This legislation has been repealed.
20—Decision making by negotiating groups
(1) The grower
negotiators for a negotiating group reach agreement with the processor
if—
(a) all
of the grower negotiators concur; or
(b) if
there are more than 2 grower negotiators, all of them other than 1 concur.
(2) If the grower
negotiators reach an agreement with the processor, the negotiating group
reaches the same agreement with the processor if a majority of the members of
the negotiating group present and voting at a meeting convened for the purpose
vote in favour of the agreement.
(3) A meeting for the
purposes of subsection (2) must be convened by the Registrar at the
Registrar's own initiative or within 2 months after the Registrar receives a
request from the grower negotiators that such a meeting be convened.
(4) The Registrar must
ensure that all members of the negotiating group are given written notice of
the meeting and that the vote is taken in accordance with a process approved
by the Registrar.