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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND FISHERIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2004

          Queensland



Primary Industries and
Fisheries Legislation
Amendment Bill 2004

 


 

 

Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 Contents Page Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Part 2 Amendment of Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981 3 Act amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 Insertion of new ss 33A-33D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 33A Appeals to the Court of Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 33B Starting an appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 33C Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 33D Powers of Court of Appeal on appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Part 3 Amendment of Fisheries Act 1994 5 Act amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6 Renumbering of ss 65A-65C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7 Replacement of s 65 (Transfer of authority (other than permit)). . 8 65 Transfer of authority (other than permit) . . . . . . . . . . . 8 65A Application to register transfer of authority . . . . . . . . . 8 65B Registration of transfer of authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 8 Amendment of s 65C (Temporary transfers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9 Amendment of s 65D (Effect of temporary transfer). . . . . . . . . . . 11 10 Amendment of s 65E (Waiver of fee or requirement on transfer or amendment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 Amendment of s 76 (Offences about registers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 Amendment of s 175 (False or misleading information) . . . . . . . . 12 13 Amendment of s 182 (Obstruction etc. of inspector) . . . . . . . . . . 12 14 Insertion of new s 217A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 217A Authority to disclose personal information . . . . . . . . . 12

 


 

2 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 15 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Part 4 Amendment of Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 16 Act amended in pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 17 Amendment of s 6 (Exemption from application of Act) . . . . . . . . 14 Part 5 Amendment of Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act 1991 18 Act amended in pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 19 Amendment of s 2 (Objects of this Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 20 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 21 Omission of s 4 (Grainco does not represent the State) . . . . . . . 16 22 Omission of pt 2, div 1 (Administration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 23 Omission of pt 2, div 2, hdg (Ministerial advisory bodies) . . . . . . 16 24 Amendment of s 34 (Review of export wheat marketing arrangements) .................................... 16 25 Omission of ss 57-61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 26 Omission of pt hdgs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Part 6 Amendment of Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 27 Act amended in pt 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 28 Amendment of s 65B (Power to give animal welfare direction) . . 17 29 Amendment of s 66B (Power to destroy animal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Part 7 Amendment of Sawmills Licensing Act 1936 30 Act amended in pt 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 31 Insertion of new s 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 21 Transitional provision for Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2004 . . . . 18 Part 8 Amendment of Stock Act 1915 32 Act amended in pt 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 33 Amendment of s 36 (Appeals to Magistrates Courts). . . . . . . . . . 18 34 Insertion of new ss 36A-36K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 36A Who may appeal to the District Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 36B Starting an appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 36C Stay of operation of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 36D Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 36E Powers of court on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 36F Who may appeal to the Court of Appeal . . . . . . . . . . 20 36G Appeal on questions of law only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 36H Starting an appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 36I Stay of operation of decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

 


 

3 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 36J Hearing procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 36K Powers of court on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 35 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Part 9 Repeal 36 Repeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

 


 

 

2004 A Bill for An Act to amend legislation about primary industries and fisheries, and for other purposes

 


 

s1 6 s4 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1 Part 1 Preliminary 2 Clause 1 Short title 3 This Act may be cited as the Primary Industries and Fisheries 4 Legislation Amendment Act 2004. 5 Clause 2 Commencement 6 (1) Part 7 is taken to have commenced on 30 September 2004. 7 (2) Part 9 commences on 1 January 2005. 8 (3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on assent. 9 Part 2 Amendment of Exotic Diseases 10 in Animals Act 1981 11 Clause 3 Act amended in pt 2 12 This part amends the Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981. 13 Clause 4 Insertion of new ss 33A-33D 14 After section 33-- 15 insert-- 16 `33A Appeals to the Court of Appeal 17 `A party to an application to the District Court, who is 18 dissatisfied with the court's decision under section 33, may 19 appeal against the decision to the Court of Appeal. 20

 


 

s4 7 s4 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 `33B Starting an appeal 1 `(1) An appeal is started by-- 2 (a) filing a notice of appeal with the registrar of the 3 Supreme Court; and 4 (b) complying with the rules of court applicable to the 5 appeal.1 6 `(2) For the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, section 748,2 the date 7 of the decision appealed against is taken to be the day the 8 appellant receives notice of the decision. 9 `(3) However, the Court of Appeal may, at any time, extend the 10 period for filing a notice of appeal. 11 `33C Hearing procedures 12 `The procedure for an appeal is to be under the rules of court 13 applicable to the appeal or, if the rules make no provision or 14 insufficient provision, under the directions of the Court of 15 Appeal. 16 `33D Powers of Court of Appeal on appeal 17 `In deciding an appeal against a decision, the Court of Appeal 18 may-- 19 (a) confirm the decision; or 20 (b) amend the decision; or 21 (c) substitute another decision for the decision.'. 22 1 The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules contain provisions about appeals to the Court of Appeal. 2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, section 748 (Time for appealing)

