Western Australian Current Acts

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MEAT INDUSTRY AUTHORITY ACT 1976

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   5.      Terms used
            
   5A.     Act to bind Crown
            
   6.      Application

   PART II -- Constitution of the Authority  

   7.      The Authority
            
   8.      Membership of the Authority
            
   9.      Term of office
            
   10.     Conduct of meetings
            
   11.     Meetings of the Authority
            
   12.     Proceedings of the Authority
            
   12A.    Minister to have access to information
            
   13.     Remuneration and expenses of members and their deputies
            
   14.     Protection of members and their deputies
            
   15.     Staff of the Authority

   PART IIA -- Financial provisions  

   15A.    Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006
            
   15B.    Western Australian Meat Industry Authority Account
            
   15C.    Borrowing from Treasurer
            
   15D.    Other borrowing
            
   15E.    Guarantee by Treasurer
            
   15F.    Effect of guarantee

   PART III -- Functions of the Authority  

   16.     Functions of the Authority
            
   16A.    Powers
            
   16B.    Authority to apportion expenditure, liabilities and benefits
            
   16C.    Delegation

   PART IV -- Approval of abattoirs  

   17.     Construction and operation of abattoirs
            
   18.     Conditions of approval
            
   19.     Grounds of refusal to grant approval
            
   20.     Revocation of approval
            
   22.     Application for review of Authority’s decision
            
   23.     Offence
            
   24.     Compliance with other Acts etc.

   PART IVA -- Branding of carcases  

   24A.    Minister may prescribe abattoirs
            
   24B.    Minister may prescribe animals
            
   24C.    Duties of owner of prescribed abattoir
            
   24CA.   Duties in respect of declared animals
            
   24D.    Branding of carcases outside abattoir
            
   24E.    Duties of importer of carcases
            
   24EA.   Duties of importers of declared animals
            
   24EB.   Offence of sale of unbranded carcases
            
   24F.    Manufacture of branding devices etc.
            
   24G.    Inspectors
            
   24H.    Powers of inspectors
            
   24I.    Obstruction of inspectors

   PART V -- Miscellaneous  

   25.     Returns
            
   25A.    Execution of documents by Authority
            
   26.     Offences and penalty
            
   27.     Regulations
           Defined terms
           Compilation table