QueenslandGrain Industry
(Restructuring)Act1991Reprinted as in
force on 12 October 2004(includes commenced amendments up to
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s13s3Grain
Industry (Restructuring) Act 1991Grain Industry
(Restructuring) Act 1991An Act to provide for the restructuring
of the grain industry andfor incidental and related
purposes1Short titleThis Act may be
cited as theGrain Industry (Restructuring)Act
1991.2Objects of this
ActThe objects of this Act are—(a)torestructureandrationalisepartoftheQueenslandgrain
industry; and(b)toprovideforareviewofexportmarketingarrangements for wheat produced in the State
if—(i)undertheWheatMarketingAct1989(Cwlth),nationalarrangementsforwheatmarketingarereviewed; and(ii)becauseofthereview,theCommonwealthannouncesthatitintendstochangethenationalarrangements for
the export of wheat.3DefinitionsIn this
Act—change the national arrangements for the
export of wheatincludes the following—(a)therepealoftheWheatMarketingAct1989(Cwlth),section 57;(b)anyamendmentoftheWheatMarketingAct1989(Cwlth)thatwouldallowtheunrestrictedexportofwheat in bulk from
Australia.
s
94s 34Grain Industry
(Restructuring) Act 1991competitionprinciplesagreementmeansthecompetitionprinciples
agreement defined in theQueensland CompetitionAuthority Act 1997.grainmeanswheat,barley,millet,maize,rice,cerealrye,oats,triticale,grainsorghum,linseed(linola),rapeseed(canola),sunflowerseed,safflowerseed,canaryseed,soybeans,chickpeas,fieldpeas,lupinsoranyothersimilarform of
agricultural produce declared by the regulations to begrain
for the purposes of this Act.growermeansanypersonwhogrowsgraininQueensland,including—(a)a person who does so as trustee;
and(b)ifgrainisgrownunderapartnershiporsharefarmingagreement—any
party to the agreement.9Minister may
establish advisory bodiesTheMinistermayestablishanadvisorycommitteeorotherbody to assist
the Minister in the administration of this Act.34Review of export wheat marketing
arrangements(1)This section applies if—(a)the report mentioned in theWheat Marketing Act 1989(Cwlth), section
57(10)1is given; and(b)becauseofthereport,theCommonwealthannouncesthat
it intends to change the national arrangements forthe
export of wheat.(2)TheMinistermust,assoonaspracticable,causetobeconductedapublicreviewoftheoptionsforthefuturemarketingofwheatproducedintheStatefortheexportmarket.(3)Thetermsofreferenceforthereviewarethetermsofreference fixed by the Minister.1Wheat Marketing Act 1989(Cwlth), section 57 (Control of export of
wheat)
s
355s 62Grain Industry
(Restructuring) Act 1991(4)However,beforefixingthetermsofreference,theMinistermustmakereasonableendeavourstoconsultwitheachorganisationrepresentinggrowersormarketersofwheatproduced in the
State for the export market.(5)Thereviewmustbeconductedconsistentlywiththecompetition principles
agreement.(6)Iftheagreementrequiresapublicbenefittest,itmustbeapplied to of all
the options.(7)TheMinistermust,within3monthsafterthereviewisfinished, table a report about the outcome
of the review in theLegislative Assembly.35Review of Act(1)TheMinistermustreviewthisActwithin5yearsafterthecommencementofthissectiontodecidewhethertheprovisions of this Act remain
appropriate.(2)The Minister must, as soon as
practicable after finishing thereview, table a
report about the outcome of the review in theLegislative
Assembly.62Regulation-making powerTheGovernorinCouncilmaymakeregulationsunderthisAct.
7Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
19913KeyKey to
abbreviations in list of legislation and annotationsKeyAIAamdamdtchdefdivexpgazhdginslapnotfdo in comorigpparaprecpresprevExplanation=Acts
Interpretation Act 1954=amended=amendment=chapter=definition=division=expires/expired=gazette=heading=inserted=lapsed=notified=order
in council=omitted=original=page=paragraph=preceding=present=previousKey(prev)procprovptpubdR[X]RArelocrenumrep(retro)rvsschsdivSIASIRSLsubunnumExplanation=previously=proclamation=provision=part=published=Reprint No.[X]=Reprints Act 1992=relocated=renumbered=repealed=retrospectively=revised edition=section=schedule=subdivision=Statutory Instruments Act 1992=Statutory Instruments Regulation
2002=subordinate legislation=substituted=unnumbered4Table of reprintsReprints are
issued for both future and past effective dates.For
the most up-to-date tableof reprints, see the reprint with the
latest effective date.Ifareprintnumberincludesaletterofthealphabet,thereprintwasreleasedinunauthorised, electronic form only.ReprintNo.122A2B2C2D33A44A4B4CAmendments includedto 1993 Act No.
