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the words after "notify" and substituting "each of its representative organisations of the Minister's approval".

Accountability to representative organisations

9. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-subparagraph (b) (iii) (b) and substituting the following sub-subparagraphs:

      "(b) funds derived from transfer of assets, debts, liabilities and obligations under section 144; and

      (c) funds derived from the transfer, under section 151 of this Act, of levies attached to Research Funds under the Rural Industries Research Act 1985; and".

R&D plans

10. Section 101 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

"(2) Subject to subsection (3), sections 19 to 24 (inclusive) apply in relation to an R&D plan prepared by an R&D Council as if:

     (a) references in those sections to an R&D Corporation were references to the R&D Council; and

     (b) the reference in subsection 20 (1) to 2 months were a reference to one month.".

Approval etc. of annual operational plans

11. Section 103 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

"(1) Subject to subsection (2), section 26 (other than subsection 26 (1)) applies in relation to an annual operational plan prepared by an R&D Council as if:

     (a) the reference in subsection 26 (2) to the RIR&D Corporation were a reference to the R&D Council; and

     (b) references in that section to an R&D Corporation were references to the R&D Council.".

Annual reports of Selection Committees

  12. Section 141 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

     "(1a) A report for a financial year may, subject to agreement between the Presiding Member and the Chairperson of the R&D Corporation concerned, be included, as a discrete part, in the Corporation's annual report for that financial year.";

     (b) by omitting from subsection (2) "The Minister" and substituting "If subsection (1a) does not apply to a report under this section, the Minister".

Co-ordination meetings

  13.  Section 142 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by adding at the end of subsection (3) "and each R&D Council";

  (b) by omitting subsections (5) and (6).

NOTES

  1. No. 63, 1986, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 140, 1989; and No. 17, 1990.

2. No. 17, 1990, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 134, 1990.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
     House of Representatives on 6 December 1990
     Senate on 14 February 1991]