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Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Act 2013
31ACorporate plan—initial period
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#### 31A Corporate plan—initial period
(1) The Authority must:
(a) prepare a corporate plan within 3 months after the commencement of this subsection; and
(b) give it to the Minister.
(2) The plan must cover the period:
(a) beginning when the plan takes effect; and
(b) ending at the end of 30 June 2015.
(3) The plan must include details of the following matters:
(a) the principal objectives of the Authority;
(b) the strategies and policies that are to be followed by the Authority in order to achieve those objectives;
(c) the objectives and priorities of the Authority relating to grape or wine research and development;
(d) the strategies and policies that are to be followed by the Authority in order to achieve those objectives and priorities;
(e) such other matters (if any) as the Minister requires.
(4) The plan must set out the Authority’s assessment, for the period to which the plan relates, of the market outlook and the economic outlook for the grape industry and the wine industry.
(5) The plan is of no effect unless it has been approved in writing by the Minister.
Varying the corporate plan
(6) The Authority may vary the plan.
(7) A variation of the plan is of no effect unless the variation has been approved in writing by the Minister.
Other matters
(8) The Chair must keep the Minister informed about matters that might significantly affect the achievement of the objectives or priorities set out in the plan.
(9) The Minister may give the Chair written guidelines that are to be used by the Chair in deciding whether a matter is covered by paragraph (3)(e) or subsection (8).
(10) None of the following is a legislative instrument:
(a) a requirement under paragraph (3)(e) that is in writing;
(b) an approval under subsection (5);
(c) an approval under subsection (7);
(d) a guideline given under subsection (9).
98 Section 31F (heading)
Omit “Corporation”, substitute “Authority”.
99 Subsection 31F(1)
Omit “Corporation” (wherever occurring), substitute “Authority”.
100 After subsection 31F(1)
Insert:
(1A) The Authority must ensure that the first annual operational plan is developed within 3 months after the commencement of this subsection.
101 Sections 31G to 31J
Repeal the sections.
102 Section 31K (heading)
Omit “Corporation”, substitute “Authority”.
103 Subsections 31K(1) and (2)
Omit “Corporation” (wherever occurring), substitute “Authority”.
104 Subsection 31K(3)
Omit “Chairperson”, substitute “Chair”.
105 Subsections 31K(4), (5), (6) and (7)
Omit “Corporation” (wherever occurring), substitute “Authority”.
106 Paragraph 31K(7)(b)
Omit “Chairperson”, substitute “Chair”.
107 Section 31L
Repeal the section.
108 Section 32 (heading)
Omit “Corporation”, substitute “the Authority”.
109 Section 32
Omit “Corporation”, substitute “Authority”.
110 Paragraphs 32(aa) and (ab)
Omit “Corporation’s”, substitute “general”.
111 Paragraphs 32(a), (b), (c) and (d)
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
(ae) amounts received by the Commonwealth as the research component of wine grapes levy; and
(af) so much of the amounts (if any) received by the Commonwealth under section 15 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 as is attributable to non‑payment of the research component of wine grapes levy; and
(ag) amounts received by the Commonwealth as grapes research levy; and
(ah) so much of the amounts (if any) received by the Commonwealth under section 15 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 as is attributable to non‑payment of grapes research levy; and
(ai) subject to sections 32A and 32B, amounts equal to one‑half of the amounts spent by the Authority as mentioned in paragraph 35(1)(ac).
112 After section 32
Insert: