2007 No 408 New South Wales Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 under the Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998 His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council and the concurrence of the Premier, has made the following Regulation under the Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998. IAN MACDONALD, M.L.C., Minister for Primary Industries Explanatory note The object of this Regulation is to remake, without substantial alteration, the Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2002. This Regulation will be repealed on 1 September 2007 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. This Regulation establishes Riverina Citrus as an agricultural industry services committee. The Committee is established for growers of citrus fruit within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (the MIA), other than those whose citrus fruit orchards have a total area of less than 2 hectares. The Committee is constituted for the following agricultural industry services in relation to the MIA: (a) to contribute to the funding of fruit fly eradication programs, (b) to facilitate the adoption of orchard management practices aimed at improving citrus fruit production, (c) to obtain and disseminate information relevant to the citrus fruit industry, including the development of a forecasting service for production, (d) to contribute to promotional activities aimed at increasing the sale of citrus fruit, (e) to facilitate the development of new and existing export markets for citrus fruit, (f) to provide for communication between growers of citrus fruit in the MIA and government departments and agencies, public authorities and the general public. Published in Gazette No 108 of 31 August 2007, page 6019 Page 1 2007 No 408 Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 Explanatory note The Committee is to consist of 9 members, of whom 3 are to be elected from the Northern District of the MIA, 3 are to be elected from the Southern District of the MIA, and 3 are to be appointed by the elected members. This Regulation is made under the Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998, including sections 5, 6 and 51 (the general regulation-making power). Page 2 2007 No 408 Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 Contents Page Part 1 Preliminary 1 2 3 4 Name of Regulation Commencement Definitions Saving 4 4 4 5 Part 2 Establishment and functions of Committee 5 6 7 8 9 Establishment of Committee Class of primary producers for which Committee is constituted Area of operations Commodities for which Committee is constituted Agricultural industry services of Committee 6 6 6 6 6 Part 3 Other provisions relating to Committee 10 11 12 13 Membership of Committee Voting entitlements of constituents Quorum for meeting of constituents Financial year 8 8 8 8 Page 3 2007 No 408 Clause 1 Part 1 Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 Preliminary Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 under the Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998 Part 1 1 Preliminary This Regulation is the Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007. Name of Regulation 2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2007. Note. This Regulation replaces the Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2002 which is repealed on 1 September 2007 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. 3 Definitions (1) In this Regulation: citrus fruit means oranges (other than Seville oranges), grapefruit, lemons and mandarins. Committee means the agricultural industry services committee established by this Regulation under the corporate name of Riverina Citrus. Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) means the area constituted by the local government areas of Carrathool, Griffith, Leeton, Murrumbidgee and Narrandera. Northern District means that part of the MIA constituted by the local government areas of Carrathool and Griffith. Southern District means that part of the MIA constituted by the local government areas of Leeton, Murrumbidgee and Narrandera. the Act means the Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998. Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation. (2) Page 4 2007 No 408 Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 Preliminary Clause 4 Part 1 4 Saving Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2002, had effect under (or was done for the purposes of) that Regulation continues to have effect under (or is taken to have been done for the purposes of) this Regulation. Page 5 2007 No 408 Clause 5 Part 2 Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 Establishment and functions of Committee Part 2 5 Establishment and functions of Committee There is established by this Regulation, under section 5 (1) (a) of the Act, an agricultural industry services committee with the corporate name of Riverina Citrus. The Committee is a continuation of the Committee established by the Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2002. The class of primary producers for which the Committee is constituted is growers of citrus fruit, other than those whose citrus fruit orchards have a total area of less than 2 hectares. Establishment of Committee (1) (2) 6 Class of primary producers for which Committee is constituted 7 Area of operations (1) (2) The area of operations for which the Committee is constituted is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (the MIA). The Committee's area of operations comprises 2 electoral districts: (a) the Northern District, and (b) the Southern District. The commodity for which the Committee is established is citrus fruit. 8 Commodities for which Committee is constituted 9 Agricultural industry services of Committee The agricultural industry services for which the Committee is established are as follows: (a) to contribute to the funding of fruit fly eradication programs in the MIA, (b) to facilitate, through research and technology transfer, the adoption of orchard management practices aimed at improving citrus fruit production within the MIA, (c) to obtain, analyse and disseminate information relevant to the citrus fruit industry, including the development of a forecasting service for citrus fruit production within the MIA, (d) to initiate, co-ordinate and contribute to promotional activities aimed at increasing the sale of citrus fruit grown in the MIA, (e) to facilitate the development of new and existing export markets for citrus fruit grown in the MIA, Page 6 2007 No 408 Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 Establishment and functions of Committee Clause 9 Part 2 (f) to provide a point of access for communication between growers of citrus fruit in the MIA and: (i) Commonwealth government departments and public authorities, and (ii) State government agencies and public authorities, and (iii) the general public. Page 7 2007 No 408 Clause 10 Part 3 Agricultural Industry Services (Riverina Citrus) Regulation 2007 Other provisions relating to Committee Part 3 10 Other provisions relating to Committee The Committee is to consist of 9 members, of whom: (a) 3 are to be elected by such of the Committee's constituents as have the majority of their citrus fruit production in the Northern District, and (b) 3 are to be elected by such of the Committee's constituents as have the majority of their citrus fruit production in the Southern District, and (c) 3 are to be appointed by the elected members of the Committee by notice in writing lodged with the Director-General. As far as practicable, each of the members referred to in subclause (1) (c) is to be appointed on the basis of: (a) his or her expertise in one or more of the following fields: (i) marketing, (ii) management, (iii) finance, (iv) law, (v) fruit processing, and (b) his or her awareness of community issues. Each member of the Committee holds office for a period not exceeding 3 years. The quorum for a meeting of the Committee is 5 members, of whom a majority are elected members. The voting entitlements of the Committee's constituents for polls and elections is one vote per constituent. Membership of Committee (1) (2) (3) (4) 11 Voting entitlements of constituents 12 Quorum for meeting of constituents The quorum for a meeting of the Committee's constituents is 30 constituents. 13 Financial year The financial year of the Committee is the year ending on 30 April. BY AUTHORITY Page 8