40to 1995 Act No. 57to 1996 Act No.
25to 1996 Act No. 59to 1997 Act No.
20to 1997 Act No. 73to 1997 Act No.
73to 1998 Act No. 50to 1999 Act No.
45to 2000 Act No. 5to 2001 Act No.
73to 2001 Act No. 73Effective7
September 199328 November 199515 August
19965 December 199615 May
199719 December 199719 December
199727 November 19981 July
199923 March 20003 December
20011 January 20024Dto
2002 Act No. 4924 September 20024Eto
2003 Act No. 826 November 20035to
2003 Act No. 826 November 2003Reprint
date22 September 199319 December
199516 August 199610 January
199730 May 19979 February
19987 August 19982 December
199811 October 199930 March
20007 December 200115 January
2002(Column discontinued)NotesR4E
withdrawn, see R5
8Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
1991ReprintAmendments
includedEffectiveNo.5Ato 2004 Act No. 2712 October
2004Reprint date(Column
discontinued)Notes5Tables in earlier reprintsName
of tableChanged citations and remade lawsChanged names and titlesCorrected minor
errorsRenumbered provisionsReprint
No.2212,
46List of legislationGrain
Industry (Restructuring) Act 1991 No. 91date of assent 11
December 1991commenced on date of assentamending legislation—Grain Industry
(Restructuring) Amendment Act 1993 No. 40date of assent 7
September 1993commenced on date of assentGrain
Industry (Restructuring) Amendment Act 1995 No. 8date
of assent 5 April 1995ss 4, 6–7, 9–10, 15 commenced 30
August 1995 (see s 2, 1995 SL No. 242)remaining
provisions commenced on date of assentStatute Law
Revision Act 1995 No. 57 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1date of assent 28
November 1995commenced on date of assentPrimary Industries Legislation Amendment Act
1996 No. 13 pts 1, 8date of assent 23 May 1996commenced on date of assentTobacco Industry (Restructuring) Act 1996 No.
25 ss 1, 28 sch 1 pt 2date of assent 15 August 1996commenced on date of assentPublic
Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2date of assent 22
October 1996ss 1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining provisions commenced 1 December
1996 (1996 SL No. 361)
9Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
1991Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act
(No. 2) 1996 No. 59 pts 1, 7date of assent 5
December 1996commenced on date of assentPrimary Industries Legislation Amendment Act
1997 No. 20 pts 1, 3date of assent 15 May 1997commenced on date of assentPrimary Industries Legislation Amendment Act
(No. 2) 1997 No. 73 pts 1, 7date of assent 1
December 1997ss 1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining provisions commenced 19 December
1997 (1997 SL No. 475)Primary Industries Legislation
Amendment Act 1998 No. 50 pts 1, 6date of assent 27
November 1998commenced on date of assentPrimary Industries Legislation Amendment Act
1999 No. 45 ss 1–2(1) pt 6date of assent 17 September
1999ss 1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining provisions commenced 1 July 1999
(see s 2(1))Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
No. 5 ss 1–2(1)–(2), 373 sch 2date of assent 23
March 2000commenced on date of assent (see
2(1)–(2))Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 No. 69 ss 1–2,
378 sch 1date of assent 8 November 2001ss
1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining
provisions commenced 1 January 2002 (2001 SL No. 221)Ombudsman Act 2001 No. 73 ss 1–2, 96 sch
1date of assent 13 November 2001ss
1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining
provisions commenced 3 December 2001 (2001 SL No. 224)Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act
2002 No. 49 s 1, pt 7, s 29(2) schdate of assent 24
September 2002commenced on date of assentPrimary Industries and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2003 No. 82 ss 1–2(1)(a),pt 7date
of assent 6 November 2003commenced on date of assent (see s
2(1)(a))PrimaryIndustriesandFisheriesLegislationAmendmentAct2004ActNo.27ss 1, 2(3), pt
5date of assent 12 October 2004ss
1–2 commenced on date of assentremaining
provisions commenced on date of assent (see s 2(3))
10Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
19917List of annotationsThisreprinthasbeenrenumbered—seetablesofrenumberedprovisionsinendnote 8.PART
