................................... 61

37M...... Duration of scheme ........................................................................... 61

37N....... Register of units etc. ......................................................................... 61

37P........ Making of SDA payments ............................................................... 63

37Q....... Conferral of administrative powers etc. ........................................... 63

37R....... Review of decisions .......................................................................... 63

37S........ Fees ................................................................................................... 64

37T....... Statutory declarations ....................................................................... 64

37U....... Methods by which SDA payments may be made ........................... 64

37V....... Adjustment of eligibility for payment rights etc.--death ................ 64

37W...... Ancillary or incidental provisions .................................................... 65

37X....... Scheme‑making power not limited .................................................... 65

37Y....... Variation of scheme .......................................................................... 65

37Z....... Scheme to be a disallowable instrument ........................................... 65

37ZA.... Application to things happening before commencement ................. 65

37ZB..... Use and disclosure of information obtained under the DSAP scheme 65

Division 2--Information‑gathering powers                                                      66

38.......... DAA may obtain information and documents ................................. 66

39.......... Copying documents--reasonable compensation .............................. 67

40.......... Self‑incrimination .............................................................................. 67

41.......... Copies of documents ........................................................................ 68

42.......... DAA may retain documents ............................................................. 68

Division 3--Protection of confidentiality of information                           69

43.......... Protection of confidentiality of information ..................................... 69

Division 4--Recovery of scheme debts                                                             71

44.......... Scheme debt ...................................................................................... 71

45.......... Scheme debts are debts due to the industry services body .............. 71

46.......... Recovery by legal proceedings ......................................................... 71

47.......... Recovery by set‑off .......................................................................... 71

48.......... Industry services body may collect money from a person who owes money to an entity      71

49.......... Penalty for unpaid scheme debts ...................................................... 73

Division 5--Cancellation of units                                                                          75

50.......... Cancellation of units because of the making of a false statement ..... 75

51.......... Cancellation of units because of an error made by the DAA ........... 76

52.......... Cancellation of unit because of a breach of an undertaking to assign the unit          77

53.......... Cancellation of units when a dairy exit payment becomes payable . 78

54.......... Limit on cancellation or variation ..................................................... 78

Division 6--Dairy Adjustment Authority                                                          79

55.......... Dairy Adjustment Authority ........................................................... 79

56.......... Functions .......................................................................................... 79

57.......... Powers .............................................................................................. 79

58.......... Phasing‑down of the DAA ............................................................... 79

59.......... Membership of the DAA ................................................................. 80

60.......... Qualifications of DAA members ...................................................... 81

61.......... Appointment of DAA members ...................................................... 81

62.......... Procedures ........................................................................................ 82

63.......... Disclosure of interests before the second DAA phase‑down time .. 82

64.......... Disclosure of interests after the second DAA phase‑down time ..... 83

65.......... Remuneration and allowances ........................................................... 85

66.......... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 85

67.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 85

68.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 85

69.......... Other terms and conditions .............................................................. 86

70.......... Industry services body must provide assistance to DAA ............... 86

71.......... Consultants etc. ................................................................................ 87

72.......... Delegation by DAA--before second DAA phase‑down time ......... 87

73.......... Delegation by DAA--after second DAA phase‑down time ............ 88

74.......... Annual report ................................................................................... 88

Division 7--Miscellaneous                                                                                       89

75.......... DSAP and SDA payments taken to be subsidies for the purposes of section 15‑10 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 .................................................................................................. 89

76.......... Review in 2002‑2003 ........................................................................ 89

Part 3--Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund                                                             90

77.......... Establishment of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund ................. 90

77A....... The industry services body to keep the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund           90

77AA.... Winding up the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund ......................... 90

77B....... What the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund consists of ................. 91

77C....... Power to borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund                91

77CA.... Borrowing or raising money by dealing in securities ........................ 91

77CB..... Hedging through currency contracts etc. .......................................... 92

77CC..... Obtaining credit etc. taken to be raising of an amount of money, otherwise than by borrowing             93

77D....... Funding contract may include provisions relating to the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund 93

78.......... Money to be paid into the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund ....... 94

79.......... Application of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund .................... 94

79A....... How money is to be kept ................................................................. 96

79B....... Money in Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund may be invested ....... 97

