Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WINE GRAPES LEVY AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No. 61 of 1986 - SECT 7

7. (1) Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-sections (2)
and (3) and substituting the following sub-sections:

"(2) Subject to sub-section (3), the Corporation may make recommendations to
the Minister in relation to regulations to be made for the purposes of the
definition of 'marketing amount' in sub-section 6 (2) or for the purposes of
section 6A.

"(3) The Corporation shall not make a recommendation under subsection (2)
unless -

   (a)  the Corporation has given declared winemakers organisations an
        opportunity to consult with the Corporation regarding the
        recommendation; and

   (b)  the recommendation of the Corporation is accompanied by particulars in
        writing of the views on the recommendation expressed by declared
        winemakers organisations during those consultations.

"(4) The power of the Governor-General to make regulations for the purposes of
the definition of 'marketing amount' in sub-section 6 (2) or for the purposes
of section 6A shall be exercised only on advice of the Executive Council,
being advice that has taken into consideration -

   (a)  any relevant recommendation made by the Corporation under subsection
        (2); and

   (b)  any relevant particulars given to the Minister in accordance with
        paragraph (3) (b).

"(5) A declared winemakers organisation may make recommendations to the
Minister with respect to regulations to be made for the purposes of the
definition of 'research amount' in sub-section 6 (2).

"(6) The power of the Governor-General to make regulations for the purposes of
the definition of 'research amount' in sub-section 6 (2) shall be exercised
only on advice of the Executive Council, being advice that has taken into
consideration any relevant recommendation made by a declared winemakers
organisation under sub-section (5).".

(2) Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended -

   (a)  by omitting sub-section (3) and substituting the following subsection:
        "(3) The Corporation shall not make a recommendation under sub-section
        (2) unless a motion to endorse the recommendation has been considered
        at an annual general meeting within the meaning of the Corporation
        Act."; and

   (b)  by omitting paragraph (4) (b) and substituting the following
        paragraph: "(b) any relevant matters of which the Minister has been
        notified under section 29ZA of the Corporation Act.".

(3) After the commencement of sub-section (1) and before 1 July 1986, the
Principal Act as amended by that sub-section has effect as if "of this Act as
proposed to be amended by section 4 of the Wine Grapes Levy Amendment Act 
1986 " were inserted -

   (a)  after "sub-section 6 (2)" in sub-sections 9 (2), (4), (5) and (6); and

   (b)  after "section 6A" in sub-sections 9 (2) and (4).