1—PRELIMINARYpt hdgom 2004 No. 27 s
26Objects of this Acts 2amd
1993 No. 40 s 3; 1995 No. 8 s 3 sch 1; 1996 No. 59 s 41; 1999 No.
45s 29; 2002 No. 49 s 30; 2003 No. 82 s 67;
2004 No. 27 s 19Definitionss 3def“asset”om 2004 No. 27 s
20(1)def“Central Queensland grain
sorghum”om 1999 No. 45 s 30(1) (retro)def“change the national arrangements for
the export of wheat”ins 2004No. 27 s
20(2)def“competition principles
agreement”ins 1999 No. 45 s 30(2) (retro)def“compulsory marketing scheme”amd
1999 No. 45 s 30(3) (retro)om 2003 No. 82 s 68def“crop lien”om 2003 No. 82 s
68def“defined area”om 1999 No. 45 s
30(1) (retro)def“dissolution date”om 1999 No. 45 s
30(1) (retro)def“exempted grain”om 2003 No. 82 s
68def“exemption”ins 1999 No. 45 s
30(2) (retro)om 2003 No. 82 s 68def“expiry date”ins 1997 No. 20 s
16sub 1997 No. 73 s 38; 1999 No. 45 s
30(1)–(2) (retro)om 2002 No. 49 s 37 schdef“export grain”om 1995 No. 8 s 3
sch 1def“Grainco”sub 1995 No. 8 s
4; 1999 No. 45 s 30(1)–(2) (retro)om 2004 No. 27 s
20(1)def“Grain Industry Trust”om
1999 No. 45 s 30(1) (retro)def“inspector”amd 2000 No. 5 s
373 sch 2om 2002 No. 49 s 31def“merger participants”om 1999 No. 45 s
30(1) (retro)def“public notice”om 2003 No. 82 s
68def“season”sub 1999 No. 45 s
30(1)–(2) (retro)om 2003 No. 82 s 68def“security”om 2003 No. 82 s
68def“transfer date”sub 1999 No. 45 s
30(1) (retro)def“vested grain”om 2003 No. 82 s
68Grainco does not represent States
4orig s 4 om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev
s 4 amd 1995 No. 8 s 6; 1996 No. 13 s 23; 1997 No. 20 s 17om
1999 No. 45 s 32 (retro)pres s 4 ins 1999 No. 45 s 31
(retro)om 2004 No. 27 s 21
11Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
1991PART 2—ADMINISTRATIONpt hdgprev
pt 2 hdg om 1999 No. 45 s 32 (retro)pres pt 2 hdg amd
2002 No. 49 s 37 schom 2004 No. 27 s 26Division
1—Administrationdiv hdgorig div 1 hdg om
1995 No. 8 s 5prev div 1 hdg om 1999 No. 45 s 32
(retro)om 2004 No. 27 s 22Grainco’s
administrative responsibilitys 5orig
s 5 om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev s 5 om 1999 No. 45 s 32
(retro)om 2004 No. 27 s 22Application of
certain other Actss 6orig s 6 om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev
s 6 amd 1996 No. 13 s 23; 1997 No. 20 s 18om 1999 No. 45 s
32 (retro)pres s 6 ins 1995 No. 8 s 8amd
1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2; 1999 No. 45 s 34 (retro); 2001 No. 69 s
378sch 1; 2001 No. 73 s 96 sch 1om
2004 No. 27 s 22Ministerial directions 7orig
s 7 om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev s 7 om 1999 No. 45 s 32
(retro)pres s 7 amd 1995 No. 8 s 9om
2004 No. 27 s 22Minister may require information about
functions and powerss 8orig s 8 om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev
s 8 ins 1995 No. 8 s 7om 1999 No. 45 s 32 (retro)pres
s 8 ins 1999 No. 45 s 35 (retro)om 2004 No. 27 s
22Division 2—Ministerial advisory bodiesdiv
hdgorig div 2 hdg om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev
div 2 hdg ins 1995 No. 8 s 7om 1999 No. 45 s
32 (retro)pres div 2 hdg sub 1996 No. 59 s 42om
2004 No. 27 s 23Minister may establish advisory bodiess
9orig s 9 om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev
s 9 ins 1995 No. 8 s 7om 1999 No. 45 s 32 (retro)pres
s 9 sub 1996 No. 59 s 42PART 3—THE COMPULSORY MARKETING
SCHEMEpt hdgom 2003 No. 82 s
69
12Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
1991Division 1—Application and vesting of
graindiv hdgom 2003 No. 82 s
69Applications 10orig
s 10 om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev s 10 amd 1996 No. 13 s 23; 1997
No. 20 s 19om 1999 No. 45 s 32 (retro)new s
10 amd 1995 No. 8 s 10; 1996 No. 13 s 23; 1997 No. 20 s 20;
1999No. 45 s 37 (retro); 2002 No. 49 s 37
schom 2003 No. 82 s 69Vesting of
grains 11orig s 11 om 1995 No. 8 s 5prev
s 11 om 1999 No. 45 s 32 (retro)new s 11 om 2003
No. 82 s 69Division 2—Crop registration and harvest
returnsdiv hdgom 2003 No. 82 s
69Crop registrations 12prev
s 12 om 1995 No. 8 s 5new s 12 om 2003 No. 82 s 69Harvest returns 13prev
s 13 ins 1995 No. 8 s 8om 1999 No. 45 s 33 (retro)new s
13 om 2003 No. 82 s 69Requirements as to crop registration
and harvest returnss 14om 2003 No. 82 s 69Failure to submit registration form or
harvest returns 15om 2003 No. 82 s 69Delivery of vested grains 16prev
s 16 om 1999 No. 45 s 36 (retro)new s 16 amd 1996
No. 13 s 23; 1997 No. 20 s 21exp 30 June 2002
(see s 16(5))Division 3—Delivery of vested graindiv
hdgprev div 3 hdg om 1999 No. 45 s 32
(retro)new div hdg om 2003 No. 82 s 69Delivery requirementss 17prev
s 17 om 1999 No. 45 s 36 (retro)new s 17 om 2003
No. 82 s 69Offences against compulsory delivery
requirementss 18prev s 18 om 1999 No. 45 s 36
(retro)new s 18 om 2003 No. 82 s 69Division 4—Exemptionsdiv hdgprev
div 4 hdg om 1999 No. 45 s 36 (retro)new div hdg om
2003 No. 82 s 69
13Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
1991Exemption for grain required by growers
19prev s 19 om 1999 No. 45 s 36 (retro)new s
19 om 2003 No. 82 s 69Exemptions for non-export grains
20prev s 20 om 1999 No. 45 s 36 (retro)new s
20 ins 1999 No. 45 s 38 (retro)om 2003 No. 82 s
69General exemptionss 21prev
s 21 om 1999 No. 45 s 36 (retro)new s 21 om 2003
No. 82 s 69Special exemptionss 22prev
s 22 om 1999 No. 45 s 36 (retro)new s 22 om 2003
No. 82 s 69Matters to be included in special
exemptions 23prev s 23 om 1999 No. 45 s 36
(retro)new s 23 om 2003 No. 82 s 69Revocation of special exemptions
24prev s 24 om 1999 No. 45 s 36 (retro)new s
24 om 2003 No. 82 s 69Noncompliance with conditions of
exemptions 25amd 1999 No. 45 s 39 (retro)om
2003 No. 82 s 69Title to exempted grains 26prev
s 26 om 1996 No. 59 s 42new s 26 om 2003 No. 82 s 69Division 5—Grain poolsdiv hdgom
2003 No. 82 s 69Grain poolss 27prev
s 27 om 1996 No. 59 s 42new s 27 amd 1999 No. 45 s 40
(retro)om 2003 No. 82 s 69Distribution of
proceeds of sale of pooled grains 28prev
s 28 om 1996 No. 59 s 42new s 28 om 2003 No. 82 s 69Reserve funds 29amd
1999 No. 45 s 41 (retro)om 2003 No. 82 s 69Division 6—Poll of growersdiv
hdgom 2003 No. 82 s 69Poll of
growerss 30om 2003 No. 82 s 69
14Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
1991PART 4—GROWER ASSISTANCE SCHEMESpt
hdgom 2003 No. 82 s 69Financial
assistances 31om 2003 No. 82 s 69Securitys 32om
2003 No. 82 s 69Entry in registers 33om
2003 No. 82 s 69PART 5—REVIEWSpt hdgorig
pt 5 hdg om 1993 No. 40 s 4prev pt 5 hdg exp 30 June 2002 (see s
38)pres pt 5 hdg ins 2002 No. 49 s 32om
2004 No. 27 s 26Review of export wheat marketing
arrangementss 34prev s 34 exp 30 June 2002 (see s
38)pres s 34 ins 2002 No. 49 s 32amd
2004 No. 27 s 24Review of Acts 35prev
s 35 exp 30 June 2002 (see s 38)pres s 35 ins