 


 

s5 8 s7 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 Part 3 Amendment of Fisheries 1 Act 1994 2 Clause 5 Act amended in pt 3 3 This part amends the Fisheries Act 1994. 4 Clause 6 Renumbering of ss 65A-65C 5 Sections 65A, 65B and 65C-- 6 renumber as sections 65C, 65D and 65E. 7 Clause 7 Replacement of s 65 (Transfer of authority (other than 8 permit)) 9 Section 65-- 10 omit, insert-- 11 `65 Transfer of authority (other than permit) 12 `(1) Subject to registration under this subdivision, an authority 13 other than a permit may be transferred unless, under a 14 regulation or management plan, the authority is not 15 transferable either generally or in the circumstances relating 16 to the particular authority.3 17 `(2) On registration of the transfer, all rights and liabilities 18 attaching to the authority vest in the transferee.'. 19 `65A Application to register transfer of authority 20 `(1) An application to register the transfer of an authority must be 21 made-- 22 (a) to the chief executive; and 23 (b) in the approved form; and 24 3 See, for example, the Fisheries Regulation 1995, section 59 (Authorities that are not transferable).

 


 

s7 9 s7 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 (c) jointly by each holder of the authority 1 (the "transferor") and each person to whom the 2 authority is transferred (the "transferee"). 3 `(2) Without limiting what an approved form may require, the 4 approved form must include-- 5 (a) a sufficient description of the authority and if the 6 transfer is of a quota from 1 authority to another--a 7 description of the other authority; and 8 (b) a written declaration by the transferor that-- 9 (i) the information in or accompanying the application 10 provided by the transferor is true; and 11 (ii) the transferor has complied with the requirements 12 under the Act that relate to the authority; and 13 (c) a written declaration by the transferee that-- 14 (i) the information in or accompanying the application 15 provided by the transferee is true; and 16 (ii) the transferee has complied with the requirements 17 under the Act that relate to the authority. 18 `(3) The application must be accompanied by each of the 19 following-- 20 (a) the fees prescribed under a regulation; 21 (b) the written approval of each person, other than the 22 holder, who has an interest in the authority noted in the 23 register of authorities kept by the chief executive; 24 (c) the authority to be transferred; 25 (d) any other document or information prescribed under a 26 regulation. 27 `(4) The application must be executed by the transferor and the 28 transferee. 29 `(5) An application is validly executed if it is executed in the same 30 way as is provided for the execution of an instrument under 31 the Land Title Act 1994, section 161(1), (2) and (3A).4 32 4 See the Land Title Act 1994, section 161 (Execution and proof)

 


 

s8 10 s8 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 `65B Registration of transfer of authority 1 `(1) An application to register the transfer of an authority is a 2 properly made application if the application complies with 3 section 65A and the transferor and the transferee have 4 complied with any requirements under subsection (2). 5 `(2) The chief executive may, by written notice, require the 6 transferor or the transferee (the applicant) to give the chief 7 executive further documents or information to enable the chief 8 executive to register the transfer. 9 `(3) The chief executive must register the transfer of an authority if 10 the chief executive receives a properly made application in 11 relation to the authority.'. 12 Clause 8 Amendment of s 65C (Temporary transfers) 13 (1) Section 65C(1), as renumbered-- 14 omit, insert-- 15 `(1) A transfer of an authority may be for a stated period 16 (a temporary transfer).'. 17 (2) Section 65C(2)(b), as renumbered, `approves the application 18 in writing'-- 19 omit, insert-- 20 `registers the transfer'. 21 (3) Section 65C(2), as renumbered-- 22 insert-- 23 `(ca) if the authority is a quota--must end at the end of the 24 quota year stated in the application; and'. 25 (4) Section 65C(3), as renumbered, `granted'-- 26 omit, insert-- 27 `registered'. 28

 