79C....... Report to Minister ........................................................................... 97

80.......... Solvency of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund ......................... 97

83.......... Payment of dairy adjustment levy to the industry services body ... 97

84.......... Payment of DSAP and SDA scheme fees to the industry services body                 98

85.......... Payment of penalties under the DSAP scheme and SDA scheme to the industry services body            98

86.......... Dairy Regional Assistance Programme ............................................. 98

86A....... Industry services body entitled to full indemnity ............................ 99

Part 4--Collection of dairy adjustment levy                                                         100

Division 1--Introduction                                                                                         100

87.......... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 100

88.......... Definitions ...................................................................................... 100

Division 2--Liability for levy                                                                                 103

89.......... When levy is payable ..................................................................... 103

90.......... Commencement of levy .................................................................. 103

91.......... No double levy ............................................................................... 103

92.......... Exemptions from levy .................................................................... 103

93.......... Who pays the levy ......................................................................... 104

94.......... Termination of levy when core funding obligations are met ........... 104

95.......... Termination of levy if DSAP payment start day does not occur within 6 months after the Dairy Industry Adjustment Act 2000 receives Royal Assent ..................................................... 105

Division 3--When levy due for payment                                                         106

96.......... When levy due for payment ........................................................... 106

Division 4--Collection agents, collection sub‑agents and collecting organisations        107

97.......... Collection agents ............................................................................. 107

98.......... Collection sub‑agents--simple supply chain ................................. 108

99.......... Collection sub‑agents--complex supply chain .............................. 110

100........ Collection agents and collection sub‑agents to notify unpaid levy 113

101........ Collection agents and collection sub‑agents to notify unremitted levy 114

102........ Collection agents and collection sub‑agents to issue receipts for levy 114

103........ Collecting organisations .................................................................. 115

104........ Application of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 116

Division 5--Record‑keeping requirements                                                  118

105........ Record‑keeping requirements for levy payers ................................ 118

106........ Record‑keeping requirements for collection agents and collection sub‑agents          119

Division 6--Late payment penalty                                                                      120

107........ Late payment penalty .................................................................... 120

Division 7--Recovery of levy debts                                                                  122

108........ Levy debts ...................................................................................... 122

109........ Levy debts are debts due to the Commonwealth ........................... 122

110........ Recovery of levy debts ................................................................... 122

111........ Commonwealth may collect money from a person who owes money to a person 123

Division 8--Information‑gathering powers                                                    125

112........ Power to call for returns or information ......................................... 125

113........ Regulations may require the giving of returns or information ........ 126

114........ Self‑incrimination ............................................................................ 126

Division 9--Access to premises                                                                          128

115........ Powers of authorised person in relation to premises ..................... 128

116........ Obstruction of authorised person acting under a warrant .............. 128

117........ Persons to assist authorised persons acting under a warrant ......... 129

118........ Warrant to enter premises .............................................................. 129

119........ Identity cards .................................................................................. 130

Division 10--Evidentiary certificates                                                               131

120........ Evidentiary certificates ................................................................... 131

121........ Evidentiary effect of certificate ...................................................... 131

Division 11--Miscellaneous                                                                                  133

122........ Designated small remitters .............................................................. 133

123........ Designated small levy‑payers ......................................................... 133

124........ Refund of overpayments ................................................................ 134

125........ Refund of levy ................................................................................ 134

126........ Methods by which levy may be paid or remitted .......................... 134

127........ Authorised persons ........................................................................ 134

128........ Publication of information about levy ............................................ 135

129........ Delegation by Secretary .................................................................. 135

130........ Reconsideration and review of decisions ........................................ 136

131........ Commonwealth not liable to levy ................................................... 137

132........ Compensation for acquisition of property ..................................... 138

Part 5--Offences                                                                                                                  139

133........ False or misleading evidence ........................................................... 139

Notes                                                                                                                                           141


An Act relating to the marketing and export of dairy produce and the collection of certain levies imposed in connection with the dairy industry, and for other purposes

  

Notes to the Dairy Produce Act 1986

Note 1

The Dairy Produce Act 1986 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 54, 1986 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was modified by the A.C.T. Self‑Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Statutory Rules 1989 No. 3 as amended).

