HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962
- Reprinted as at 19 December 1973 (HISTACT2 CHAP 67 #DATE 19:12:1973)
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS
TABLE
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART I-PRELIMINARY
Section
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. (Repealed)
4. Objects of this Act
5. Interpretation
PART II-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN HONEY BOARD
6. Establishment of Board
7. Constitution of the Board
7A. Polls of honey producers
8. Deputy Chairman
9. Meetings of the Board
10. Deputies of members
11. Removal and resignation of members and deputies
12. Executive Committee
13. Elections
14. Remuneration and allowances
15. Overseas representative
PART III-FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN HONEY
BOARD
16. Functions
17. Powers generally
18. Special powers
19. Board not to trade in honey
20. Staff
21. Delegation by Board
PART IV-EXPORT CONTROL
22. Regulations may prohibit export except on conditions
PART V-FINANCE
23. Moneys payable to Board out of Consolidated Revenue Fund
23A. Loans to be arranged by the Minister
24. Bank accounts
25. Application of moneys
26. Accounts and records to be kept
27. Audit
28. Taxation
PART VI-MISCELLANEOUS
29. Returns to the Board
30. Annual Report of Board
31. Operation of certain Acts not restricted
32. Regulations
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 1.
Short title.
SECT
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973
An Act relating to the Honey Industry.
PART I-PRELIMINARY
Short title amended; No. 32, 1918, s. 2.
1. This Act may be cited as the Honey Industry Act 1962-1973.*
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 2.
Commencement.
SECT
2. This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by
Proclamation.*
Section 3 repealed by No. 216, 1973, s. 3.
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HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 4.
Objects of this Act.
SECT
4. (1) The objects of this Act are-
(a) to promote and control the export from Australia of honey;
(b) to promote trade and commerce in honey among the States, between States
and Territories and within the Territories; and
(c) to encourage the production, and the use, of honey in the Territories,
and this Act shall be construed and administered accordingly.
(2) The Board shall not perform its functions or exercise its powers except
for the purpose of achieving an object specified in the last preceding
sub-section.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 5.
Interpretation.
SECT
Sub-section (1) amended by No. 11, 1972, s. 3.
5. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears-
''approved bank'' means the Reserve Bank of Australia or another bank
approved by the Treasurer for the purposes of the provision in which the
expression occurs;
''honey'' means honey produced in Australia;
''industry member'' means a member of the Board other than the member to
represent the Commonwealth;
''member'' means a member of the Board;
''poll'' means a poll referred to in sub-section (6) of section 7 of this
Act;
''the Auditor-General'' means the Auditor-General for the Commonwealth;
''the Board'' means the Australian Honey Board established by this Act;
''the Chairman'' means the Chairman of the Board;
''the Committee'' means the Executive Committee of the Board established by
section twelve of this Act;
''the Deputy Chairman'' means the Deputy Chairman of the Board.
Added by No. 11, 1972, s. 3.
(2) For the purposes of this Act-
(a) the Australian Capital Territory shall be deemed to be part of the
State of New South Wales;
(b) the Northern Territory shall be deemed to be part of the State of South
Australia; and
(c) a corporation shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident in the State in
which its principal office in Australia is situated.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 6.
Establishment of Board.
SECT
PART II-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN HONEY BOARD
6. (1) For the purposes of this Act, there shall be an Australian Honey
Board.
(2) The Board-
(a) is a body corporate, with perpetual succession;
(b) shall have a common seal;
(c) is capable of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal
property; and
(d) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
(3) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial
notice of the common seal of the Board affixed to a document and shall presume
that it was duly affixed.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 7.
Constitution of the Board.
SECT
Substituted by No. 11, 1972, s. 4.
7. (1) The Board shall consist of-
(a) a member to represent the Commonwealth, who shall be the Chairman of
the Board;
(b) a member to represent honey producers in the State of New South Wales;
(c) a member to represent honey producers in the State of Victoria;
(d) a member to represent honey producers in the State of Queensland;
(e) a member to represent honey producers in the State of South Australia;
(f) a member to represent honey producers in the State of Western
Australia; and
(g) four members to represent honey packers.
(2) The members of the Board (other than the members to represent honey
producers) shall be appointed by the Minister in accordance with this
section.
