Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C01019
Timestamp: 2019-06-24 19:53:11
Document Index: 679934704

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', 'art 3', 'art 6', 'art 2', 'art 3', 'art 6', 'art 7', 'art 6', 'art 4', 'art 5', 'art 1']

Details: C2016C01019
- C2016C01019
Act No. 186 of 1985 as amended, taking into account amendments up to Statute Update Act 2016
An Act to establish an Australian Trade Commission for the purpose of facilitating and promoting trade between Australia and foreign countries, and for related purposes
sch 1 (items 54, 55)
C2016C01019
6 Application of Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 not affected
Part 2—Establishment and function of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission
Part 3—Establishment and functions of the CEO
Part 6—CEO and staff
No. 186, 1985
This is a compilation of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 October 2016 (the compilation date).
4............ Extension to Territories....................................................................... 3
5............ Application of Act outside Australia................................................... 3
6............ Application of Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 not affected 3
Part 2—Establishment and function of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission 5
7............ Australian Trade and Investment Commission.................................... 5
7A......... Function of the Commission............................................................... 5
Part 3—Establishment and functions of the CEO 6
7B......... The Chief Executive Officer................................................................ 6
8............ Functions of the CEO......................................................................... 6
9............ Duties.................................................................................................. 8
9A......... Overseas exercise of CEO’s powers................................................... 9
9B......... CEO may charge fees.......................................................................... 9
10.......... Power of Minister to give directions................................................... 9
Part 6—CEO and staff 11
Division 1—Chief Executive Officer 11
51.......... Appointment of Chief Executive Officer........................................... 11
52.......... Appointment to be full‑time.............................................................. 11
54.......... Remuneration and allowances........................................................... 11
55.......... CEO not to engage in paid employment............................................ 12
56.......... Acting CEO...................................................................................... 12
57.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 12
58.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 12
59.......... Termination....................................................................................... 12
Division 2—Staff of the Commission 14
60.......... Staff of the Commission................................................................... 14
61.......... Locally engaged employees............................................................... 14
62.......... Consultants....................................................................................... 14
Part 7—Corporate plans 15
65.......... Approval of corporate plans.............................................................. 15
66.......... Variation of corporate plans.............................................................. 15
90.......... Delegations by Minister and CEO.................................................... 16
92.......... Annual reports.................................................................................. 16
94.......... Secrecy.............................................................................................. 17
97.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 18
An Act to establish an Australian Trade and Investment Commission for the purpose of facilitating and promoting trade between Australia and foreign countries, and for related purposes
This Act may be cited as the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985.
(1) Sections 1, 2, 3 and 97 shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Australian organisation means:
(a) any of the following entities carrying on a business in Australia:
(iii) a company incorporated or formed in Australia; or
(b) an authority or body (including a body corporate and a corporation sole):
(i) established for a purpose of the Commonwealth by, or in accordance with the provisions of, a law of the Commonwealth or of the Australian Capital Territory; or
(ii) established for a purpose of a State by, or in accordance with the provisions of, a law of the State;
and includes an Agency (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999) and a Department of the Public Service of a State, but does not include the Commission.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer referred to in section 7B.
Commission means the body continued in existence by section 7.
corporate plan means a plan prepared by the CEO under section 35 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, and includes such a plan as varied under section 66 of this Act.
Department of State, in relation to the Northern Territory, means a Department of that Territory.
overseas development project means a project by way of:
(a) the construction of works; or
(b) the provision of services; or
(c) the design, supply or installation of equipment or facilities; or
(d) the testing in the field of agricultural practices;
(including any necessary preliminary studies, investigations or planning) that is to be carried out in a foreign country.
(2) In this Act, a reference to trade between Australia and foreign countries includes a reference to any transaction (including the rendering of a service) involving a consideration in money or money’s worth accruing from a person in the course of carrying on business or other activities outside Australia to a person carrying on business or other activities in Australia.
(5) In any other Act, a reference to an employee of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission is a reference to a person engaged by the CEO under section 74 of the Public Service Act 1999.
