{"id":"F2008L02725","name":"Wool Services Privatisation (Research Body) Declaration 2008","slug":"wool-services-privatisation-research-body-declaration-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74808,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02725-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wool Services Privatisation (Research Body) Declaration 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nWool Services Privatisation (Research Body) Declaration 20081\n\nWool Services Privatisation Act 2000\n\nI, TONY BURKE, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this declaration under subsection 30 (1) of the Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000.\n\nDated 17 July 2008\n\nTONY BURKE\n\nMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Wool Services Privatisation (Research Body) Declaration 2008.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration is taken to have commenced on 1 October 2006.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nAll prior declarations under subsection 30 (1) of the Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000 are revoked.\n\n4 Declaration\n\nAustralian Wool Innovation Limited, ABN 12 095 165 558, is declared to be the research body for the purposes of Division 7 of Part 2 of the Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2287},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward administrative declaration exercising the specific power granted by subsection 30(1) of the Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000. It performs exactly the function contemplated by the enabling legislation—designating a research body to take over functions from the privatised wool services."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision (section 4)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act section 30(1))","Total length of only 4 operative sections"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis declaration names **Australian Wool Innovation Limited** (ABN 12 095 165 558) as the official \"research body\" for the Australian wool industry under the *Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000*.\n\n**Why this matters**\n\nWhen the wool industry was privatised, the government kept a scheme to ensure wool research continued. This document legally designates which organisation takes on that responsibility and receives any associated funding or powers.\n\n**Key points**\n\n*   **Who**: Australian Wool Innovation Limited is now the recognised research body\n*   **Effect**: This gives the company specific rights and duties under Division 7 of Part 2 of the parent Act\n*   **Replacement**: This declaration cancels any previous declarations made under the same law\n*   **Timing**: The declaration technically took effect on **1 October 2006** (before it was actually signed in 2008), ensuring there is no gap in legal coverage"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/wool-services-privatisation-research-body-declaration-2008","history":"/api/acts/wool-services-privatisation-research-body-declaration-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/wool-services-privatisation-research-body-declaration-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/wool-services-privatisation-research-body-declaration-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/wool-services-privatisation-research-body-declaration-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/wool-services-privatisation-research-body-declaration-2008/documents"}}