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Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1995
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C2004C05270
17 December 1997
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31 December 1997
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Definitions
4 Crown to be bound
5 Application
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Part 2—Meat Industry Council
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Division 1—Establishment, functions and powers
6 Object of Part
7 Definitions
8 Establishment of the Council
9 Functions of the Council
10 Powers of the Council generally
11 Funding for industry consultations
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Division 2—Corporate plans
12 First corporate plan
13 Later corporate plans
14 Content of corporate plans
15 Approval of corporate plans
16 When corporate plan comes into force
17 Variation of corporate plans
18 Variation at instance of the Council
19 Variation at Minister’s request
20 Compliance with corporate plan
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Division 3—Industry conferences and general meetings
21 Industry conferences
22 General meetings
23 Purpose of annual general meeting
24 Motion of no confidence in the Council or in the Chairperson of the Council
25 Purpose of special general meetings
26 Conduct of general meetings
27 Regulations concerning certain procedural matters
28 Notification to Minister of motions at general meetings
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Division 4—Constitution and meetings of the Council
29 Composition of the Council
30 Term of office
31 Acting Chairperson
32 Situations that do not amount to interests requiring disclosure
33 Leave of absence
34 Resignation
35 Ending of appointment
36 Meetings
37 Resolutions without meetings
38 Motions of no confidence
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Division 5—Staff
39 Chief Executive Officer
40 Acting Chief Executive Officer
41 Management of affairs of the Council
42 Employees
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Division 6—Finance
43 Payments to the Council
44 Application of money of the Council
45 The Council to pay to AMLC a share of expenses of keeping registers
46 Commonwealth to be reimbursed for refunds of levy or charge
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Division 7—Miscellaneous
48 Delegation by the Council
49 Delegation by Chief Executive Officer
50 Extra matters to be included in annual report
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Part 3—Australian Meat and Live-Stock Corporation
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Division 1—Preliminary
51 Objects of Part
52 Definitions
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Division 2—Continuation, functions and powers
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Subdivision A—General
53 AMLC to continue in existence
54 Functions of AMLC
55 Powers of AMLC generally
56 Consultation
57 Other powers
58 AMLC to comply with broad policies formulated by the Council
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Subdivision B—Control of export of meat and live-stock
59 Definition
60 Meat or live-stock export business
61 Grant of export licence
62 Application for licence
63 Requirements for grant of licence
64 Notice of refusal to grant licence
65 Review of refusal to grant licence
66 Licence subject to prescribed conditions
67 Licence subject to condition that holder inform AMLC of certain events
68 Licence also subject to compliance with orders and directions under this section
69 Restriction of persons who may export to certain markets
70 Orders by AMLC
71 Directions by AMLC
72 Duration of licence
73 Renewal of licence
74 Notice to licence holder to show cause
75 Powers of AMLC in relation to licence
76 Cancellation of licence at request of holder
77 Statement to be included in certain notices
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Subdivision C—Export quotas
78 Definitions
79 Orders establishing a system or systems of quotas
80 Quotas to be in accordance with policy of Council
81 Variation of quotas
82 Reimbursement for reduction of rights under quota
83 Review of decisions
84 Statements to accompany notices of decisions
85 Licensees to comply with quota system
86 Council’s policies on quotas to be made available on request
87 Concurrent operation of the Australian Meat and Live-stock (Quotas) Act, this Subdivision and Subdivision B
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Subdivision D—Registers
88 AMLC to keep certain registers
89 Applications for registration
90 Registration
91 Returns
92 Alteration of registers
93 The Council and MRC to be notified of cost of keeping registers
94 AMLC to permit access to registers
95 Review of certain decisions concerning registers
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Division 3—Corporate and operational plans
96 First corporate plan
97 Later corporate plans
98 Consultation in relation to corporate plan
99 Agreement of the Council to be obtained to corporate plans
100 Content of corporate plans
101 Approval of corporate plans
102 When corporate plan comes into force
103 Variation of corporate plans
104 Variation at instance of AMLC
105 Variation at Minister’s request
106 Operational plans
107 Variation of operational plans
108 Compliance with corporate and operational plans
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Division 4—Constitution and meetings of AMLC
