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Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Amendment Act 1991

 No. 109 of 1991

 An Act to amend the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989 to make provision in relation to the R & D Corporation in respect of the wool industry, and for other purposes

[Assented to 27 June 1991]

  The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1. This Act may be cited as the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Amendment Act 1991.

(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 19891.

Commencement

  2. This Act commences on 1 July 1991.

Definitions

  3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from subsection (1) the definitions of "eligible levy payer" and "nominated director" and substituting the following definitions:

     " 'eligible levy payer' means:

         (a)     in relation to the R & D Corporation in respect of the wool industry—a person (within the meaning of section 57) who is included in a register of wool-tax payers that is taken to have been prepared by the Corporation under subsection 57 (1a); or

         (b)     in relation to any other R & D Corporation—a person (within the meaning of section 57) who is included in a list of levy payers prepared by the Corporation under subsection 57 (1);

     'nominated director' means a director of an R & D Corporation, other than:

         (a)     a Chairperson, government director or Executive Director of the Corporation; and

         (b)     in the case of the R & D Corporation in respect of the wool industry—the member of the Australian Wool Corporation;

  (b) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:

     " 'Australian Wool Corporation' means the Australian Wool Corporation established under the Australian Wool Corporation Act 1991;

     'Executive Director' means:

         (a)     in relation to an R & D Corporation other than the R & D Corporation in respect of the wool industry—the Executive Director appointed under Division 9 of Part 2; or

         (b)     in relation to the R & D Corporation in respect of the wool industry—the Managing Director appointed under that Division;

     'Wool Tax Act' means the Wool Tax Act (No. 1) 1964, the Wool Tax Act (No. 2) 1964, the Wool Tax Act (No. 3) 1964, the Wool Tax Act (No. 4) 1964 or the Wool Tax Act (No. 5) 1964;";

  (c) by adding at the end the following subsection:

     "(4) For the purposes of this Act, the sale value of any shorn wool is the amount that, under section 10 of the Administration

     Act, is the sale value of that wool for the purposes of that Act.".

Constitution

  4. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a)     by inserting