Part 2Transitional provisions

Part 2—Transitional provisions 18  Transitional—membership of the DAA (1) This item applies to the committee known as the Dairy Adjustment Panel that:  (a) was established under the executive power of the Commonwealth; and  (b) was in existence immediately before the commencement of this item; and  (c) consisted of the following members:  (i) a Chair;  (ii) 2 industry members;  (iii) a government member;  (iv) one other member; where:  (d) a person was not appointed as the Chair, or as the member referred to in subparagraph (c)(iv), unless it appeared to the Minister that the person had knowledge of, or experience in, one or more of the following fields:  (i) business management;  (ii) finance;  (iii) legal practice;  (iv) actuarial practice; and  (e) a person was not appointed as an industry member unless it appeared to the Minister that the person had knowledge of, or experience in, the production of dairy produce; and  (f) a person was not appointed as the government member unless it appeared to the Minister that the person had knowledge of, or experience in, either or both of the following fields:  (i) the formulation of government policy;  (ii) public administration. (2) The Dairy Produce Act 1986 has effect as if:  (a) the Minister had, by instrument (the notional instrument of appointment), appointed the Chair of the Dairy Adjustment Panel to be the Chair of the Dairy Adjustment Authority immediately after the commencement of this item; and  (ii) ending at the end of the period specified in the Chair’s instrument of appointment to the Dairy Adjustment Panel. (3) The Dairy Produce Act 1986 has effect as if:  (a) the Minister had, by instrument (the notional instrument of appointment), appointed each industry member of the Dairy Adjustment Panel to be an industry member of the Dairy Adjustment Authority immediately after the commencement of this item; and (4) The Dairy Produce Act 1986 has effect as if:  (a) the Minister had, by instrument (the notional instrument of appointment), appointed the government member of the Dairy Adjustment Panel to be the government member of the Dairy Adjustment Authority immediately after the commencement of this item; and (5) The Dairy Produce Act 1986 has effect as if:  (a) the Minister had, by instrument (the notional instrument of appointment), appointed the member of the Dairy Adjustment Panel mentioned in subparagraph (1)(c)(iv) of this item to be the member of the Dairy Adjustment Authority mentioned in paragraph 58(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986, and had done so immediately after the commencement of this item; and Schedule 2—Amendment of other Acts   Bankruptcy Act 1966 1  After paragraph 116(2)(mca)  (mcb) amounts paid to the bankrupt as a dairy exit payment within the meaning of the Farm Household Support Act 1992; 2  Subparagraph 116(2)(md)(i) Omit “or (mca)”, substitute “, (mca) or (mcb)”. 3  Subsection 116(2D) (paragraph (c) of the definition of exempt money) After “(mca)”, insert “, (mcb)”. Farm Household Support Act 1992 4  Subsection 3(2) dairy exit payment means a payment under the DEP scheme. 5  Subsection 3(2) DEP scheme means the scheme referred to in section 52C. 6  Subsection 4(4) (paragraph (b) of the definition of relevant Secretary) After “in relation to”, insert “dairy exit payments,”. 7  Paragraph 6(a) Omit “financial assistance and”, substitute “financial assistance and/or”. 8  After Part 9B