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Rice Marketing Act 1983
32Petition and proclamation for poll to dissolve board
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#### 32 Petition and proclamation for poll to dissolve board
32 Petition and proclamation for poll to dissolve board
> > (1) Where the Minister—
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> > > (a) is satisfied—
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> > > > (i) on representations made by petition to the Minister by producers of the commodity for which a board is constituted, that a substantial number of the producers desire that the board should be dissolved, and
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> > > > (ii) that the petition was presented to the Minister during a permitted period, as defined in subsection (3), and
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> > > (b) certifies to the Governor that the Minister is satisfied as to the matters mentioned in paragraph (a),
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> > the Governor may, by proclamation, direct that a poll shall be taken of producers of that commodity within the area in respect of which the board is constituted on the question whether the board should be dissolved.
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> > (2) The date for the taking of the poll may be the same as that fixed for an election of members of the board.
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> > (3) In this section, permitted period means a period of 6 months commencing 12 months before the end of the term of office specified for the elected members of the board or, if different terms are specified, the later or latest of them, other than the first such period following the constitution of the board pursuant to a proclamation under section 10 or 23.