Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act—
S. 3 def. of agricultural industry development legislation inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 5.
agricultural industry development legislation means the agricultural industry development legislation of Victoria or the corresponding agricultural industry development legislation of New South Wales or another State or internal Territory;
S. 3 def. of agricultural industry development legislation of Victoria inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 5.
agricultural industry development legislation of Victoria means this Act and the regulations and Orders made under this Act;
S. 3 def. of associated laws inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 5.
associated laws has the meaning given in section 55;
authorised officer means an authorised officer under this Act;
books includes any register or record of information and any accounts or accounting records, however compiled, recorded or stored, and also includes any document;
S. 3 def. of Chief General Manager repealed by No. 76/2000 s. 5(e).
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S. 3 def. of Committee substituted by No. 76/2000 s. 5(a).
Committee means a Committee established by an Order;
commodity means any primary product or any variety, grade or class of primary product;
constituting Order means the Order by which a Committee is constituted;
S. 3 def. of correspond-ing agricultural industry development legislation inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 5.
corresponding agricultural industry development legislation means the provisions of an Act or an Order, regulation or other instrument under an Act of a participating jurisdiction in respect of which a declaration by the Governor in Council under section 19A is in force;
S. 3 def. of Department Head inserted by No. 76/2000 s. 5(d), amended by Nos 56/2003 s. 11(Sch. item 2), 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 8.1), 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 3), 41/2025 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 2).
Department Head means the Department Head (within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004) of the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action;
S. 3 def. of law inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 5.
law includes unwritten law;
S. 3 def. of Negotiating Committee repealed by No. 76/2000 s. 5(e).
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S. 3 def. of Order inserted by No. 76/2000 s. 5(d).
Order means an Order under Part 2;
S. 3 def. of participating jurisdiction inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 5.
participating jurisdiction means—
New South Wales; or
another State or internal Territory in respect of which a declaration by the Governor in Council under section 19A is in force;
premises includes—
a building or part of a building; and
land whether or not appurtenant to a building;
S. 3 def. of processor repealed by No. 76/2000 s. 5(e).
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S. 3 def. of producer amended by No. 76/2000 s. 5(b).
producer means—
a person by whom, or on whose behalf, a commodity is grown or produced; and
where a commodity is grown or produced by a partnership or under a share-farming agreement, the partnership or the parties to that agreement—
but does not include a person engaged as an employee on wages, a salary or piece work rates;
S. 3 def. of Order amended by No. 51/1992 s. 5(1), repealed by No. 76/2000 s. 5(c).
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S. 3 def. of recognised instrument inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 5.
recognised instrument means an Order, regulation or other instrument made under an Act of a participating jurisdiction corresponding with this Act in respect of which a declaration by the Governor in Council under section 19C is in force;'.
relevant commodity means a commodity to which an Order applies;
S. 3 def. of Victorian Electoral Commission inserted by No. 23/2002 s. 187(1).
Victorian Electoral Commission means the Victorian Electoral Commission established under section 6 of the Electoral Act 2002.
S. 3 def. of wine grapes repealed by No. 76/2000 s. 5(e).
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S. 3A inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 6.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Agricultural Industry Development (Polls) Regulations 2021 · under section 62
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