3ARegulations

3A Regulations

(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a body to be the body whose recommendations about the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 2(a) of this Schedule are to be taken into consideration under subclause (2). (2) If a declaration is in force under subclause (1), then, before the Governor‑General makes regulations for the purposes of paragraph 2(a) of this Schedule, the Minister must take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by the body specified in the declaration. (3) If there is no declaration in force under subclause (1), then, before the Governor‑General makes regulations for the purposes of paragraph 2(a) of this Schedule, the Minister must take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. (4) Before the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation makes such a recommendation to the Minister, the Corporation must consult with the persons who are required to pay the charge concerned. (5) The regulations must not, for the purposes of paragraph 2(a) of this Schedule, prescribe an amount greater than the amount recommended to the Minister under subclause (2) or (3).