(3) For the purposes of the appointment of the members to represent honey
packers, each honey packer carrying on business in a State other than
Queensland or Tasmania may nominate one person for appointment, and the
members to represent honey packers shall be appointed from among persons so
nominated, but so that not more than one such member shall be appointed by
virtue of the nominations made by honey packers carrying on business in any
one State.
(4) A honey packer carrying on business in more than one of the States other
than Queensland and Tasmania shall, in any nomination made by him under the
last preceding sub-section, specify one of the States in which he carries on
business as the State in respect of which the nomination is made, and the
State so specified shall, for the purposes of that sub-section, be deemed to
be the only State in which he carries on business.
(5) Before appointing a member to represent honey packers, the Minister
shall, wherever practicable, consult representatives of honey packers.
(6) A member to represent honey producers in a State shall be elected by a
poll of honey producers taken in accordance with this Act.
(7) The member to represent the Commonwealth holds office during the
pleasure of the Minister.
(8) Subject to sub-section (10) of this section, a member to represent honey
producers holds office for a period of three years commencing on the first day
of July after the declaration of the poll at which he is elected but is
eligible for re-election.
(9) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, a member to represent honey
packers holds office for three years but is eligible for re-appointment.
(10) The Minister may, on the death, resignation or removal from office of
an industry member, appoint a person to hold the vacant office for the
remainder of the period of office of the member.
(11) The exercise of a power or the performance of a function by the Board
is not invalidated by reason only of there being a vacancy or vacancies in the
membership of the Board.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 7A.
Polls of honey producers.
SECT
Inserted by No. 11, 1972, s. 4.
7A. (1) The regulations may make provision for the taking of a poll,
including-
(a) provision for the determination of disputes arising out of the taking
of a poll; and
(b) provision for offences in connexion with a failure to apply for
enrolment for the purposes of, or a failure to vote at, a poll.
(2) A person is eligible to apply for enrolment for the purposes of a poll
if, at the time of application-
(a) he is the owner of at least two hundred hives of bees; and
(b) he is ordinarily resident in the State to which the poll relates.
(3) A person is eligible to vote at a poll if, at the time of voting-
(a) he is enrolled for the purposes of the poll in accordance with the
regulations;
(b) he is the owner of at least two hundred hives of bees; and
(c) he is ordinarily resident in the State to which the poll relates.
(4) The personal representative or personal representatives of a deceased
person or a trustee or trustees in whom, in that capacity, there is vested the
title to at least two hundred hives of bees shall, for the purposes of a poll,
be deemed to be, in that capacity, a separate person who is ordinarily
resident in such State as is ascertained in relation to him or them in
accordance with the regulations.
(5) A person is eligible to become a candidate for election at a poll if, at
the time he becomes such a candidate, he is eligible to apply for enrolment
for the purposes of the poll.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 8.
Deputy Chairman.
SECT
8. (1) There shall be a Deputy Chairman of the Board, who shall be a member
of the Board elected by the members of the Board as the Deputy Chairman.
(2) The Deputy Chairman holds office for a period of one year, but is
eligible for re-election.
(3) The Deputy Chairman may resign his office as Deputy Chairman by writing
under his hand delivered to the Chairman.
(4) The Deputy Chairman ceases to hold office as Deputy Chairman if he
ceases to be a member of the Board.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 9.
Meetings of the Board.
SECT
9. (1) The Board shall hold meetings at such times and places as the Board
determines.
(2) The Chairman or, when the Chairman is outside Australia or the office of
Chairman is vacant, the Deputy Chairman, may, at any time, convene a meeting
of the Board and shall do so upon the request in writing of not less than
three members.
(3) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board at which he is
present.
(4) In the absence of the Chairman from a meeting of the Board, the Deputy
Chairman, if he is present, shall preside.
(5) In the event of the absence of both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman
from a meeting of the Board, the members present shall elect one of their
number to preside at that meeting.
(6) At a meeting of the Board, six members constitute a quorum.
(7) A question arising at a meeting of the Board shall be determined by a
majority of votes of the members present and voting.
(8) The member presiding at a meeting of the Board has a deliberative vote
and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote.
(9) The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings.
(10) The Board may invite a person to attend a meeting of the Board for the
purpose of advising or informing the Board on any matter.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 10.
Deputies of members.
SECT
Sub-section (1) amended by No. 11, 1972, s. 5.
10. (1) An industry member may appoint a person approved by the Minister to
be his deputy.
(2) A member may revoke the appointment of a person as his deputy, but the
revocation is not effective until the member has given notice in writing of
the revocation to the Minister.
(3) The deputy of a member is entitled, in the event of the absence of the
member from a meeting of the Board, to attend that meeting and, when so
attending, shall be deemed to be a member.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 11.
Removal and resignation of members and deputies.
SECT
Sub-section (1) amended by No. 11, 1972, s. 6.
11. (1) The Minister may, at any time, on the recommendation of the Board,
remove from office an industry member.
Amended by No. 11, 1972, s. 6.
(2) The Minister may remove from office an industry member or the deputy of
a member for incapacity, incompetence or misbehaviour.
Inserted by No. 11, 1972, s. 6.
(2A) Where the Minister becomes aware that a member to represent honey
producers has not, at all times since the commencement of his period of
office, been the owner of at least two hundred hives of bees, the Minister
shall remove him from office.
(3) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand delivered to
the Minister.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 12.
Executive Committee.
SECT
12. (1) There shall be an Executive Committee of the Board consisting of-
(a) the Chairman of the Board; and
(b) three other members of the Board elected by the members of the Board,
of whom at least one shall be a member representing honey producers and at
least one shall be a member representing honey packers.
(2) Members of the Committee other than the Chairman of the Board hold
office for a period of one year, but are eligible for re-election.
(3) The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as the
Committee determines.
(4) The Chairman of the Board or, when the Chairman is outside Australia or
the office of Chairman is vacant, the Deputy Chairman, may, at any time,
convene a meeting of the Committee.
(5) In the event of the absence of the Chairman of the Board from a meeting
of the Committee, the Deputy Chairman, if not already a member of the
Committee, is entitled to attend the meeting and, when so attending, shall be
deemed to be a member of the Committee.
(6) At a meeting of the Committee-
(a) three members form a quorum;
(b) the Chairman of the Board or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman or,
in the absence of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman, a member elected by
the members present to act as chairman of the Committee, shall preside;
(c) all questions shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members
present and voting and, in the event of an equality of votes of such members,
the question shall be deemed to have been decided in the negative; and
(d) the member presiding has a deliberative vote only.
(7) A member of the Committee, other than the Chairman of the Board, may
resign his office as a member of the Committee by writing under his hand
delivered to the Chairman.
(8) A member of the Committee ceases to hold office as such a member if he
ceases to be a member of the Board.
(9) If the place of a member of the Committee, other than the Chairman of
the Board, becomes vacant before the expiration of his term of office, the
members of the Board shall, subject to sub-section (1) of this section, elect
another member of the Board to hold the vacant place for the remainder of that
term.
(10) The deputy of a member of the Board who is a member of the Committee is
entitled, in the event of the absence of the member from a meeting of the
Committee, to attend that meeting and, when so attending, shall be deemed to
be a member of the Committee.
(11) The Committee may invite a person to attend a meeting of the Committee
for the purpose of advising or informing the Committee on any matter.
(12) The exercise of a power or the performance of a function by the
Committee is not invalidated by reason only of there being a vacancy in the
membership of the Committee.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 13.
Elections.
SECT
13. (1) An election for the purposes of this Part by members of the Board
shall be held in such manner as the Board determines, and the right to vote at
such an election may, if the Board so determines, be confined to the members
of the Board who are present at a meeting of the Board.
(2) The Chairman of the Board shall certify in writing to the Minister the
results of an election referred to in the last preceding sub-section, and a
member named in the certificate as having been elected at that election shall,
for the purposes of this Act, be conclusively presumed to have been duly
elected at that election.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 14.
Remuneration and allowances.
SECT
Substituted by No. 11, 1972, s. 7.
14. (1) The Chairman shall be paid remuneration at the rate of Three
thousand two hundred dollars a year and such allowances (other than an annual
allowance) as are prescribed.
(2) Each member to represent honey producers shall be paid remuneration at
the rate of One thousand three hundred dollars a year and such allowances
(other than an annual allowance) as are prescribed.
(3) Each member to represent honey packers and each deputy of a member shall
be paid, in respect of attendance at meetings of the Board or of the
Committee, or while engaged (whether in Australia or overseas), with the
approval of the Board, on business of the Board, such fees and allowances
(other than an annual allowance) as are prescribed.
