Dairy Exit Program Scheme Amendment 2001 (No. 1)

I, WARREN ERROL TRUSS, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this instrument under subsection 52C (1) of the Farm Household Support Act 1992.

Dated         5th        April   2001

WARREN TRUSS

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1 Name of instrument

This   instrument   is    the   Dairy   Exit     Program    Scheme   Amendment   2001 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on gazettal.

3 Amendment of Dairy Exit Program Scheme 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Dairy Exit Program Scheme 2000.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Section 3)

[1] Subsection 16F (2)

omit

may be recovered by the Commonwealth,  on  behalf of   the    Australian Dairy Corporation, as a debt due to the Australian Dairy Corporation.

insert

is a debt due to the Commonwealth.

[2] Subsection 16F (2), after the examples

insert

Note Section  47 of  the  Financial  Management and Accountability Act 1997 deals with pursuing recovery of the debt.

[3] After subsection 16F (2)

insert

(2A) An amount recovered by theCommonwealth under subsection (2)   is a debt due to the Australian Dairy Corporation.