1Purposes
The purposes of this Act are—
generally, to provide for the establishment by Ministerial Order of Committees with one or more of the following functions—
to promote marketing of agricultural commodities;
to carry out or fund research into the production, handling, processing, marketing or promotion of agricultural commodities;
S. 1(a)(iii) substituted by No. 76/2000 s. 4(a).
to establish and manage a general fund and project funds for the purposes of this Act;
S. 1(a)(iv) repealed by No. 76/2000 s. 4(a).
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S. 1(a)(v) amended by No. 51/1995 s. 73(a), repealed by No. 76/2000 s. 4(a).
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S. 1(a)(vi) inserted by No. 51/1995 s. 73(b).
to implement or fund pest and disease control measures for the protection of agricultural commodities; and
S. 1(a)(vii) inserted by No. 51/1995 s. 73(b).
to establish and manage funds to compensate producers for costs incurred in controlling or eradicating pests and diseases of agricultural commodities;
S. 1(b) repealed by No. 76/2000 s. 4(b), new s. 1(b) inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 4.
to provide for Committees established by or under this Act to perform functions and exercise powers in relation to agricultural commodities grown or produced outside Victoria;
S. 1(c) inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 4.
to provide for Committees or other persons or bodies established under the corresponding legislation of New South Wales or another State or internal Territory to perform their functions and exercise their powers with respect to agricultural commodities grown or produced in certain areas of Victoria;
S. 1(d) inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 4.
to provide for the law of Victoria or the State or Territory under which the Committee, person or body is established and certain associated laws of Victoria or that State or Territory to apply outside Victoria or that State or Territory in place of the laws that would otherwise apply.