(4) A person invited by the Board or by the Committee to attend a meeting of
the Board or of the Committee, as the case may be, may be paid in respect of
that attendance such fees and allowances as are prescribed.
(5) If a member or the deputy of a member is a member of, or a candidate for
election to, the Parliament of the Commonwealth or of a State, he shall not be
paid remuneration, fees or allowances under the preceding provisions of this
section, but shall, subject to the approval of the Minister, be reimbursed
such expenses as he reasonably incurs by reason of his attendance at meetings
of the Board or of the Committee or of his engagement (whether in Australia or
overseas), with the approval of the Minister, on business of the Board.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 15.
Overseas representative.
SECT
15. (1) The Board may appoint a person or persons approved by the Minister
to represent the Board overseas.
(2) A person appointed under this section shall be appointed upon such terms
and conditions as the Board, with the approval of the Minister, determines.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 16.
Functions.
SECT
PART III-FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN HONEY BOARD
16. The functions of the Board are-
(a) to make recommendations to the Minister with respect to the rate of the
levy under the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962, and the rate of the levy under the
Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962, to be prescribed from time to time;
(b) to make recommendations to the Minister with respect to the making of
regulations under this Act or any other Act for the purpose of controlling the
export of honey from Australia;
(c) to make reports and suggestions to, and to formulate plans for the
consideration of, the Minister with respect to any matter affecting the honey
industry, including any matter relating to the export of honey from
Australia;
(d) to promote the consumption and sale, both in Australia and overseas, of
honey;
(e) to assist and encourage the improvement of the methods of production,
storage and transport of honey; and
(f) such functions in relation to the export, and the sale and distribution
after export, of honey as are conferred by or under this Act.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 17.
Powers generally.
SECT
17. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, the Board has power to
do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connexion
with the performance of its functions.
(2) In the exercise of its powers in relation to the functions of the Board
specified in paragraphs (d) and (e) of the last preceding section, the Board
is subject to any directions of the Minister.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 18.
Special powers.
SECT
Substituted by No. 71, 1965, s. 3.
18. (1) For the purpose of performing its functions, the Board may-
(a) acquire honey by agreement with the owner of the honey and sell or
otherwise dispose of, either in Australia or overseas, honey so acquired;
(b) accept control of honey placed under its control for export from
Australia; and
(c) make an advance to the owner of honey on the security of the honey.
(2) For the purpose of securing a loan to the Board, the Board may give
security over honey acquired by the Board under the last preceding
sub-section.
(3) The Board has, with respect to honey of which it has accepted control
under sub-section (1) of this section, full authority to make such
arrangements and give such directions as it thinks fit for or in relation to
any of the following matters:-
(a) the handling, storage and shipment of the honey;
(b) the insurance against loss of the honey, either in Australia, in
transit or overseas; and
(c) the sale or other disposal of the honey, either before or after export
from Australia.
(4) The Board shall, in relation to honey of which it has accepted control
under sub-section (1) of this section, be deemed to be the agent of the owner
of the honey, but without prejudice to the power of the Board to exercise,
without the authority of the owner, the powers conferred by the last preceding
sub-section.
(5) For the purposes of securing a loan to the Board, or, at the request of
the Board, to the owner of any honey of which the Board has accepted control
under sub-section (1) of this section, the Board has, by virtue of this Act
and without further authority, full power, on behalf of the owner of the
honey, to give security over the honey and to effect all mortgages and other
instruments of insurance in the same manner in all respects as if the Board
were the legal owner of the honey.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 19.
Board not to trade in honey.
SECT
19. Except as provided by or under this Act, the Board shall not trade in
honey.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 20.
Staff.
SECT
20. (1) Subject to this section, the Board may employ such persons as it
thinks necessary for the exercise of its powers.
(2) The terms and conditions of employment of persons employed under this
section are such as are, subject to the approval of the Public Service Board,
determined by the Board.
Amended by No. 216, 1973, s. 3.
(3) Where a person employed under this section was, immediately before his
appointment, an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth-
(a) he retains his existing and accruing rights; and
(b) for the purpose of determining those rights, his service as a person
employed by the Board shall be taken into account as if it were service in the
Public Service of the Commonwealth.
