Commonwealth act

Wool Industry Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

49 of 1979

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The Act requires wool samples used for official international presale test certificates to come from government‑registered, inspected sampling sites, and enables rules for registration, inspection and fees. It affects wool growers, brokers and businesses operating sampling sites, and the industry authority issuing certificates. The change protects testing integrity and Australia’s reputation for high‑quality wool exports.

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Wool Industry Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979

No. 49 of 1979

An Act to amend the Wool Industry Act 1972.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Wool Industry Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979.

(2) The Wool Industry Act 1972 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1979.

Carrying out of tests and issue of certificates

Section 60 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-section:

“(2a) The Authority shall not issue a certificate of the kind known as an I.W.T.O. Presale Test Certificate unless the sample to which it relates was drawn at a sampling site that is registered and inspected as provided by the regulations.”.

Regulations

Section 92 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In particular, without limiting the generality of sub-section (1), the regulations may make provision for and in relation to—

(a) the registration and inspection of sampling sites for the purposes of sub-section (2a) of section 60; and

(b) the fees payable in respect of the registration and inspection of sampling sites in accordance with the regulations.”.

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1 Wool Industry Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979

Wool Industry Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979

No. 49 of 1979

An Act to amend the Wool Industry Act 1972.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Wool Industry Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979.

(2) The Wool Industry Act 1972 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1979.

Carrying out of tests and issue of certificates

Section 60 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-section:

Regulations

Section 92 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:

“(2) In particular, without limiting the generality of sub-section (1), the regulations may make provision for and in relation to—

(a) the registration and inspection of sampling sites for the purposes of sub-section (2a) of section 60; and

(b) the fees payable in respect of the registration and inspection of sampling sites in accordance with the regulations.”.