17Exclusion from subsection 16(2) of the Act: representative body

17 Exclusion from subsection 16(2) of the Act: representative body

(1) A representative body is excluded from subsection 16(2) of the Act. (2) A person other than an individual is a representative body if the person satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) the person promotes the interests of a group of Australian persons (the represented group); (b) the person does so in a way that is representative of the members of an industry, the members of a substantial part of an industry, or the members of more than one industry; (ba) the number of members in the represented group is a substantial proportion of the members of that industry, that part of an industry or those industries; (c) all or a substantial number of the members of the represented group: (i) are ready to export eligible products, or are exporting eligible products and seeking to expand their export promotion activity (within existing, or to new, export markets) for eligible products; or (ii) have a designated connection to an eligible product (see section 27); (e) either: (i) the person does not export eligible products; or (ii) the export of eligible products is not one of the person’s primary activities; (f) the person does not distribute income to members or shareholders.