2002 No. 49 s 32The registers 36exp
30 June 2002 (see s 38)Payment in good faiths
37exp 30 June 2002 (see s 38)Expiry
of this parts 38amd 1996 No. 13 s 23; 1997 No. 20 s
22exp 30 June 2002 (see s 38)PART
6—INSPECTORSpt hdgexp 30 June 2002
(see s 55)Appointment of inspectorss 39sub
1995 No. 8 s 11amd 2000 No. 5 s 373 sch 2exp
30 June 2002 (see s 55)Limitation on inspector’s powerss
40sub 1995 No. 8 s 11exp 30 June 2002
(see s 55)Inspector’s appointment conditionss
41sub 1995 No. 8 s 11exp 30 June 2002
(see s 55)Inspector’s identity cards 42sub
1995 No. 8 s 11exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)
15Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
1991Production or display of inspector’s identity
cards 43sub 1995 No. 8 s 11amd
2000 No. 5 s 373 sch 2exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)Power
to enter and search premisess 44exp
30 June 2002 (see s 55)Power to stop and search
vehicless 45exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)General powers of inspector in relation to
searchs 46exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)Warrantss 47exp
30 June 2002 (see s 55)Warrant may be granted by telephone or
facsimiles 48exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)Inspector may require name and addresss
49exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)Power
to ask questionss 50exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)Obstruction of inspectors etc.s
51exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)False
or misleading statementss 52exp 30 June 2002
(see s 55)Seizure of evidences 53exp
30 June 2002 (see s 55)Seizure of grains 54prev
s 54 om 1993 No. 40 s 4new s 54 amd 1995 No. 8 s 12exp
30 June 2002 (see s 55)Expiry of this parts 55prev
s 55 om 1993 No. 40 s 4new s 55 amd 1996 No. 13 s 23; 1997
No. 20 s 23exp 30 June 2002 (see s 55)Returnss 56prev
s 56 om 1993 No. 40 s 4om 2003 No. 82 s 70PART
7—MISCELLANEOUSpt hdgom 2004 No. 27 s
26Offences are summary offencess
57prev s 57 om 1993 No. 40 s 4pres
s 57 sub 1995 No. 8 s 13om 2004 No. 27 s 25
16Grain Industry (Restructuring) Act
1991Start of offence proceedingss
58prev s 58 om 1993 No. 40 s 4pres
s 58 ins 1995 No. 8 s 13om 2004 No. 27 s 25Offence by director or manager of
corporations 59prev s 59 om 1993 No. 40 s 4om
2004 No. 27 s 25Appropriation of penaltiess
60om 2004 No. 27 s 25Evidentiary
provisions 61amd 2002 No. 49 s 37 schom
2004 No. 27 s 25Regulation-making powers 62sub
1993 No. 40 s 5; 1996 No. 25 s 28 sch 1PART
8—MISCELLANEOUSpt hdgom 1995 No. 8 s 3
sch 1Exclusive rightss 68om
1995 No. 8 s 3 sch 1Conditions for acceptance of export
grains 69om 1995 No. 8 s 3 sch 1Unauthorised storage or handling of
grains 70om 1995 No. 8 s 3 sch 1Expiry
of this Parts 71om 1995 No. 8 s 3 sch 1PART
9—TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR APPOINTMENTSpt hdgins
1997 No. 20 s 24om 1999 No. 45 s 42 (retro)Extension of terms 81ins
1997 No. 20 s 24om 1999 No. 45 s 42 (retro)Rules
of courts 92om 1995 No. 57 s 4 sch 1Numbering and renumbering of Acts
93ins 1995 No. 8 s 14om R2 (see RA s
37)SCHEDULE—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONSsch
hdgamd R1 (see RA s 37)schamd
R1 (see RA s 40); 1993 No. 40 s 6om 1998 No. 50 s
24SCHEDULE 2—AMENDMENT OF PRIMARY PRODUCERS’
CO–OPERATIVEASSOCIATION ACT 1923om R1 (see RA s
40)