Second Reading Speeches

Rural Research and Development Legislation Amendment Bill 2014

Type
Government
Portfolio
Agriculture
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013
,
Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989
and
Sugar Research and Development Services Act 2013
to enable the Commonwealth to recover the cost of membership fees to international commodity organisations and regional fisheries management organisations from the matching amounts paid to rural research and development corporations (RDCs);
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
,
Dairy Produce Act 1986
,
Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2007
and
Sugar Research and Development Services Act 2013
to remove the tabling requirements for certain documents; and
Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989
to remove the requirement for the minister to organise an annual co-ordination meeting for RDC chairs.

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