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(2) (b):

Omit "Research and Development Corporation", substitute "Meat Research Corporation".

Subsections 8 (3) and (6):

Omit "Research and Development Corporation", substitute "Meat Research Corporation".

Paragraph 8 (6) (a):

Omit "Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation Act 1985", substitute "Meat Research Corporation Act 1985".

SCHEDULE—continued

Subsection 8 (7):

Omit "Research and Development Corporation", substitute "Meat Research Corporation".

Dairy Produce Act 1986

Subsection 3 (1):

  Insert:

" 'equal employment opportunity program', in relation to the Corporation, means a program of the Corporation that is designed to ensure:

     (a) that appropriate action is taken to eliminate any discrimination by the Corporation against women and persons in designated groups in relation to employment matters; and

     (b) that appropriate measures are taken to promote equal opportunity for women and persons in designated groups in relation to employment matters;

being a program that includes provision for assessment action, consultation action, employee information action, and policy action, in relation to the program;".

After subsection 3 (1):

  Insert:

"(1a) For the purposes only of sections 50a and 50b and the definition of 'equal employment opportunity program' in subsection (1), the following expressions have the meanings set out in the Schedule:

  (a) assessment action;

  (b) consultation action;

  (c) designated group;

  (d) discrimination;

  (e) employee;

  (f) employee information action;

  (g) employment matters;

  (h) policy action;

  (i) woman.

"(1b) Without affecting the meaning of subsection (1a), the definition of 'employee' set out in the Schedule does not have effect for the purpose of any provision of this Act other than subsection (1a) and sections 50a and 50b.".

Paragraph 17 (1) (f):

  Omit "and".

SCHEDULE—continued

Subsection 17 (1):

  Add at the end:

         "; and (h) setting out the equal employment opportunity program developed under section 50a.".

Section 23:

  Add at the end:

"(2) An annual operational plan is to propose action to implement the equal employment opportunity program developed under section 50a.".

After section 50:

  Insert:

Equal employment opportunity

"50a. (1) The Corporation must develop and implement an equal employment opportunity program for the Corporation.

"(2) The Corporation must take whatever action is necessary to give effect to the program.

"(3) Any person who exercises powers in matters relating to employment matters in the Corporation must have regard to the program in exercising those powers.

Merit principle to apply

"50b. Nothing in this Act requires anyone to do anything incompatible with the principle that employment matters should be dealt with on the basis of merit.".

Paragraph 123 (3) (a):

  Add at the end "and".

Subsection 123 (3):

  Add at the end:

          "; and (d) a summary of the action taken by the Corporation to develop and implement its equal employment opportunity program.".

After section 126:

  Add:

SCHEDULE—continued

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