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📜 Agricultural Produce Commission Amendment Bill 2019

Legislative Council Second Reading - Committee Report TabledLCBill 1387 August 2019

This Bill amends the Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1988 to implement recommendations from a 2006 review, modernise the Act, improve governance, and remove the exclusion of certain industries. It also allows for allocation and removal of responsibility for agricultural produce to existing producer committees.

Impact

Agricultural producers and the Agricultural Produce Commission are affected. The changes aim to improve the functioning and responsiveness of producers' committees and broaden the scope of industries covered by the Act.

Key Changes

["Allows the Commission to allocate or remove responsibility for agricultural produce to existing producers\u2019 committees.", "Removes the exclusion of broadacre cropping and grazing industries from the Act's coverage.", "Modifies the composition of the Agricultural Produce Commission to allow for 3 or 4 members.", "Introduces authorised officers with powers to obtain information and relevant records for compliance purposes."]