📜 Agricultural Produce Commission Amendment Bill 2021

Assented toLCBill 1827 May 2021

This Bill amends the Agricultural Produce Commission Act 1988 to implement recommendations from a 2006 review, modernise the Act, improve governance, and remove certain industry exclusions.

Impact

Agricultural producers and the Agricultural Produce Commission are affected. The changes aim to improve the Commission's responsiveness and governance, potentially impacting how producer committees are established and operate.

Key Changes

["Allows the Commission to allocate responsibility for produce to existing committees.", "Enables the removal of responsibility for agricultural produce from producers\u2019 committees.", "Clarifies the definition of 'agricultural industry' by changing the exclusion related to broadacre cropping and grazing."]

Parliamentary Progress

LC Second Reading MovedLC27 May 2021
LC Second Reading AgreedLC22 June 2021
LC AmendedLC4 Aug 2021
LC Third ReadingLC5 Aug 2021
LA IntroducedLA11 Aug 2021
LA Second Reading MovedLA11 Aug 2021
LA Third ReadingLA12 Aug 2021
LA Second Reading AgreedLA12 Aug 2021
LA Consideration in DetailLA12 Aug 2021
Royal Assent17 Aug 2021

Affected Sectors

agriculture

Penalty Provisions2 found

💰 Max fine: $10,000criminal

19ECriminalfine

Failure to comply with directions of an authorised officer

Fine: $10,000

“19E. Failure to comply with directions 26 If a person refuses or fails to comply with a direction given to the person under section 19D(1) or (2), the person commits an offence. Penalty: a fine of $10 000.”

19GCriminalfine

Providing false or misleading information

Fine: $5,000

“19G. False or misleading information 27 A person must not give information to an authorised officer that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Penalty: a fine of $5 000.”

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