📜 Horticultural Produce Commission Amendment Bill 1999

Assented toLABill 1610 August 1999

This Bill amends the Horticultural Produce Commission Act 1988 to broaden its scope to include all agricultural produce, not just horticultural produce. It renames the Commission to the Agricultural Produce Commission and validates certain appointments and acts.

Impact

Farmers and producers across various agricultural industries in Western Australia will be affected, as the commission's scope expands to include them. This may lead to changes in services, charges, and representation.

Key Changes

["Expands the scope of the Act to include all agricultural produce, not just horticultural produce.", "Renames the Horticultural Produce Commission to the Agricultural Produce Commission.", "Replaces references to 'growers' committees' with 'producers' committees'.", "Modifies the composition of the Commission to include members with knowledge of broad acre cropping and pastoral/grazing/dairying/intensive animal production industries.", "Allows for polls to elect members of producers' committees."]