 

s9 11 s 10 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 (5) Section 65C(4), as renumbered-- 1 omit, insert-- 2 `(4) If the chief executive registers a temporary transfer, the chief 3 executive must, as soon as practicable, give the applicants for 4 registration of the temporary transfer written notice stating the 5 temporary transfer of the authority has been registered.'. 6 Clause 9 Amendment of s 65D (Effect of temporary transfer) 7 (1) Section 65D(1)(a), (3)(a) and (5), as renumbered, `granted'-- 8 omit, insert-- 9 `registered'. 10 (2) Section 65D(3)(b), as renumbered, before `original'-- 11 insert-- 12 `the'. 13 (3) Section 65D(6), as renumbered, definition interested party, 14 paragraph (c), `granted'-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `registered'. 17 Clause 10 Amendment of s 65E (Waiver of fee or requirement 18 on transfer or amendment) 19 (1) Section 65E(2)(a) and (3)(c)(i), as renumbered, `transfer or 20 amendment'-- 21 omit, insert-- 22 `amendment or registration of a transfer'. 23 (2) Section 65E(2)(b), as renumbered, `transfer or amend'-- 24 omit, insert-- 25 `amend or register the transfer of'. 26

 


 

s 11 12 s 14 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 Clause 11 Amendment of s 76 (Offences about registers) 1 Section 76(b)(ii), `a register'-- 2 omit, insert-- 3 `the register'. 4 Clause 12 Amendment of s 175 (False or misleading information) 5 Section 175(1)(a) and (b), `to an inspector'-- 6 omit, insert-- 7 `to the chief executive or an inspector'. 8 Clause 13 Amendment of s 182 (Obstruction etc. of inspector) 9 (1) Section 182, `, hinder or resist'-- 10 omit. 11 (2) Section 182-- 12 insert-- 13 `(2) In this section-- 14 obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist and attempt or 15 threaten to obstruct.'. 16 Clause 14 Insertion of new s 217A 17 After section 217-- 18 insert-- 19 `217A Authority to disclose personal information 20 `(1) The chief executive may disclose personal information about 21 an individual to a prescribed government entity if the chief 22 executive is satisfied on reasonable grounds that-- 23 (a) the information would help the entity to perform its 24 function of investigating or taking action in relation to 25 criminal offences; and 26 (b) disclosure of the information is appropriate in the 27 circumstances. 28

 


 

s 14 13 s 14 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 `(2) Also, the chief executive may disclose personal information 1 about an individual to a prescribed government entity if-- 2 (a) the entity asks for the information; and 3 (b) the entity states that the information would help the 4 entity to perform its function of investigating or taking 5 action in relation to criminal offences; and 6 (c) the entity undertakes not to use the information for any 7 other purpose. 8 `(3) The chief executive may develop a policy about matters to be 9 considered in making a decision about disclosing personal 10 information.5 11 `(4) The chief executive can not, under section 21, delegate a 12 power under this section. 13 `(5) In this section-- 14 prescribed government entity means-- 15 (a) a Minister of the State, another State or the 16 Commonwealth; or 17 (b) an entity of or representing the State, another State, a 18 Territory or the Commonwealth in relation to a function 19 the entity has under a law to investigate or take action in 20 relation to criminal offences. 21 22 Examples of a prescribed government entity-- 23 Australian Taxation Office, Australian Federal Police, the police service 24 of the State or another State, a government entity responsible for the 25 management of aquatic ecosystems in the Commonwealth or another 26 State personal information-- 27 1. Personal information, about an individual, means 28 information or an opinion about the individual, held by 29 the chief executive, if-- 30 (a) the individual's identity is apparent or can 31 reasonably be found out from the information or 32 opinion; and 33 5 See the department's website for a copy of a policy developed under this section.

 


 

s 15 14 s 17 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 (b) the information or opinion came to the chief 1 executive in the course of the administration of this 2 Act. 3 2. Information or an opinion can be personal information 4 whether or not the information or opinion is true, is 5 recorded in a material form or forms part of a database.'. 6 Clause 15 Amendment of schedule (Dictionary) 7 Schedule, definition temporary transfer-- 8 omit, insert-- 9 `temporary transfer see section 65C(1).'. 10 Part 4 Amendment of Food 11 Production (Safety) Act 2000 12 Clause 16 Act amended in pt 4 13 This part amends the Food Production (Safety) Act 2000. 14 Clause 17 Amendment of s 6 (Exemption from application of Act) 15 Section 6(3)(a), after `wild'-- 16 insert-- 17 `by an individual for the individual's own use'. 18

 