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 3 April 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Dairy Produce Act 1986

54, 1986

24 June 1986

Ss. 1-4, 28-32, 41-46 and
92-108: Royal Assent
Ss. 10(3)-(8) and 53(3): 1 Oct 1986
Remainder: 1 July 1986

 

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1986

168, 1986

18 Dec 1986

S. 3: (a)

S. 5(1)

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987

141, 1987

18 Dec 1987

S. 3: Royal Assent (b)

S. 5(1) and (8)

Dairy Produce Amendment Act 1987

162, 1987

26 Dec 1987

26 Dec 1987

--

Primary Industries (Recovery of Levy Collection Expenses) Act 1988

51, 1988

15 June 1988

S. 3: Royal Assent (c)

--

Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1988

111, 1988

12 Dec 1988

S. 3: Royal Assent (d)

--

Rural Industries Research Amendment Act 1988

114, 1988

12 Dec 1988

S. 53: Royal Assent (e)

--

Banking Legislation Amendment Act 1989

129, 1989

7 Nov 1989

Ss. 1-3, 26,
29-33, 35, 38 and 40: Royal Assent
S. 23(1): 4 May 1989
S. 39: 23 Jan 1988
Remainder: 28 Dec 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S383)

--

Exotic Animal Disease Control Act 1989

130, 1989

7 Nov 1989

7 Nov 1989

--

Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989

15, 1990

17 Jan 1990

S. 3: Royal Assent: (f)

--

Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

17, 1990

17 Jan 1990

Ss. 9, 26(2),
31(2), 36(2),
39(2), Part 3 (ss. 92-121) and s. 156: 1 July 1990
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991

26, 1991

1 Mar 1991

1 July 1991 (see s 2)

S. 7

Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 1991

39, 1991

27 Mar 1991

Ss. 3(1) and 4: 1 July 1991
Remainder: Royal Assent

S. 5

Dairy Produce Amendment Act 1992

67, 1992

26 June 1992

S. 6: 1 July 1992
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Dairy Produce Amendment Act 1993

16, 1993

9 June 1993

9 June 1993

--

Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1993

94, 1993

16 Dec 1993

Parts 11 and 12 (ss. 47-65): 1 Jan 1994
S. 69(1)(b): 1 July 1989
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Dairy Produce (World Trade Organization Amendments) Act 1994

153, 1994

13 Dec 1994

1 Jan 1995 (see
s. 2 and Gazette 1995, No. S471)

--

Dairy Produce Amendment Act 1995

45, 1995

21 June 1995

1 July 1995

--

Dairy Produce Amendment Act 1996

3, 1996

6 June 1996

1 July 1995 (g)

S. 3 (item 4)

Statute Law Revision Act 1996

43, 1996

25 Oct 1996

Schedule 4 (item 57): Royal Assent (h)

--

Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997

152, 1997

24 Oct 1997

Schedule 2 (items 662-695): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (i)

--

Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998

102, 1998

30 July 1998

30 July 1998

--

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999

4, 1999

31 Mar 1999

31 Mar 1999

--

Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999

32, 1999

14 May 1999

Schedule 11: 1 July 1999 (j)

--

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999

146, 1999

11 Nov 1999

Schedule 1 (items 359, 360): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (k)

--

Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999

156, 1999

24 Nov 1999

Schedule 10 (items 71-75): 13 Mar 2000 ( see Gazette 2000, No. S114) (l)

--

Dairy Industry Adjustment Act 2000

22, 2000

3 Apr 2000

3 Apr 2000

Sch. 1 (item 18) [see Table A]

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000

137, 2000

24 Nov 2000

Ss. 1-3 and Schedule 1 (items 1, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 32): Royal Assent
Remainder: 24 May 2001

Sch. 2 (items 
418, 419) [see Table A]

Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

55, 2001

28 June 2001

Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (item 166): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (m)

Ss. 4-14

Dairy Produce Legislation Amendment (Supplementary Assistance) Act 2001

94, 2001

20 July 2001

20 July 2001

--

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001

115, 2001

18 Sept 2001

16 Oct 2001

S. 4 [see Table A]

Dairy Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2002

84, 2002

10 Oct 2002

10 Oct 2002

--

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003

38, 2003

2 May 2003

Schedule 6: (n)