(2) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that, on a day specified in the notice, this Act ceases to extend to an external Territory specified in the notice, and, where such a notice is published:
(a) this Act does not, on or after that day, extend to the Territory so specified;
(b) a reference in this Act to a Territory does not, on or after that day, include a reference to the Territory so specified; and
(c) the Territory so specified shall, on and after that day, be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to be a foreign country.
Nothing in section 4 or 5 shall be taken to affect the application of the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997.
7 Australian Trade and Investment Commission
(1) The body known immediately before the commencement of this subsection as the Australian Trade Commission is continued in existence as the Australian Trade and Investment Commission.
(b) the staff of the Commission referred to in section 60.
(b) the CEO is the accountable authority of the Commission; and
(ii) the staff of the Commission referred to in section 60;
(iii) consultants engaged under section 62; and
(i) the function of the Commission referred to in section 7A; and
(ii) the functions of the CEO referred to in section 8.
7A Function of the Commission
The function of the Commission (other than the CEO) is to assist the CEO in the performance of his or her functions.
7B The Chief Executive Officer
Note: For the appointment, terms and conditions of the CEO, see Division 1 of Part 6.
8 Functions of the CEO
(a) to facilitate and encourage trade between Australia and foreign countries (in this section referred to as Australian export trade) by:
(i) representing the trading and commercial interests of Australia in foreign countries; and
(ii) assisting, directly or indirectly, Australian organisations in trade negotiations; and
(iii) promoting, or participating in or co‑ordinating projects to promote, Australian export trade; and
(iv) obtaining, and making available to Australian organisations, information relating to current or future opportunities for Australian export trade, including opportunities for involvement in overseas development projects; and
(v) supporting and facilitating investment in foreign countries, and facilitating investment in Australia, where that investment is likely to enhance opportunities for Australian export trade; and
(vi) carrying out, or assisting other persons to carry out, or participating with other persons in carrying out, in whole or in part, overseas development projects, in circumstances where that course of action will benefit Australian organisations; and
(viii) administering the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997; and
(ix) developing and administering schemes to provide assistance in the development of markets in foreign countries; and
(x) facilitating access by persons to Departments of State of the Commonwealth or of a State and to instrumentalities established by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State where that access is likely to enhance opportunities for Australian export trade; and
(b) to do any other act or thing required or permitted by:
(ii) any other Act; or
(iii) an instrument under an Act;
to be done by the CEO; and
(c) to act, outside Australia, as agent for Departments of State of the Commonwealth or for instrumentalities established by or under a law of the Commonwealth.
(1) The CEO must perform his or her functions under subsection 8(1) in such a manner as will best assist in the development of trade between Australia and foreign countries.
(2) In performing his or her functions, the CEO must:
(a) comply with any directions given to the CEO under section 10; and
9A Overseas exercise of CEO’s powers
The powers of the CEO may be exercised, on behalf of the Commonwealth, in Australia or elsewhere.
9B CEO may charge fees
The CEO may charge fees for the provision of services, or the performance of other work, in connection with the performance of his or her functions under this Act.
10 Power of Minister to give directions
(1) The Minister may give to the CEO, in writing, such directions with respect to the performance of his or her functions, and the exercise of his or her powers, under this Act, as appear to the Minister to be necessary.
Note: A direction under this section is included in the annual report: see section 92.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as empowering the Minister to determine that the CEO should deal in a particular manner with a particular person, or with a particular claim or application for a grant or other benefit, under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997.
(4) A direction of the Minister under this section shall not operate so as to affect prejudicially an application under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 in relation to a grant year (within the meaning of that Act) that commenced before the day on which the direction was given.
(5) This section does not affect the operation of any other provision of this Act or of any other Act that confers a power upon the Minister to give directions to the CEO.
51 Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
(3) An appointment under this section is not ineffective merely because of a defect or irregularity in relation to the appointment.
(4) The CEO holds office on the terms and conditions (if any) in respect of matters not provided for by this Act that are determined by the Minister.
