Conferral of functions etc. and jurisdiction on Victoria
57 Conferral of functions etc. and jurisdiction on Victoria
All persons who have functions, powers, duties or authorities conferred or imposed on them for the purposes of or in connection with the agricultural industry development legislation of Victoria (or the associated laws of Victoria) have and may perform or exercise those functions, powers, duties or authorities for the purposes of or in connection with that legislation or those laws, as applying in the area specified in an Order under section 19B and in relation to that area and the agricultural commodity described in the Order that is grown or produced in that area in a participating jurisdiction.
The several courts and tribunals of Victoria are invested with jurisdiction in all matters arising under the agricultural industry development legislation of Victoria (or the associated laws of Victoria), as applying in the area described in an Order under section 19B and in relation to that area and the agricultural commodity described in the Order that is grown or produced in the production area in the participating jurisdiction.
Charges that are required to be paid under the agricultural industry development legislation of Victoria in relation to the agricultural commodity described in an Order under section 19B grown or produced in the area in the participating jurisdiction described in the Order are to be treated as debts due and payable in accordance with the laws of Victoria.
Division 3—Area transferred to the control of participating jurisdiction with respect to specified commodity
New s. 57A inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 15.
57A Application of participating jurisdiction's agricultural industry development legislation and associated laws in Victoria
The agricultural industry development legislation of a participating jurisdiction relating to the agricultural commodity described in an Order in Council under section 19C and the associated laws of that jurisdiction, apply in and in relation to the production area described in an Order in Council under section 19C in Victoria and the agricultural commodity described in the Order in Council that is grown or produced in that area as if that area were within the territorial limits of the participating jurisdiction.
The agricultural industry development legislation of Victoria and the associated laws of Victoria do not apply in or in relation to the production area described in an Order in Council under section 19C in Victoria and the agricultural commodity described in the Order in Council that is grown or produced in that area in Victoria.
New s. 57B inserted by No. 42/2002 s. 15.
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