--

Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003

32, 2003

15 Apr 2003

Schedule 1: 1 July 2003 (see Gazette 2003, No. S228)
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 1 (items 127-129) [see Table A]

Dairy Produce Amendment Act 2004

32, 2004

20 Apr 2004

Schedules 2 and 3: (o)
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 1 (item 3) [see Table A]

Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008

123, 2008

25 Nov 2008

Schedule 1: 26 Nov 2008

Sch. 1 (item 3) [see Table A]


(a)     The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1986, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

                 (4)   The amendment of paragraph 36(3)(d) of the Dairy Produce Act 1986 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1986.

(b)    The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by section 3 only of the Primary Industries (Recovery of Levy Collection Expenses) Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to sections (2), (3) and (4), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d)     The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by section 3 only of the Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e)     The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by section 53 only of the Rural Industries Research Amendment Act 1988, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f)      The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by section 3 only of the Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(g)     Section 2 of the Dairy Produce Amendment Act 1996 provides as follows:

                    2   This Act is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1995, immediately after the commencement of the Dairy Produce Amendment Act 1995.

(h)     The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 4 (item 57) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(i)      The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 662-695) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

(j)      The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 11 only of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the commencement of section 1 of the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.

(k)     The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 359 and 360) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(l)      The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 10 (items 71-75) only of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, subsection 2(2)(c) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:

                              (c)   the items in Schedules 10, 11 and 12.

(m)    The Dairy Produce Act 1986 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 166) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

(n)     Subsection 2(1) (item 10) of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

10.  Schedule 6

Immediately after the time specified in the Dairy Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2002 for the commencement of item 4 of Schedule 1 to that Act

10 October 2002

(o)     Subsection 2(1) (item 3) of the Dairy Produce Amendment Act 2004 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

3.  Schedules 2 and 3

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003.

1 July 2003


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Title......................................

am. No. 22, 2000; No. 32, 2003

Part I

 

S. 3......................................

am. No. 141, 1987; Nos. 129 and 130, 1989; No. 17, 1990; Nos. 26 and 39, 1991; No. 16, 1993; No. 153, 1994; No. 45, 1995; No. 152, 1997; No. 32, 1999; No. 22, 2000; No. 32, 2003

Note to s. 3..........................

ad. No. 157, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 4A...................................

ad. No. 115, 2001

Part II

 

Part II...................................

rs. No. 32, 2003

Division 1

 

S. 5......................................

rs. No. 32, 2003

Note to s. 5(2).....................

ad. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 6......................................

rs. No. 32, 2003

Division 2

 

S. 7......................................

am. No. 84, 2002

 

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 8......................................

rs. No. 32, 2003

Division 3

 

S. 9......................................

rs. No. 32, 2003

Division 4

 

S. 10....................................

am. No. 39, 1991

 

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 11....................................

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 12....................................

am. No. 141, 1987; No. 152, 1997

 

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 13....................................

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 14....................................

am. No. 39, 1991

 

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 15....................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 16....................................

am. No. 39, 1991; No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 17....................................

am. No. 39, 1991; No. 16, 1993

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 18-22............................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 23....................................

am. No. 39, 1991

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 24-26............................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 27....................................

am. No. 39, 1991

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Part III...................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 28-32............................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 33....................................

am. No. 141, 1987; No. 39, 1991; No. 102, 1998

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 34....................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 35....................................

rs. No. 152, 1997

 

am. No. 156, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 36....................................

am. No. 168, 1986

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 37....................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 38....................................

am. No. 141, 1987; No. 39, 1991; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 39....................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 40....................................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 41....................................

am. No. 39, 1991

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 42....................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 43....................................

am. No. 39, 1991

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 44, 45............................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 46....................................

am. No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Part IV.................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 47....................................

am. No. 43, 1996; No. 152, 1997; No. 102, 1998; No. 156, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 48, 49............................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 50....................................

am. No.102, 1998

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 50A, 50B.......................

ad. No. 39, 1991

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Part V

 

S. 51....................................

am. No. 141, 1987

 

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 51A.................................

ad. No. 162, 1987

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 52....................................

