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the commencing day to the Export Development Grants Board shall be construed, on and after that day, as a reference to the Commission.

PART VI—AMENDMENTS OF EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS ACT 1974

Principal Act
32. The Export Market Development Grants Act 19742 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation
33. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting the definition of "Board" in sub-section (1);
(b) by inserting after the definition of "claim" in sub-section (1) the following definition:
"'Commission' means the Australian Trade Commission established by section 7 of the Australian Trade Commission Act 1985";
(c) by omitting from the definition of "eligible industrial property rights" in sub-section (1) "Board" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Commission";
(d) by omitting from the definition of "eligible internal services" in sub-section (1) "Board" and substituting "Commission";
(e) by omitting from the definition of "eligible know-how" in sub-section (1) "Board" and substituting "Commission";

(f) by omitting the definition of "member" in sub-section (1); and
(g) by omitting from sub-sections (4), (5), (7) and (8) "Board" (wherever occurring) and substituting "Commission".

Export earnings
34. Section 3a of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in sub-paragraph (3) (a) (ii) "or airport" after "port".

Residents of Australia
35. (1) Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) "the Board" and substituting "the Commission"; and
(b) by omitting from paragraph (c) "Minister, on the advice of the Board, by writing signed by him," and substituting "Commission, by writing,".
(2) A declaration by the Minister under section 11 of the Principal Act declaring a company to be a company to which paragraph 11(c) of the Principal Act applies, being a declaration that was in force immediately before the commencing day, shall, on and after that day, be treated as if it were a declaration made by the Commission to the same effect under that provision of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

Grants
36. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "Board" and substituting "Commission";
(b) by omitting from sub-section (2) "Board" and substituting "Commission"; and
(c) by omitting from sub-section (2) "there is payable" and substituting "the Commission shall pay".

Claims for grants
37. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-sections (1), (2) and (2b) "Board" and substituting "Commission";
(b) by omitting sub-section (3) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(3) A claim shall be deemed not to have been submitted until it has been received by the Commission or has been received on behalf of the Commission by an officer or employee of the Commission or by a person