Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WHEAT MARKETING ACT 1984 NO. 141 OF 1984 - SECT 3

3. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears-

"appropriate Minister", in relation to a State, means the Minister of State
administering the Department of the State dealing with agricultural matters,
and includes a Minister of State of that State acting on behalf of that
Minister;

"Australian standard white wheat" means wheat other than wheat that is wheat
of a prescribed category of wheat;

"authorized person" means a person appointed under section 59 for the purposes
of the provision in which the expression occurs;

"authorized receiver" means a State corporation authorized to receive wheat on
behalf of the Board under section 10 or under a corresponding provision of a
State Act;

"Board" means the Australian Wheat Board continued in existence by this Act;

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board;

"currency contract" means a contract with respect to currency futures or a
forward exchange contract;

"financial market" means a market, exchange or other place at which currency
contracts or futures contracts are regularly made or traded;

"futures contract" means a contract with respect to financial futures, corn
futures or wheat futures (including such a contract relating to corn harvested
outside Australia or overseas wheat);

"guaranteed minimum price", in relation to wheat of a category, means the
guaranteed minimum price for wheat of that category determined by the Minister
under section 15;

"member" means a member of the Board;

"net pool return" means a net pool return determined by the Minister under
section 16;

"net pool return rate" means a net pool return rate determined by the Minister
under section 17;

"officer of the Board" means an officer of the Board appointed under section 
45 ;

"overseas wheat" means wheat harvested outside Australia;

"preliminary guaranteed minimum price", in relation to wheat of a category,
means the preliminary estimate of the guaranteed minimum price for wheat of
that category made by the Minister under sub-section 26 (3);

"season" means the period of 12 months commencing on 1 July 1984 and each of
the next 6 succeeding periods of 12 months;

"security" includes a bond, debenture, bill of exchange, promissory note or
unsecured note or any similar instrument or document;

"State Act" means a State Act relating to the marketing of wheat and includes
regulations or other instruments made under, or by virtue of, that Act;

"State corporation" means any of the following bodies corporate:

   (a)  the Grain Handling Authority of New South Wales constituted under the
Grain Handling Act, 1954 of New South Wales;

   (b)  the Grain Elevators Board incorporated by the Grain Elevators Act 
        1934 of Victoria and constituted under the Grain Elevators Act 1958 of
        that State;

   (c)  the State Wheat Board constituted under the Wheat Pool Act 1920-1983
        of Queensland;

   (d)  Co-operative Bulk Handling Limited incorporated and deemed to be
        registered under the Companies Co-operative Act, 1943-1976 of Western
        Australia;

   (e)  South Australian Co-operative Bulk Handling, Limited incorporated and
        registered under the Companies (South Australia) Code of South
        Australia;

   (f)  the Tasmanian Grain Elevators Board constituted under the Grain
        Reserve Act 1950 of Tasmania;

"Territory" means an internal Territory;

"wheat" does not include-

   (a)  wheat harvested after 30 June 1991; or

   (b)  overseas wheat;

"wheat products" means a substance (other than bran or pollard) produced by
the gristing, crushing, grinding, milling or other processing of wheat, and
includes-

   (a)  any of the following products made from wheat, namely, flour,
        semolina, sharps, wheatmeal, starch, gluten, rice substitutes and
        breakfast foods;

   (b)  except as otherwise provided by the regulations, any of the following
        products, namely, biscuits, cake mixes, pet foods, poultry foods and
        stock foods; and

   (c)  any other commodity that is produced mainly from wheat products or
        from wheat;

"Wheat Tax Acts" means the Wheat Tax Act 1957 and the Wheat Tax Act 1979;

"Wheat Tax (Permit) Acts" means the Wheat Tax (Permit) Act 1984 and the
Wheat Tax (Permit) Collection Act 1984.

(2) A reference in this Act to dealing with a security shall be read as a
reference to anything done in relation to a security under sub-section 46 (1).

(3) In this Act-

   (a)  a reference to wheat of a category is a reference to-

        (i)    Australian standard white wheat; or

        (ii)   wheat of a prescribed category; and

   (b)  a reference to wheat of a prescribed category is a reference to wheat
        of a category determined by the Board.

(4) A reference in this Act to wheat acquired by the Board under an Act
(whether this Act or a State Act) shall be read as a reference to wheat of a
season that, after 30 June 1984, has become the property of the Board by force
of that Act or of an Act repealed by that Act.

(5) A reference in this Act to wheat of a season shall be read as a reference
to wheat harvested during that season.

(6) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a final
advance payment under section 26 in respect of any wheat is a reference to the
final advance payment under that section in respect of that wheat before any
reduction or increase is made under sub-section 26 (9) or (12).