AMENDMENT ACT 1976

An Act to amend the Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1974.

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

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Wheat Industry Stabilization Amendment Act 1976.

(2) The Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1974 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1974-1976.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Definitions.

3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of “wheat products” and substituting the following definition:—

“‘wheat products’ has the same meaning as in the Wheat Export Charge Act 1974-1976.”.

Home consumption price of wheat.

4. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (3) the following sub-sections:—

“(3a) For the purpose of fixing the price under sub-section (2), the Minister shall take into account, as he considers appropriate, increases or decreases, since 1 December 1974, in the value of the labour of owners and other operators of wheat farms in the production of wheat on those farms, calculated by reference to the rates of wages that would be payable to employees for similar labour.

“(3b) In relation to sales of wheat made by the Board during the year that commenced on 1 December 1975 but after the date of commencement of this sub-section, sub-sections (1) and (4) have effect as if the price fixed by the Minister under sub-section (2) in respect of that year had been $99.32 per tonne, being a price arrived at by adding to the price of $98.70 per tonne fixed by the Minister the additional amount, namely 62 cents, that would have been appropriate for inclusion in the price fixed by the Minister if sub-section (3a) had been in force at the time when he fixed that price.”.

Formal amendments.

5. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in the Schedule.

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SCHEDULE Section 5

FORMAL AMENDMENTS

Provision	Amendment
Preamble..............	(a) Omit “Australian Parliament” (wherever occurring), substitute “Parliament of the Commonwealth”. (b) Omit “Australia” (wherever occurring), substitute “the Commonwealth”. (c) Omit “Australian Government” (wherever occurring), substitute “Government of the Commonwealth”.
Sub-section 30(10).......	Omit “Australia” (first occurring), substitute “the Commonwealth”.
Sub-section 31(5)........	Omit “Australia”, substitute “the Commonwealth”.
Sub-section 32(2)........	Omit “paragraph 3(c)”, substitute “paragraph (3)(c)”.
Paragraph 35(2)(b).......	Omit “Australia”, substitute “the Commonwealth”.
Sub-section 36(1)........	Omit “Australia” (first occurring), substitute “the Commonwealth”.
Sub-section 37(1)........	Omit “Australia”, substitute “the Commonwealth”.