Contents

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Schedules...................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Code of conduct............................................................................................................ 1

Schedule 1--Horticulture Code of Conduct                                                                2

Part 1--Introduction                                                                                                                                      2

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                        2

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 2

2............ Purpose of code............................................................................................................. 2

3............ Application.................................................................................................................... 2

4............ Compensation for acquisition of property..................................................................... 2

Division 2--Definitions                                                                                                                           4

5............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 4

6............ Meaning of bad debt..................................................................................................... 5

7............ Meaning of horticulture produce.................................................................................. 5

Division 3--Obligation to deal in good faith                                                                              6

8............ Obligation to deal in good faith..................................................................................... 6

9............ Agreement must not limit or exclude obligation to deal in good faith............................ 6

Part 2--Trader's terms of trade                                                                                                             7

10.......... Trader must prepare and publish terms of trade............................................................. 7

11.......... Contents of terms of trade............................................................................................. 7

Part 3--Horticulture produce agreements                                                                                        9

12.......... Requirement to have a horticulture produce agreement.................................................. 9

13.......... Terms of trade on which trader must trade.................................................................... 9

14.......... Trader cannot be both an agent and merchant under the one agreement......................... 9

15.......... Requirements of horticulture produce agreements......................................................... 9

16.......... Matters to be specified in horticulture produce agreements........................................... 9

17.......... Additional matters to be specified by agents................................................................ 10

18.......... Additional matters to be specified by merchants.......................................................... 11

19.......... Conflict between code and horticulture produce agreements....................................... 11

20.......... Cooling-off period....................................................................................................... 11

Part 4--Conduct generally                                                                                                                       13

Division 1--Traders                                                                                                                              13

21.......... Application.................................................................................................................. 13

22.......... Acceptance by trader of deliveries............................................................................... 13

23.......... Pooling of horticulture produce................................................................................... 13

24.......... Trader must exercise reasonable care and skill............................................................ 13

Division 2--Agents and growers                                                                                                    15

25.......... Application.................................................................................................................. 15

26.......... Payment of proceeds of sale........................................................................................ 15

27.......... Duties of agent............................................................................................................ 15

28.......... Agent's obligation to pursue bad debts....................................................................... 15

29.......... Agent must report to grower....................................................................................... 15

30.......... Ownership of horticulture produce does not pass to agent.......................................... 16

Division 3--Merchants and growers                                                                                            17

31.......... Application.................................................................................................................. 17

32.......... Price for horticulture produce...................................................................................... 17

33.......... Fees etc. for services................................................................................................... 17

34.......... Ownership of horticulture produce.............................................................................. 17

35.......... Time for payment........................................................................................................ 18

36.......... Merchant must report to grower.................................................................................. 18

Part 5--Resolving disputes                                                                                                                       19

Division 1--General                                                                                                                              19

37.......... Dispute resolution procedure....................................................................................... 19

38.......... When dispute resolution procedure may be used......................................................... 19

Division 2--Mediation adviser and mediators                                                                        20

39.......... Mediation adviser........................................................................................................ 20

Division 3--Procedure                                                                                                                         21

40.......... Procedure for dispute resolution.................................................................................. 21

Division 4--Mediation                                                                                                                          22

41.......... Appointment of a mediator by mediation adviser........................................................ 22

42.......... Mediator to give notice of mediation........................................................................... 22

43.......... Mediator to give notice of successful mediation.......................................................... 22

44.......... Termination of mediation............................................................................................. 22

45.......... Costs of mediation....................................................................................................... 23

46.......... Contractual rights unaffected by Part........................................................................... 23

Part 6--Horticulture produce assessors                                                                                           24

47.......... List of horticulture produce assessors......................................................................... 24

48.......... Role of the horticulture produce assessors.................................................................. 24

49.......... Appointment of horticulture produce assessors........................................................... 24

50.......... Assistance to horticulture produce assessors............................................................... 24

51.......... Horticulture produce assessor's report........................................................................ 25

52.......... Costs of horticulture produce assessors...................................................................... 25

Part 7--Records                                                                                                                                              26

53.......... Record-keeping requirements...................................................................................... 26

54.......... Requirement to record names of parties dealt with...................................................... 26

55.......... Inspection of records................................................................................................... 27

56.......... Provision of information for debt recovery................................................................. 27

Part 8--Transitional, savings and application provisions                                                     28

57.......... Definitions................................................................................................................... 28

58.......... Things done under old regulations.............................................................................. 28

59.......... Application--trader's terms of trade........................................................................... 28

60.......... Application--horticulture produce agreements............................................................ 28

61.......... Savings--appointment of mediation adviser............................................................... 29

62.......... Savings--appointment of mediator............................................................................. 29

63.......... Savings--appointment of horticulture produce assessors........................................... 29

Schedule 2--Repeals                                                                                                                                     30

Trade Practices (Horticulture Code of Conduct) Regulations 2006                                         30

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