 

s 18 15 s 20 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 Part 5 Amendment of Grain Industry 1 (Restructuring) Act 1991 2 Clause 18 Act amended in pt 5 3 This part amends the Grain Industry (Restructuring) 4 Act 1991. 5 Clause 19 Amendment of s 2 (Objects of this Act) 6 Section 2(b) to (f)-- 7 omit, insert-- 8 `(b) to provide for a review of export marketing 9 arrangements for wheat produced in the State if-- 10 (i) under the Wheat Marketing Act 1989 (Cwlth), 11 national arrangements for wheat marketing are 12 reviewed; and 13 (ii) because of the review, the Commonwealth 14 announces that it intends to change the national 15 arrangements for the export of wheat.'. 16 Clause 20 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) 17 (1) Section 3, definitions `asset' and `Grainco'-- 18 omit. 19 (2) Section 3-- 20 insert-- 21 `change the national arrangements for the export of wheat 22 includes the following-- 23 (a) the repeal of the Wheat Marketing Act 1989 (Cwlth), 24 section 57; 25 (b) any amendment of the Wheat Marketing Act 1989 26 (Cwlth) that would allow the unrestricted export of 27 wheat in bulk from Australia.'. 28

 


 

s 21 16 s 25 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 Clause 21 Omission of s 4 (Grainco does not represent the State) 1 Section 4-- 2 omit. 3 Clause 22 Omission of pt 2, div 1 (Administration) 4 Part 2, division 1-- 5 omit. 6 Clause 23 Omission of pt 2, div 2, hdg (Ministerial advisory bodies) 7 Part 2, division 2, heading-- 8 omit. 9 Clause 24 Amendment of s 34 (Review of export wheat marketing 10 arrangements) 11 (1) Section 34(1)-- 12 omit, insert-- 13 `(1) This section applies if-- 14 (a) the report mentioned in the Wheat Marketing Act 1989 15 (Cwlth), section 57(10)6 is given; and 16 (b) because of the report, the Commonwealth announces 17 that it intends to change the national arrangements for 18 the export of wheat.'. 19 (2) Section 34(4), `Grainco and'-- 20 omit. 21 Clause 25 Omission of ss 57-61 22 Sections 57 to 61-- 23 omit. 24 6 Wheat Marketing Act 1989 (Cwlth), section 57 (Control of export of wheat)

 


 

s 26 17 s 30 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 Clause 26 Omission of pt hdgs 1 Parts 1, 2, 5 and 7, headings-- 2 omit. 3 Part 6 Amendment of Police Powers 4 and Responsibilities Act 2000 5 Clause 27 Act amended in pt 6 6 This part amends the Police Powers and Responsibilities 7 Act 2000. 8 Clause 28 Amendment of s 65B (Power to give animal welfare 9 direction) 10 Section 65B(2)(e), `65(2)(d)'-- 11 omit, insert-- 12 `60(1), 66(2)(c) or (d) or 74(1)(h)'. 13 Clause 29 Amendment of s 66B (Power to destroy animal) 14 Section 66B(a), `66(2)(d)'-- 15 omit, insert-- 16 `60(1), 66(2)(c) or (d) or 74(1)(h)'. 17 Part 7 Amendment of Sawmills 18 Licensing Act 1936 19 Clause 30 Act amended in pt 7 20 This part amends the Sawmills Licensing Act 1936. 21

 


 

s 31 18 s 34 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 Clause 31 Insertion of new s 21 1 After section 20-- 2 insert-- 3 `21 Transitional provision for Primary Industries 4 and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2004 5 `(1) A licence in force immediately before 30 September 2004 6 continues in force until the end of 31 December 2004. 7 `(2) Subsection (1) applies-- 8 (a) despite any other provision of this Act; and 9 (b) unless the licence is sooner surrendered or cancelled. 10 `(3) The licensee is not required to lodge an application for 11 renewal under section 6.'. 12 Part 8 Amendment of Stock Act 1915 13 Clause 32 Act amended in pt 8 14 This part amends the Stock Act 1915. 15 Clause 33 Amendment of s 36 (Appeals to Magistrates Courts) 16 (1) Section 36(1)-- 17 omit. 18 (2) Section 36(2), after `by a decision'-- 19 insert-- 20 `(an original decision), other than an original decision about 21 compensation,'. 22 Clause 34 Insertion of new ss 36A-36K 23 After section 36-- 24 insert-- 25

 


