Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN MEAT AND LIVE-STOCK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT 1985 No. 12 of 1985 - SECT 3

3. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears-

"acting Chairperson" means the member appointed to act as Chairperson under
sub-section 14 (1);

"annual general meeting" means a meeting that the Corporation is required to
convene under section 22;

"annual operational plan" means a plan required to be developed by the
Corporation in accordance with section 35;

"appoint" includes re-appoint;

"Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation" means the corporation of that
name established by section 6 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock
Corporation Act 1977;

"Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Policy Council" means the council of
that name established by section 4 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock 
Industry Policy Council Act 1984 ;

"Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Selection Committee" means the
committee of that name established by section 4 of the Australian Meat and 
Live-stock Industry Selection Committee Act 1984 ;

"cattle" means bovine animals other than buffaloes;

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Corporation;

"Corporation" means the Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and
Development Corporation established by section 4;

"edible offal" means any edible portion, other than the flesh, of live-stock;

"Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Corporation;

"government member" means the person appointed under section 12 or 28 to be
the government member of the Corporation;

"live-stock" means cattle, buffaloes, sheep, lambs, goats or any other class
of animals that is from time to time prescribed for the purposes of this
definition;

"meat" means the flesh, whether fresh or preserved, of live-stock and includes
meat by-products, meat products and edible offal;

"meat and live-stock industry" means the Australian meat and live-stock
industry;

"meat by-product" includes a hide, tallow and meat meal;

"meat product" means food prepared from or containing meat, and includes
canned meat;

"meat and live-stock research and development" means systematic
experimentation or analysis in any field of science, technology or economics
carried out with the object of-

   (a)  acquiring knowledge that may be of use for the purpose of improving
        any aspect of the production, processing, storage, transport or
        marketing of meat or live-stock; or

   (b)  applying knowledge for the purpose referred to in paragraph (a);

"meat and live-stock research and development activity" means-

   (a)  a meat and live-stock research and development project;

   (b)  the training of persons to carry out meat and live-stock research
        and development;

   (c)  the dissemination of information, or the provision of advice and
        assistance, to members of the meat and live-stock industry for the
        purpose of encouraging those members to follow practices, or to adopt
        technological developments, that have been designed or adapted to
        improve the operation or efficiency of the part of the industry in
        which they are engaged;

   (d)  the publication of reports, periodicals, books or papers containing
        information related to any aspect of meat and live-stock research and
        development; or

   (e)  any activity incidental to an activity referred to in paragraph (a),
        (b), (c) or (d);

"meat and live-stock research and development project" means a project for
meat and live-stock research and development;

"member" means a member of the Corporation;

"research and development plan" means a plan required to be developed by the
Corporation in accordance with section 30.

(2) For the purposes of this Act-

   (a)  where the Chairperson or the acting Chairperson is a man, he may be
        referred to as the Chairman or the acting Chairman, as the case may
        be; and

   (b)  where the Chairperson or acting Chairperson is a woman, she may be
        referred to as the Chairwoman or the acting Chairwoman, as the case
        may be.