Wheat Marketing Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)

Wheat Marketing Amendment Act 2006

No. 157, 2006

An Act to amend the Wheat Marketing Act 1989, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Wheat Marketing Act 1989

Wheat Marketing Amendment Act 2006

No. 157, 2006

An Act to amend the Wheat Marketing Act 1989, and for related purposes

[Assented to 8 December 2006]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Wheat Marketing Amendment Act 2006.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Wheat Marketing Act 1989

1 After subsection 57(3B) Insert:

Note: Section 61 provides that this subsection does not apply to the making of a decision during the temporary period within the meaning of Part 5.

2 After Part 4 Insert:

Part 5—Special rules relating to the application of Part 4 during the temporary period

60 Authority not to give or refuse consent during temporary period without agreement of Minister

(1) During the temporary period, the Authority must not make a decision under section 57 to give a bulk‑export consent unless the Minister has agreed in writing to the giving of the consent.

(2) During the temporary period, the Authority must not make a decision under section 57 to refuse to give a bulk‑export consent unless the Minister has agreed in writing to the refusal to give the consent.

(3) This section applies to a decision of the Authority made during the temporary period whether the application to which the decision relates was made before or after the beginning of the temporary period.