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 53....................................

am. No. 39, 1991

 

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 54....................................

am. No. 115, 2001

 

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 55....................................

am. No. 115, 2001

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 56-58............................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 59....................................

am. No. 162, 1987

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 60....................................

am. No. 32, 2003

Heading to Part VI...............

rs. No. 26, 1991

Div. 1 of Part VI ..................

rep. No. 26, 1991

S. 61....................................

rep. No. 26, 1991

Ss. 62, 63............................

am. No. 15, 1990

 

rep. No. 26, 1991

S. 64....................................

rep. No. 26, 1991

S. 65....................................

am. No. 114, 1988; No. 17, 1990

 

rep. No. 26, 1991

Heading to Div. 2 of Part VI.

rep. No. 26, 1991

Ss. 66-69............................

rep. No. 26, 1991

Part VI.................................

rep. No. 45, 1995

S. 70....................................

rep. No. 45, 1995

Part VII.................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 71....................................

am. No. 51, 1988; No. 26, 1991; No. 32, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 72....................................

am. No. 16, 1993

 

rep. No. 152, 1997

S. 73....................................

rep. No. 152, 1997

S. 74....................................

am. No. 51, 1988; No. 26, 1991; No. 16, 1993; No. 45, 1995; No. 152, 1997; No. 32, 1999; No. 22, 2000

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 75-78............................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 79....................................

rs. No. 16, 1993

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 80....................................

am. No. 45, 1995; No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 81....................................

rep. No. 152, 1997

S. 82....................................

am. No. 141, 1987; No. 111, 1988; No. 39, 1991

 

rep. No. 152, 1997

S. 83....................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 84....................................

rep. No. 16, 1993

S. 85....................................

am. No. 16, 1993

 

rs. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 86, 87............................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 88....................................

am. No. 141, 1987; No. 17, 1990; No. 39, 1991; No. 67, 1992; No. 94, 1993; No. 45, 1995; No. 152, 1997; No. 32, 1999; No. 84, 2002

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 89....................................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 90....................................

am. No. 51, 1988; No. 26, 1991; No. 152, 1997; No. 32, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 91....................................

am. No. 51, 1988; No. 67, 1992; No. 45, 1995; No. 152, 1997; No. 32, 1999; No. 84, 2002

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 92....................................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Note to s. 92........................

ad. No. 32, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 93....................................

am. No. 51, 1988; No. 26, 1991; No. 16, 1993; No. 32, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 94....................................

am. No. 67, 1992; No. 153, 1994

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 94A.................................

ad. No. 94, 1993

 

am. No. 153, 1994; No. 55, 2001

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 95....................................

am. No. 39, 1991; No. 67, 1992; No. 153, 1994

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 96, 97............................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 98....................................

am. No. 67, 1992

 

rep. No. 45, 1995

Ss. 99, 100..........................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 101..................................

am. No. 51, 1988; No. 26, 1991; No. 16, 1993; No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 102..................................

am. No. 39, 1991; No. 67, 1992; No. 153, 1994

 

rs. No. 45, 1995

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Div. 5 of Part VII .................

rep. No. 67, 1992

 

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 103..................................

rep. No. 67, 1992

 

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 3, 1996; No. 32, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 104..................................

rep. No. 67, 1992

 

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 105..................................

rep. No. 67, 1992

 

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 106..................................

rep. No. 67, 1992

 

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 152, 1997; No. 4, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 107..................................

am. No. 51, 1988; No. 26, 1991

 

rep. No. 67, 1992

 

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 32, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 108..................................

am. No. 26, 1991

 

rep. No. 67, 1992

 

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 3, 1996; No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 108A-108C...................

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 108D-108E...................

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 32, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 108EA, 108EB...............

ad. No. 4, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 108F................................

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 108G...............................

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Part VIII

 

Heading to s. 109................

rs. No. 32, 2003

S. 109..................................

am. No. 32, 2003

Ss. 109A, 109B...................

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 32, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 109C...............................

