Australian Apple and Pear Corporation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1981

No. 145 of 1981

An Act to amend the Australian Apple and Pear Corporation Act 1973

[Assented to 21 October 1981]

[Date of commencement 18 November 1981]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Australian Apple and Pear Corporation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1981.

(2) The Australian Apple and Pear Corporation Act 19731 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Membership of Corporation

2. (1) Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) “nine” and substituting “11”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) “four” and substituting “6”.

(2) The amendments made by sub-section (1) do not affect the appointment of a member holding office immediately before the commencement of this section.

(3) Notwithstanding sub-section 14 (1) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act, where a member is appointed by virtue of paragraph 13 (1) (b) of that Act as so amended for a period commencing before 1 September 1983, the period of his appointment shall not extend beyond 31 August 1983.

Dismissal of members

3. Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (2) (c) “, without reasonable excuse” after “fails”.

4. Section 22 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Disclosure of interests by members, &c.

“22. (1) A member, or a deputy of a member, who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Corporation, shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Corporation.

“(2) A disclosure under sub-section (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Corporation.”.

Meetings

5. Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (4) “seven” and substituting “8”.

Formal amendments

6. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE Section 6

FORMAL AMENDMENTS

Provision amended	Amendment
Section 3...........	Repeal the section.
Section 4...........	Omit the definitions of “Board” and “Organization Act”.
Sub-section 9 (3)......	Omit “1901-1973”, substitute “1901”.
Paragraph 13 (1) (c)....	Omit “one”, substitute “1”.
Paragraph 13 (1) (d)....	Omit “three”, substitute “3”.
Sub-section 14 (2).....	Omit “part”, substitute “Part”.
Section 25...........	Repeal the section.
Section 27...........	Repeal the section.
Section 28...........	Repeal the section.
Section 39...........	(a) Omit” 1901-1973”, substitute “1901”. (b) Omit “1904-1966”, substitute “1904”.

NOTE

1. No. 194, 1973. For previous amendments see No. 199, 1976; No. 15, 1978 and No. 16, 1981.