6Designated primary industry sectors for declared recipient bodies

6 Designated primary industry sectors for declared recipient bodies

(1) The rules may: (a) prescribe a primary industry in relation to a declared recipient body only if the primary industry is a nationally significant one; or (b) prescribe a part of a primary industry in relation to a declared recipient body only if that part is a nationally significant one. (2) The following matters are relevant to whether a primary industry, or a part of a primary industry, is a nationally significant one: (a) the national presence of the primary industry or part, including the geographical factors affecting the extent of that presence; (b) the economic significance of the primary industry or part to the Australian economy; (c) the historical significance of the primary industry or part. (3) Subsection (2) does not limit the matters relevant to whether a primary industry, or a part of a primary industry, is a nationally significant one.