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 146, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 110..................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 111..................................

am. No. 22, 2000

S. 111A...............................

ad. No. 45, 1995

 

am. No. 32, 1999

S. 112..................................

am. No. 16, 1993; No. 22, 2000

 

rep. No. 137, 2000

S. 113..................................

am. No. 26, 1991; No. 22, 2000; No. 115, 2001

S. 114..................................

am. Nos. 22 and 137, 2000

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 115..................................

am. No. 22, 2000

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 116..................................

am. No. 22, 2000

S. 117..................................

am. No. 137, 2000

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 118..................................

am. No. 162, 1987; No. 26, 1991; No. 94, 1993; No. 45, 1995; No. 4, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 119..................................

am. No. 16, 1993; Nos. 22 and 94, 2000; No. 115, 2001; No. 84, 2002; No. 32, 2003

S. 120..................................

am. No. 22, 2000

S. 121..................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 122..................................

rep. No. 152, 1997

Heading to s. 123................

rs. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 123..................................

am. No. 39, 1991; No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 124..................................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 125..................................

rep. No. 32, 2003

S. 125A...............................

ad. No. 22, 2000

S. 126..................................

am. No. 26, 1991; No. 32, 2003

 

 

Heading to Schedule...........

rep. No. 22, 2000

Heading to Schedule 1........

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Schedule.............................

ad. No. 39, 1991

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

C. 1...................................

ad. No. 39, 1991

 

am. No. 146, 1999

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Schedule 2

 

Schedule 2..........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Part 1

 

C. 1...................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

C. 2...................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 84, 2002; No. 32, 2003

Cc. 3-8.............................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Part 2

 

Heading to Part 2..............

rs. No. 94, 2001

Division 1

 

C. 9...................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

C. 10.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003

Cc. 11-15.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

C. 16.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 115, 2001

Note to c. 16(9)................

am. No. 115, 2001

C. 17.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 115, 2001

Note to c. 17(5)................

am. No. 115, 2001

Cc. 18, 19.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Note 4 to c. 19..................

am. No. 84, 2002

Cc. 20-22.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

C. 23.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003

Cc. 24-37.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 1A

 

Div. 1A of Part 2...............

ad. No. 94, 2001

C. 37A..............................

ad. No. 94, 2001

C. 37B..............................

ad. No. 94, 2001

 

am. No. 32, 2003

Cc. 37C, 37D....................

ad. No. 94, 2001

C. 37DA............................

ad. No. 94, 2001

Cc. 37E-37L.....................

ad. No. 94, 2001

Note 4 to c. 37L................

am. No. 84, 2002

Cc. 37M-37Z....................

ad. No. 94, 2001

Cc. 37ZA, 37ZB...............

ad. No. 94, 2001

Division 2

 

C. 38.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. Nos. 94 and 115, 2001

C. 39.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

C. 40.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 115, 2001

Cc. 41, 42.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 3

 

C. 43.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 84, 2002; No. 32, 2003

Note to c. 43(3)................

am. No. 84, 2002

Division 4

 

C. 44.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

Heading to c. 45...............

am. No. 32, 2003

Cc. 45, 46.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003

C. 47.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

Heading to c. 48...............

am. No. 32, 2003

C. 48.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003

C. 49.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 32, 2003

Division 5

 

Cc. 50, 51.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

Subhead to c. 52(1).........

ad. No. 94, 2001

C. 52.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

C. 53.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 84, 2002

C. 54.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 6

 

C. 55.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 123, 2008

C. 56.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

Cc. 57-69.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Heading to c. 70...............

am. No. 32, 2003

C. 70.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003

C. 71.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

C. 72.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003

Cc. 73, 74.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 7

 

Heading to c. 75...............

am. No. 94, 2001

Cc. 75, 76.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

Part 3

 

C. 77.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003

C. 77A..............................

ad. No. 32, 2003

C. 77AA...........................

ad. No. 123, 2008

C. 77B..............................

ad. No. 32, 2003

Heading to c. 77C.............

am. No. 32, 2004

C. 77C..............................

ad. No. 32, 2003

 

am. No. 32, 2004

Cc. 77CA-77CC...............

ad. No. 32, 2004

C. 77D..............................

ad. No. 32, 2003

C. 78.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 84, 2002; No. 32, 2003; No. 32, 2004

C. 79.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 84, 2002; No. 32, 2003; No. 32, 2004; No. 123, 2008

C. 79A..............................

ad. No. 32, 2003

 

am. No. 32, 2004

Cc. 79B, 79C....................

ad. No. 32, 2003

C. 80.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 84, 2002; No. 32, 2003

Cc. 81, 82.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

rep. No. 32, 2003

Heading to c. 83...............

am. No. 32, 2003

C. 83.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003; No. 123, 2008

Heading to c. 84...............

