Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Amendment Act 1992 (Cth)

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Amendment Act 1992

No. 263 of 1992

An Act to amend the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1988, and for related purposes

[Assented to 24 December 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Amendment Act 1992.

(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 19881.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the same day as the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.

Interpretation

3.(1) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) the definitions of "Chemicals Co-ordinator" and "Council".

(2) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) the definitions of "committee" and "member" and substituting the following definitions:

" 'committee' means a committee of the NRA;

'member' means a person who was a member of the former Council

and includes a person who was the Chairperson of the former Council;".

(3) Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1) the following definitions:

" 'Chairperson' means Chairperson of the NRA;

'member of the staff', in relation to the NRA, has the same meaning as in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992;

'NRA' means the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals established by section 6 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992;".

Heading

4. The heading to Part II is repealed and the following heading is substituted:

"PART II—FUNCTIONS OF NRA".

Establishment

5. Section 8 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Functions

6. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting "functions of the Council are" and substituting "functions of the NRA include the following";