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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 2) 1999 NO. 170, 1999 - SCHEDULE 6

- Rural Adjustment Act 1992

1 Section 4 (definition of Council )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

Council means the National Rural Advisory Council.

2 Part 2 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Part 2—The National Rural Advisory Council

3 Section 5

Omit "Rural Adjustment Scheme", substitute "National Rural".

4 Subsection 6(4)

Omit "functions", substitute "function".

5 Section 8

Repeal the section, substitute:

8 Function of the Council

The function of the Council is to give the Minister such advice and information as the Minister requests about the following matters:

(a)
rural adjustment generally;

(b)
regional issues, and in particular matters relating to agreements with States under section 20E;

(c)
matters relating to declarations of exceptional circumstances;

(d)
training issues, and in particular the Farm Business Improvement Program;

(e)
any other matter that the Minister requests advice or information about.

6 Section 9

Omit "functions", substitute "function".

7 Transitional—continuity of Council not affected by amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule do not affect the continuity, after this Schedule commences, of the existence and the membership of the body that is renamed by those amendments as the National Rural Advisory Council.


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