109 Composition of AMLC
110 Term of office
111 Deputy of Chairperson
112 Situations that do not amount to interests requiring disclosure
113 Leave of absence
114 Resignation
115 Ending of appointment
116 Meetings
117 Resolutions without meetings
118 Motions of no confidence
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Division 5—Staff
119 Managing Director
120 Acting Managing Director
121 Management of affairs of AMLC
122 Effect on Managing Director of motion of no confidence in AMLC
123 Officers and employees
124 AMLC to develop and carry out equal employment opportunity program
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Division 6—Finance
125 Payments to AMLC
126 Application of money of AMLC
127 Borrowing etc.
128 Protection of Commonwealth against debts of AMLC
129 Hedging through currency contracts etc.
134 Commonwealth to be reimbursed for refunds of levy or charge
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Division 7—Enforcement
135 Searches to monitor compliance with Part
136 Offence-related searches and seizures
137 Release of seized goods
138 Offence-related warrants
139 Announcement before entry
140 Details of warrant to be given to occupier
141 Use of equipment to examine or process things
142 Use of electronic equipment at premises
143 Compensation for damage to electronic equipment
144 Copies of seized things to be given
145 Return of things that are seized
146 Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be kept
147 Warrants may be granted by telephone in urgent circumstances
148 Power of authorised officer to require information or documents
149 Help to authorised officers
150 Authorised officers
151 Protection of authorised officers and other people
152 AMLC may require information or documents
153 Nominees
154 Evidence of analyst
155 Export of meat or live-stock without export licence etc.
156 False information etc.
157 Person falsely holding out to be the holder of licence etc.
158 Forfeiture of goods
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Division 8—Miscellaneous
159 Delegation by AMLC
160 Delegation by Managing Director
161 Service of notices
162 Operation of certain laws not restricted
163 Extra matters to be included in annual report
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Part 4—Meat Research Corporation
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Division 1—Preliminary
164 Objects of Part
165 Definitions
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Division 2—Continuation, functions and powers
166 MRC to continue in existence
167 Functions of MRC
168 Powers of MRC generally
169 Agreements for research and development to be carried out by other persons
170 Agreements for meat and live-stock research and development activities to be carried out jointly with other persons
171 Consultation
172 MRC to comply with broad policies formulated by the Council
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Division 3—Corporate and operational plans
173 First corporate plan
174 Later corporate plans
175 Consultation in relation to corporate plan
176 Agreement of the Council to be obtained to corporate plans
177 Content of corporate plans
178 Approval of corporate plans
179 When corporate plan comes into force
180 Variation of corporate plans
181 Variation at instance of MRC
182 Variation at Minister’s request
183 Operational plans
184 Content of operational plans
185 Approval of operational plans
186 Variation of operational plans
187 Compliance with corporate and operational plans
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Division 4—Constitution and meetings
188 Composition of MRC
189 Term of office
190 Deputy of Chairperson
191 Situations that do not amount to interests requiring disclosure
192 Leave of absence
193 Resignation
194 Ending of appointment
195 Meetings
196 Resolutions without meetings
197 Motions of no confidence
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Division 5—Staff
198 Managing Director
199 Acting Managing Director
200 Management of affairs of MRC
201 Effect on Managing Director of motion of no confidence in MRC
202 Employees
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Division 6—Finance
203 Payments to MRC
204 Commonwealth’s matching payments not to be greater than certain proportion of value of production
205 Application of money of MRC
206 MRC to pay to AMLC a share of expenses of keeping registers
207 Protection of Commonwealth against debts of MRC
209 Commonwealth to be reimbursed for refunds of levy or charge
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Division 7—Miscellaneous
210 Delegation by MRC
211 Delegation by Managing Director
212 Service of notices
213 Extra matters to be included in annual report
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Part 5—Nomination of people for appointment to Australian Meat and Live-Stock Corporation and Meat Research Corporation
214 Constitution of a selection committee
215 Request for nominations
216 Proceedings of a selection committee
217 Nominations by a selection committee
218 Abolition of selection committee
219 Selection committee may engage staff and consultants
220 Selection committee to notify costs and expenses
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
221 Ministerial directions
222 Liability to taxation
223 Consultants
224 Remuneration and allowances
225 Committees
226 Regulations
227 Sunset clause [see Note 2]
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Meat and Live-Stock Industry Act 1995