52 Appointment to be full‑time
55 CEO not to engage in paid employment
The CEO must not engage in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office except with the Minister’s approval.
56 Acting CEO
57 Leave of absence
The CEO may resign from office by giving the Minister a written resignation that has been signed by the CEO.
59 Termination
(c) the CEO engages, except with the Minister’s approval, in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office.
(3) The Minister must terminate the appointment of the CEO if, in the Minister’s opinion, the performance of the CEO has been unsatisfactory for a significant period of time.
Division 2—Staff of the Commission
60 Staff of the Commission
61 Locally engaged employees
To avoid doubt, the CEO may, under section 74 of the Public Service Act 1999, engage persons overseas to perform duties overseas as employees.
The CEO may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, engage consultants to perform services for the CEO related to the CEO’s functions.
65 Approval of corporate plans
(1) Each corporate plan shall be submitted to the Minister for approval before the intended day of commencement of the period to which the corporate plan relates and shall not come into force until:
(2) Upon the coming into force of a corporate plan under subsection (1), any corporate plan that is already in force ceases to be in force.
66 Variation of corporate plans
(1) The CEO may, at any time, review a corporate plan, whether or not it has come into force, and consider whether a variation to the plan is necessary.
(2) The CEO may, with the approval of the Minister, vary a corporate plan.
(3) The Minister may, at any time, request the CEO to vary a corporate plan, whether or not it has come into force.
(4) Where the Minister requests a variation of a corporate plan, the CEO shall, with the approval of the Minister, vary that plan accordingly.
(5) Where a variation of a corporate plan is approved by the Minister after the plan has come into force, the plan as so varied shall continue in force on and after the day on which the variation is so approved.
90 Delegations by Minister and CEO
(1) The Minister may, either generally or as otherwise provided in the instrument of delegation, by signed writing, delegate to the CEO all or any of the functions and powers of the Minister:
(a) under this Act (other than this power of delegation or the Minister’s powers under sections 65 and 66); and
(b) under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997.
(2) The CEO may, either generally or as otherwise provided in the instrument of delegation, by signed writing, delegate all or any of his or her functions and powers under this Act or the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 (other than this power of delegation) to a member of the staff of the Commission referred to in section 60.
92 Annual reports
The annual report prepared by the CEO and given to the Minister under section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for a period must include the following:
(a) information about the Commission’s operations under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 during the period;
(b) particulars of all directions given by the Minister to the CEO under subsection 10(1) during the period, other than any direction that includes a statement to the effect that the direction is not to be disclosed:
(ii) because its disclosure would have an adverse effect on the financial interests or property interests of the Commonwealth or of an instrumentality of the Commonwealth.
94 Secrecy
(b) a member of the staff of the Commission referred to in section 60; or
(c) a consultant engaged under section 62.
(2) Subject to this section, a person to whom this section applies shall not, either directly or indirectly, except for the purposes of this Act:
(a) make a record of, or divulge or communicate to any person, any information concerning the affairs of another person acquired by the first‑mentioned person by reason of his or her employment; or
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the disclosure of information, or the production of a document, to the Minister, to the Secretary of the Department, or to an officer of the Department designated by the Secretary.
(4) Subsection (2) does not prevent a person to whom this section applies from communicating, or making available to another person:
(b) the following information relating to payments of grants authorised by the CEO under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 or the Export Market Development Grants Act 1974:
(i) the name and address of a person to whom the CEO has authorised a payment;
(ii) the amount of a grant to a person;
(iii) the industry to which a grant relates; and
(c) any information of a statistical nature relating to the making of grants under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1974 or the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997.
(5) A person to whom this section applies shall not be required to divulge or communicate to a court any information referred to in subsection (2) or to produce in a court any document referred to in that subsection, except when it is necessary to do so for the purposes of, or of a prosecution for an offence against, this Act, the Export Market Development Grants Act 1974 or the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997.
