132Statistics and marketing information

132 Statistics and marketing information

132 Statistics and marketing information

(1) The Minister may, through the Department, cause such information to be collected and distributed with respect to the marketing of primary products as the Minister thinks appropriate.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), information referred to in that subsection may relate to—

(a) statistics and marketing information,

(b) forecasts and statistics relating to the supply of, demand for and marketing conditions relating to primary production and relevant for producers in New South Wales,

(c) prices, profits and costs involved in the production, marketing, collecting, cleaning, grading, transforming, packing, carrying, storing, distributing (by wholesale or retail) and delivering of primary products,

(d) the sources of supply of primary products and the location of markets for primary products,

(e) economy and efficiency in the distribution of primary products, so that needless waste and duplication may be so far as possible eliminated,

(f) farm business management, and

(g) such other matters relating to the production, marketing or consumption of primary products as the Minister thinks appropriate.

(3) Information referred to in this section may be obtained pursuant to section 137 or from any other source.

s 132: Am 2010 No 59, Sch 2.84 [2].