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HORTICULTURE MARKETING AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ACT 2000 - SECT 17

Expenditure of Commonwealth payments by the industry services body

Marketing

  (1)   Marketing amounts paid to the industry services body may only be applied by the body:

  (a)   in making payments for, or in relation to, marketing related to the horticultural industry; and

  (b)   for administrative purposes, in accordance with the deed of agreement in relation to the body; and

  (c)   in paying remuneration and allowances to directors, staff, consultants and agents of the body; and

  (d)   in paying to the Commonwealth amounts equal to:

  (i)   the expenses incurred by the Commonwealth in relation to collecting or recovering marketing amounts or administering provisions relating to marketing amounts; and

  (ii)   refunds paid by the Commonwealth in respect of marketing amounts; and

  (e)   in paying a levy & charge collector for the collection of marketing amounts; and

  (f)   in making any other payments that the body is authorised or required to make under this Act or another Act; and

  (g)   in making any other payments that are prescribed on any prescribed conditions.

Note:   For the meanings of marketing amounts , horticultural industry , marketing , deed of agreement and levy & charge collector , see section   4.

Research and development

  (2)   Research and development amounts, and amounts paid under subsection   16(2), paid to the industry services body may only be applied by that body:

  (a)   in making payments for, or in relation to, research and development related to the horticultural industry; and

  (b)   for administrative purposes, in accordance with the deed of agreement in relation to the body; and

  (c)   in paying remuneration and allowances to directors, staff, consultants and agents of the body; and

  (d)   in paying to the Commonwealth amounts equal to:

  (i)   the expenses incurred by the Commonwealth in relation to collecting or recovering research and development amounts or administering provisions relating to research and development amounts; and

  (ii)   refunds paid by the Commonwealth in respect of research and development amounts or amounts of levy or charge referred to in subsection   16(2); and

  (e)   in paying a levy & charge collector for the collection of research and development amounts; and

  (f)   in making any other payments that the body is authorised or required to make under this Act or another Act; and

  (g)   in making any other payments that are prescribed on any prescribed conditions.

Note 1:   A payment to facilitate the dissemination, adoption and commercialisation of the results of horticultural research and development is an example of a payment in relation to research and development related to the horticultural industry.

Note 2:   For the meanings of research and development amounts , horticultural industry , research and development and levy & charge collector , see section   4.

 



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