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 32, 2003

C. 84.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 32, 2003

Heading to c. 85...............

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 32, 2003

C. 85.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 32, 2003

C. 86.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

C. 86A..............................

ad. No. 32, 2004

Part 4

 

Division 1

 

Cc. 87, 88.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 2

 

Cc. 89-93.........................

ad. No. 22, 2000

C. 94.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001; No. 84, 2002; No. 32, 2003; No. 32, 2004; No. 123, 2008

C. 95.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 3

 

C. 96.................................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 4

 

Cc. 97-104.......................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 5

 

Cc. 105, 106.....................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 6

 

C. 107...............................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 7

 

Cc. 108-111.....................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 8

 

Cc. 112, 113.....................

ad. No. 22, 2000

C. 114...............................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 115, 2001

Division 9

 

C. 115...............................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Cc. 116, 117.....................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 115, 2001

Cc. 118, 119.....................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 10

 

Cc. 120, 121.....................

ad. No. 22, 2000

Division 11

 

Cc. 122-131.....................

ad. No.22, 2000

C. 132...............................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

rep. No. 115, 2001

 

ad. No. 123, 2008

Part 5

 

C. 133...............................

ad. No. 22, 2000

C. 134...............................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

rep. No. 115, 2001

Cc. 135, 136.....................

ad. No. 22, 2000

 

am. No. 94, 2001

 

rep. No. 115, 2001


Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Dairy Industry Adjustment Act 2000 (No. 22, 2000)

Schedule 1

18  Transitional--membership of the DAA

(1)        This item applies to the committee known as the Dairy Adjustment Panel that:

                     (a)  was established under the executive power of the Commonwealth; and

                     (b)  was in existence immediately before the commencement of this item; and

                     (c)  consisted of the following members:

                              (i)  a Chair;

                             (ii)  2 industry members;

                            (iii)  a government member;

                            (iv)  one other member;

where:

                     (d)  a person was not appointed as the Chair, or as the member referred to in subparagraph (c)(iv), unless it appeared to the Minister that the person had knowledge of, or experience in, one or more of the following fields:

                              (i)  business management;

                             (ii)  finance;

                            (iii)  legal practice;

                            (iv)  actuarial practice; and

                     (e)  a person was not appointed as an industry member unless it appeared to the Minister that the person had knowledge of, or experience in, the production of dairy produce; and

                      (f)  a person was not appointed as the government member unless it appeared to the Minister that the person had knowledge of, or experience in, either or both of the following fields:

                              (i)  the formulation of government policy;

                             (ii)  public administration.

(2)        The Dairy Produce Act 1986 has effect as if:

                     (a)  the Minister had, by instrument (the notional instrument of appointment), appointed the Chair of the Dairy Adjustment Panel to be the Chair of the Dairy Adjustment Authority immediately after the commencement of this item; and

                     (b)  the period of appointment specified in the notional instrument of appointment were the period:

                              (i)  beginning immediately after the commencement of this item; and

                             (ii)  ending at the end of the period specified in the Chair's instrument of appointment to the Dairy Adjustment Panel.

(3)        The Dairy Produce Act 1986 has effect as if:

                     (a)  the Minister had, by instrument (the notional instrument of appointment), appointed each industry member of the Dairy Adjustment Panel to be an industry member of the Dairy Adjustment Authority immediately after the commencement of this item; and

                     (b)  the period of appointment specified in the notional instrument of appointment were the period:

                              (i)  beginning immediately after the commencement of this item; and

                             (ii)  ending at the end of the period specified in the member's instrument of appointment to the Dairy Adjustment Panel.

(4)        The Dairy Produce Act 1986 has effect as if:

                     (a)  the Minister had, by instrument (the notional instrument of appointment), appointed the government member of the Dairy Adjustment Panel to be the government member of the Dairy Adjustment Authority immediately after the commencement of this item; and

                     (b)  the period of appointment specified in the notional instrument of appointment were the period:

                              (i)  beginning immediately after the commencement of this item; and

                             (ii)  ending at the end of the period specified in the member's instrument of appointment to the Dairy Adjustment Panel.

