Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN MEAT AND LIVE-STOCK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT 1985 No. 12 of 1985 - SECT 32

32. (1) The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the 30 June next
following the day on which a research and development plan comes into force
and as soon as practicable after each subsequent 30 June occurring before the
day of expiration of the plan, review that plan and consider whether a
variation to that plan is necessary.

(2) The Corporation may, at any time other than the times referred to in
sub-section (1), whether or not a research and development plan has come into
force, review a research and development plan and consider whether a variation
to that plan is necessary.

(3) Where the Corporation considers that a variation to a research and
development plan is necessary, the Corporation may, with the approval of the
Minister, vary that plan.

(4) When requesting the Minister's approval for a variation of a research
and development plan, the Corporation shall provide the Minister with a
statement of its reasons for making the request and shall provide the Minister
with such other information as the Minister requests.

(5) The Minister may, after considering the request and statement of reasons
and such other information (if any) as has been provided at the Minister's
request, approve or reject the requested variation or may approve such other
variation as he or she thinks fit.