Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WHEAT MARKETING ACT 1989

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Australian Wheat Board continued in existence  
   5.      Objects of the Board  
   6.      Functions of the Board  
   7.      Powers of the Board  
   8.      Directions to the Board  
   9.      Consultation generally  
   10.     Consultation with Grains Council  
   11.     Report to meeting of Grains Council  
   12.     Delegation  
   13.     Subsidiary companies etc.  
   14.     The Board to act according to corporate plan and annual operational plan  
   15.     Membership of the Board  
   16.     Deputy Chairperson  
   17.     Term of office of members  
   18.     Resignation  
   19.     Leave of absence for Chairperson  
   20.     Termination of appointment of member  
   21.     Disclosure of interests by members  
   22.     Meetings of the Board  
   23.     Executive committee  
   24.     Remuneration and allowances  
   25.     Indemnity  
   26.     Management of affairs of Board  
   27.     Presiding Member  
   28.     Request for nominations  
   29.     Selection Committee  
   30.     Selection criteria  
   31.     Selection of nominees  
   32.     Nomination  
   33.     Rejection of nominations  
   34.     Membership of Committee  
   35.     Remuneration and allowances  
   36.     Leave of absence  
   37.     Resignation  
   38.     Termination of appointment of member of Committee  
   39.     Disclosure of interests by members of Committee  
   40.     Meetings of the Committee  
   41.     Consultants etc.  
   42.     Resolutions without meetings  
   43.     Presiding Member to abolish Selection Committee  
   44.     Employees  
   45.     Managing Director  
   46.     Acting Managing Director  
   47.     Equal employment opportunity  
   48.     Merit principle to apply  
   49.     Development  
   50.     Approval  
   51.     Variation by the Board  
   52.     Variation at request of Minister  
   53.     Date of effect of variations  
   54.     Development  
   55.     Approval  
   56.     Variation  
   57.     Control of export of wheat  
   58.     Classification of wheat  
   59.     Quality control  
   60.     Purchase of wheat for pools  
   61.     Pools  
   62.     Advance payments  
   63.     Closure of pool  
   64.     Payment in lieu of final payment  
   65.     Actual net return from pool  
   66.     Final payment  
   67.     Application of Division 2 of Part XI of Audit Act  
   68.     Appointment of commercial auditor  
   69.     Expenditure of money of the Board  
   70.     Investment  
   71.     Raising of money by the Board  
   72.     Discounting of letters of credit  
   73.     Reserves  
   74.     Futures contracts  
   75.     Board to provide breakdown of charges  
   76.     Credit sales at direction of Minister  
   77.     Borrowings to fund advance payments etc.  
   78.     Commonwealth to underwrite certain borrowings  
   79.     Liability to taxation  
   80.     Wheat Industry Fund  
   81.     Payments into the Fund  
   82.     Use of Fund money  
   83.     Management of the Fund  
   84.     Interpretation  
   85.     Determination of apportionment of wheat industry fund levy  
   86.     Payments to Board  
   87.     Payments to Wheat Research Trust Fund  
   88.     Operation of certain State and Territory laws  
   89.     Annual report  
   90.     Certificate of entitlements  
   91.     Repeal  
   92.     Transitional provision: continuance of Board etc.  
   93.     Other transitional provisions  
   94.     Regulations  
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