(5)        The Dairy Produce Act 1986 has effect as if:

                     (a)  the Minister had, by instrument (the notional instrument of appointment), appointed the member of the Dairy Adjustment Panel mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c)(iv) of this item to be the member of the Dairy Adjustment Authority mentioned in paragraph 58(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986, and had done so immediately after the commencement of this item; and

                     (b)  the period of appointment specified in the notional instrument of appointment were the period:

                              (i)  beginning immediately after the commencement of this item; and

                             (ii)  ending at the end of the period specified in the member's instrument of appointment to the Dairy Adjustment Panel.

 

Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000 (No. 137, 2000)

Schedule 2

418  Transitional--pre‑commencement offences

(1)        Despite the amendment or repeal of a provision by this Schedule, that provision continues to apply, after the commencement of this item, in relation to:

                     (a)  an offence committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any matter connected with, or arising out of, such proceedings;

as if the amendment or repeal had not been made.

(2)        Subitem (1) does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

419  Transitional--pre‑commencement notices

If:

                     (a)  a provision in force immediately before the commencement of this item required that a notice set out the effect of one or more other provisions; and

                     (b)  any or all of those other provisions are repealed by this Schedule; and

                     (c)  the first‑mentioned provision is amended by this Schedule;

the amendment of the first‑mentioned provision by this Schedule does not affect the validity of such a notice that was given before the commencement of this item.

 

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 115, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

 

Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003 (No. 32, 2003)

Schedule 1

127  Dairy produce

A product that is dairy produce, immediately before the commencement of this item, under paragraph (c) of the definition of dairy produce in subsection 3(1) of the Dairy Produce Act 1986 is taken, after the commencement of this item, to continue to be dairy produce under that paragraph.

128  Continuation of secrecy obligations

Section 119 of the Dairy Produce Act 1986 as in force before the commencement of this item continues to apply after the commencement of this item to a person who, immediately before the commencement of this item, was a person to whom that section applied as if the amendments to that section made by this Schedule had not been made.

129  Final annual reports

(1)        For the final reporting period, the directors of Dairy Australia Limited must, in relation to the Australian Dairy Corporation and the Dairy Research and Development Corporation, prepare the report referred to in section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. The report may include such other matters as the directors consider appropriate.

(2)        For the purposes of this item, the final reporting period is to be treated as a financial year.

(3)        In this item:

final reporting period means the period that:

                     (a)  started on 1 July 2002; and

                     (b)  ends at the commencement of this item.

 

Dairy Produce Amendment Act 2004 (No. 32, 2004)

Schedule 1

3  Application

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to liabilities arising before, on or after the commencement of this item.

 

Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008 (No. 123, 2008)

Schedule 1

3  Applying provisions referring to the Dairy Adjustment Authority after it ceases to exist

(1)        This item applies to a reference to the Dairy Adjustment Authority, to the extent that the reference concerns a power or function of that body, in any of the following:

                     (a)  a provision of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986 or a regulation made for the purposes of that Schedule;

                     (b)  a provision of the DEP scheme, the DSAP scheme or the SDA scheme (all within the meaning of that Schedule);

                     (c)  a provision of another Act (other than this Act) or a regulation made for the purposes of another Act.

(2)        If, because of subclause 55(3) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986, the Dairy Adjustment Authority has ceased to exist after a specified day, then, for the purposes of the provision referred to in subitem (1) after that day, the reference is taken to be a reference to a function or power performed or exercised by the Secretary of the Department.

(3)        To avoid doubt, if, because of subclause 55(3) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986, the Dairy Adjustment Authority has ceased to exist after a specified day:

                     (a)  a reference in subclause 73(1) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986 to the DAA's functions and powers; or

                     (b)  a reference in subparagraph 79(i)(ii) of that Schedule to the functions, or the powers, of the DAA;

is taken, after that day, to be a reference to the functions and the powers, or the functions or the powers, of the Secretary of the Department to the extent that the Dairy Adjustment Authority was, before that day, capable of performing or exercising the power or function.

 


 



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