Sub-section (4) omitted by No. 216, 1973, s. 3.
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HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 21.
Delegation by Board.
SECT
21. (1) The Board may, by instrument in writing, delegate to the Committee,
either generally or to the extent provided in the instrument of delegation,
all or any of its powers under this Act (except this power of delegation) so
that the delegated powers may be exercised and performed by the Committee in
accordance with the instrument of delegation.
(2) A delegation under this section is revocable at will and does not
prevent the exercise of a power by the Board.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 22.
Regulations may prohibit export except on conditions.
SECT
PART IV-EXPORT CONTROL
22. (1) For the purpose of enabling the Board effectively to control the
export and the sale and distribution after export of honey, the regulations
may prohibit the export from Australia of honey by a person other than the
Board unless-
(a) the person holds a licence to export honey issued, on the
recommendation of the Board, by the Minister or by a person authorized by the
Minister;
(b) the Board has issued a permit to the person to export the honey and any
conditions contained in the permit are complied with; and
(c) the export is in accordance with such conditions and restrictions as
are prescribed.
(2) Regulations prescribing conditions or restrictions for the purposes of
paragraph (c) of the last preceding sub-section shall not be made unless the
conditions or restrictions, as the case may be, have been recommended to the
Minister by the Board.
(3) The regulations may provide that, except with the approval of the
Board, a person other than the Board shall not export honey from Australia
unless an arrangement has been made between the person and the Board for the
sale and disposal of the honey outside Australia by the Board on behalf of the
person.
(4) Honey the exportation of which is prohibited by the regulations shall be
deemed to be a prohibited export for the purposes of the Customs Act
1901-1960.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 23.
Moneys payable to Board out of Consolidated Revenue Fund.
SECT
PART V-FINANCE
Substituted by No. 185, 1973, s. 3.
23. There shall be paid to the Board out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund,
which is appropriated accordingly, amounts equal to-
(a) the amounts of levy received by Australia under the Honey Levy
Collection Act 1962, or under that Act as amended and in force from time to
time, including amounts payable by way of penalty under section 8 of that Act;
and
(b) the amounts of charge received by Australia under the Honey Export
Charge Collection Act 1973, including amounts payable by way of penalty under
section 6 of that Act.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 23A.
Loans to be arranged by the Minister.
SECT
Inserted by No. 71, 1965, s. 4.
23A. With the concurrence of the Treasurer, the Minister may-
(a) arrange with the Reserve Bank of Australia for the making by the bank
of loans to the Board for the purpose of enabling the Board to acquire honey
or to make advances to the owners of honey; and
(b) guarantee to the bank the repayment, out of moneys made available by
the Parliament, of any loan made by the bank in pursuance of the arrangement.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 24.
Bank accounts.
SECT
24. (1) The Board may open and maintain an account or accounts with an
approved bank or approved banks and shall maintain at all times at least one
such account.
(2) The Board shall pay all moneys received by it into an account referred
to in this section.
(3) The regulations may prescribe the manner in which cheques drawn on an
account referred to in this section shall be signed.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 25.
Application of moneys.
SECT
25. (1) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, the moneys of the Board
shall be applied only-
(a) in payment or discharge of the expenses, obligations and liabilities of
the Board arising out of the performance of its functions, or the exercise of
its powers, under this Act; and
(b) in payment of remuneration, allowances or expenses payable to any
person (including a member of the Board) under this Act.
(2) Moneys of the Board not immediately required for any of the purposes
specified in the last preceding sub-section may be invested on fixed deposit
with an approved bank or in securities of the Commonwealth.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 26.
Accounts and records to be kept.
SECT
26. The Board shall keep proper accounts and records of the transactions and
affairs of the Board and shall do all things necessary to ensure that all
payments out of the moneys of the Board are properly authorized and correctly
made and that adequate control is maintained over the assets of, or in the
custody of, the Board and over the incurring of liabilities by the Board.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 27.
Audit.
SECT
27. (1) The Auditor-General shall inspect and audit the accounts and records
of financial transactions of the Board and shall forthwith draw the Minister's
attention to any irregularity revealed by the inspection and audit that, in
the opinion of the Auditor-General, is of sufficient importance to justify his
so doing.