 

s 34 19 s 34 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 `36A Who may appeal to the District Court 1 `(1) A person who is aggrieved by an original decision about 2 compensation may appeal to the District Court against the 3 decision. 4 `(2) Also, a person who has appealed to the Magistrates Court 5 against an original decision, other than a decision about 6 compensation, may appeal to the District Court against the 7 Magistrates Court decision. 8 `36B Starting an appeal 9 `(1) An appeal under section 36A is started by-- 10 (a) filing a notice of appeal with the registrar of the District 11 Court; and 12 (b) complying with the rules of court applicable to the 13 appeal.7 14 `(2) The notice must be filed within 28 days after-- 15 (a) the day the person receives notice of the decision 16 appealed against; or 17 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply, the day the person 18 otherwise becomes aware of the decision. 19 `(3) However, the District Court may, at any time, extend the 20 period for filing the notice of appeal. 21 `36C Stay of operation of decision 22 `(1) The District Court may grant a stay of the operation of the 23 decision appealed against under section 36A to secure the 24 effectiveness of the appeal. 25 `(2) The stay-- 26 (a) may be given on conditions the court considers 27 appropriate; and 28 7 The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules contain provisions about appeals to the District Court.

 


 

s 34 20 s 34 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 (b) has effect for the period fixed by the court; and 1 (c) may be amended or revoked by the court. 2 `(3) The period of the stay must not extend past the time when the 3 court decides the appeal. 4 `(4) An appeal against a decision affects the decision, or the 5 carrying out of the decision, only if the decision is stayed. 6 `36D Hearing procedures 7 `(1) In deciding an appeal under section 36A, the court-- 8 (a) has the same powers as the entity that made the original 9 decision; and 10 (b) is not bound by the rules of evidence; and 11 (c) must comply with natural justice. 12 `(2) The appeal is by way of rehearing, unaffected by the decision 13 appealed against, on the material before the entity that made 14 the original decision and any further evidence allowed by the 15 court. 16 `36E Powers of court on appeal 17 `In deciding an appeal under section 36A, the court may-- 18 (a) confirm the decision appealed against; or 19 (b) amend the decision appealed against; or 20 (c) substitute another decision for the decision appealed 21 against. 22 `36F Who may appeal to the Court of Appeal 23 `A party to an appeal to the District Court, who is dissatisfied 24 with the decision of the court, may appeal against the court's 25 decision to the Court of Appeal. 26

 


 

s 34 21 s 34 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 `36G Appeal on questions of law only 1 `An appeal to the Court of Appeal may be made only on a 2 question of law. 3 `36H Starting an appeal 4 `(1) An appeal under section 36F is started by-- 5 (a) filing a notice of appeal with the registrar of the 6 Supreme Court; and 7 (b) complying with the rules of court applicable to the 8 appeal.8 9 `(2) For the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, section 748,9 the date 10 of the decision appealed against is taken to be the day the 11 appellant receives notice of the decision. 12 `(3) However, the Court of Appeal may, at any time, extend the 13 period for filing a notice of appeal. 14 `36I Stay of operation of decision 15 `(1) The Court of Appeal may grant a stay of the operation of the 16 decision appealed against under section 36F to secure the 17 effectiveness of the appeal. 18 `(2) The stay-- 19 (a) may be given on conditions the court considers 20 appropriate; and 21 (b) has effect for the period fixed by the court; and 22 (c) may be amended or revoked by the court. 23 `(3) The period of the stay must not extend past the time when the 24 court decides the appeal. 25 `(4) An appeal against a decision affects the decision, or the 26 carrying out of the decision, only if the decision is stayed. 27 8 The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules contain provisions about appeals to the Court of Appeal. 9 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, section 748 (Time for appealing)

 


 

s 35 22 s 35 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 `36J Hearing procedures 1 `The procedure for an appeal under section 36F is to be under 2 the rules of court applicable to the appeal or, if the rules make 3 no provision or insufficient provision, under the directions of 4 the Court of Appeal. 5 `36K Powers of court on appeal 6 `In deciding an appeal under section 36F, the court may-- 7 (a) confirm the decision appealed against; or 8 (b) amend the decision appealed against; or 9 (c) substitute another decision for the decision appealed 10 against.'. 11 Clause 35 Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary) 12 Schedule 2-- 13 insert-- 14 `original decision means-- 15 (a) a direction, order or other decision made or given under 16 this Act by the Minister, the chief executive, an 17 inspector or an authorised veterinary surgeon; or 18 (b) a failure by a person mentioned in paragraph (a) to make 19 or give under this Act a direction, order or other decision 20 that the person is required to make or give.'. 21

 


 

s 36 23 s 36 Primary Industries and Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 Part 9 Repeal 22 Clause 36 Repeal 23 The Sawmills Licensing Act 1936 is repealed. 24 © State of Queensland 2004

 


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