(6) A person to whom information is communicated under subsection (3) and an employee or other person under that person’s control are, in respect of that information, entitled to rights and privileges, and subject to obligations and liabilities, under subsections (2) and (5) as if they were persons referred to in subsection (1).
produce includes to permit access to.
and in particular prescribing penalties, not exceeding a fine of 5 penalty units, for offences against the regulations.
186, 1985
s 1–3 and 97: 16 Dec 1985 (s 2(1))
Remainder: 6 Jan 1986 (s 2(2) and gaz 1985, No S551)
9 June 1989 (s 2 and gaz 1989, No S185)
Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Act 1989
91, 1989
s 15: 14 Dec 1988
Part 4 (s 20–25): 30 Nov 1989 (gaz 1989, No S371)
Part 5 (s 26, 27): 1 Aug 1989 (gaz 1989, No S262)
Remainder: 27 June 1989
Part 1 (s 1, 2), s 3, 26, 29–33, 35, 38 and 40: 7 Nov 1989
s 23(1): 4 May 1989
s 39: 23 Jan 1988
Remainder: 28 Dec 1989 (gaz 1989, No S383)
s 28(b)–(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (gaz 1991, No S332)
s 48 and 49
127, 1994
18 Oct 1994 (s 2)
Sch 3 (item 65): 1 July 1997 (s 2(3))
Sch 2 (items 533–541):
1 Jan 1998 (s 2(2) and gaz 1997, No GN49)
16 July 1999 (s 2)
Sch 1 (items 270–272): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2) and gaz 1999, No S584)
Sch 10 (item 61): 13 Mar 2000 (s 2(c) and gaz 2000, No S114)
Sch 2 (items 51, 418, 419): 24 May 2001 (s 2(3))
Sch 2 (items 70, 71, 174): 22 Feb 2005 (s 2(1) item 12)
Sch 1 (items 1–41) and Sch 4: 1 July 2006 (s 2(1) item 2)
Sch 4 (items 1–15, 17–21)
Sch 4 (item 16) (rep by 100, 2011, Sch. 1 [item 3])
Sch 1 (item 3): 16 Sept 2011 (s 2)
Sch 2 (items 2–4): 21 June 2006 (s 2(1) items 5, 6)
Sch 1 (items 1, 2): 23 June 2008 (s 2)
Sch 7 (item 28): 19 Apr 2011 (s 2(1) item 18)
Sch 2 (items 277–279) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items 3, 12)
Sch 6 (item 30), Sch 7 (items 470–472) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14)
Sch 6 (items 5–9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2)
Sch 2 (items 1–10): 1 May 2016 (s 2(1) item 3)
61, 2916
Sch 1 (items 54, 55): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)
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am No 129, 1989; No 149, 1991; No 44, 1997; No 152, 1997; No 146, 1999; No 56, 2006; No 62, 2014; No 31, 2016
am No 44, 1997
am No 152, 1997; No 56, 2006; No 62, 2014; No 31, 2016
rep No 31, 2016
am No 149, 1991; No 44, 1997; No 56, 2006; No 33, 2008; No 36, 2015
am No 56, 2006; No 36, 2015
am No 44, 1997; No 56, 2006
am No 141, 1987; No 91, 1989; No 149, 1991; No 127, 1994
am No 149, 1991
am No 149, 1991; No 152, 1997; No 156, 1999
am No 21, 1989; No 44, 1997
rep No 149, 1991
am No 168, 1986
rs No 149, 1991
rs No 56, 2006
rs No 149, 1991; No 56, 2006
am No 122, 1991
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am No 149, 1991; No 56, 2006; No 57, 2006
am No 56, 2006
am No 149, 1991; No 44, 1997; No 57, 2006
am No 168, 1986; No 149, 1991; No 152, 1997
am No 121, 1997
am No 149, 1991; No 44, 1997
am No 44, 1997; No 152, 1997; No 57, 2006
rs No 56, 2006; No 62, 2014
am No 149, 1991; No 44, 1997; No 100, 1999; No 56, 2006; No 5, 2011; No 61, 2016
am No 149, 1991; No 61, 2016