(2) The Auditor-General or an officer authorized by him is entitled at all
reasonable times to full and free access to all accounts, records, documents,
and papers of the Board relating directly or indirectly to the receipt or
payment of moneys by the Board or to the acquisition, receipt, custody or
disposal of assets of the Board.
(3) The Auditor-General or an officer authorized by him may make copies of
or take extracts from any such accounts, records documents or papers.
(4) The Auditor-General or an officer authorized by him may require a member
of the Board or a member of the staff of the Board to furnish him with such
information in the possession of that person or to which that person has
access as the Auditor-General or authorized officer considers necessary for
the purposes of an inspection or audit under this Act, and that person shall
comply with the requirement.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 28.
Taxation.
SECT
28. (1) Subject to this section, the Board is subject to taxation (other
than taxes on income) under the laws of the Commonwealth, but is not subject
to taxation under a law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth to which
the Commonwealth is not subject.
(2) Stamp duty under the law of a State or a Territory of the Commonwealth
is payable by the Board and in respect of transactions entered into, and
instruments and documents executed, by or on behalf of the Board.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 29.
Returns to the Board.
SECT
PART VI-MISCELLANEOUS
29. (1) The Board may require a person to furnish, within such time as is
specified by the Board, any returns or information in relation to the honey
industry that is, in the opinion of the Board, required to enable it to
perform its functions or exercise its powers under this Act.
Amended by No. 93, 1966, s. 3.
(2) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply
with a requirement under the last preceding sub-section.
Penalty: Two hundred dollars.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 30.
Annual Report of Board.
SECT
Substituted by No. 71, 1965, s. 5.
30. (1) The Board shall, as soon as practicable after each thirtieth day of
June occurring after the commencement of this section, prepare and furnish to
the Minister a report on the operation of this Act during the year ended on
that date, together with financial statements in respect of that year in such
form as the Treasurer approves.
(2) Before furnishing the financial statements to the Minister, the Board
shall submit them to the Auditor-General, who shall report to the Minister-
(a) whether the statements are based on proper accounts and records;
(b) whether the statements are in agreement with the accounts and records
and show fairly the financial operations and state of the affairs of the
Board;
(c) whether the receipt, expenditure and investment of moneys, and the
acquisition and disposal of assets, by the Board during the year have been in
accordance with this Act; and
(d) as to such other matters arising out of the statements as the
Auditor-General considers should be reported to the Minister.
(3) The Minister shall cause the report and financial statements of the
Board, together with the report of the Auditor-General, to be laid before each
House of the Parliament within fifteen sitting days of that House after their
receipt by the Minister.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 31.
Operation of certain Acts not restricted.
SECT
31. Nothing in this Act or the regulations restricts the operation of the
Customs Act 1901-1960 or the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1950 or
the regulations made under either or both of those Acts.
HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - SECT. 32.
Regulations.
SECT
Amended by No. 11, 1972, s. 8.
32. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this
Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted by this Act to be
prescribed or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or
giving effect to this Act and, in particular, prescribing pecuniary penalties,
not exceeding a fine of One hundred dollars, for offences against the
regulations.
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HONEY INDUSTRY ACT 1962-1973 - NOTE
NOTE
1. The Honey Industry Act 1962-1973 comprises the Honey Industry Act 1962 as
amended by the other Acts specified in the following table:
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Number Date of
Act and year Date of
Assent commencement
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Honey Industry Act 1962 No. 105, 1962 14 Dec 1962 1 Apr 1963 (see
Gazette 1963, p.
997)
Honey Industry Act 1965 No. 71, 1965 22 Nov 1965 22 Nov 1965
Statute Law Revision
(Decimal Currency) Act
1966 No. 93, 1966 29 Oct 1966 1 Dec 1966
Honey Industry Act 1972 No. 11, 1972 17 Apr 1972 17 Apr 1972
Honey Industry Act 1973 No. 185, 1973 14 Dec 1973 1 Apr 1974 (a)
Statute Law Revision Act
1973 No. 216, 1973 19 Dec 1973 31 Dec 1973
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(a) Section 2 of the Honey Industry Act 1973 provides as follows:
''2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Honey
Export Charge Collection Act 1973 comes into operation.''
That Act came into operation on a date fixed by Proclamation. The date
fixed was 1 April 1974 (see Gazette 1974, No. 27B, p. 1).