Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998

Queensland Competition Policy Reform (Queensland) Act 1996 COMPETITION POLICY REFORM (QUEENSLAND—CHICKEN MEAT INDUSTRY EXEMPTIONS) REGULATION 1998 Reprinted as in force on 23 July 1998 (Regulation not amended up to this date) Reprint No. 1 This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 23 July 1998. See endnotes for information about when provisions commenced.

Queensland COMPETITION POLICY REFORM (QUEENSLAND—CHICKEN MEAT INDUSTRY EXEMPTIONS) REGULATION 1998 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Words and expressions used in Chicken Act and this regulation . . . . . . . . 4 PART 2—EXEMPTIONS 4 Specific authorisation—Chicken Act, s 16(1)(e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Specific authorisation—Chicken Act, s 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PART 3—EXPIRY 6 Expiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

s1 3 s2 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998 COMPETITION POLICY REFORM (QUEENSLAND—CHICKEN MEAT INDUSTRY EXEMPTIONS) REGULATION 1998 [reprinted as in force on 23 July 1998] † PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998 . ˙ Definitions 2. In this regulation— “Chicken Act” means the Chicken Meat Industry Committee Act 1976 . “chicken agreement” means an agreement that includes terms relating to the price to be paid by the processor for broiler chickens for processing. “committee-negotiated settlement” means a growers or processors settlement based on negotiations involving the committee. “competition legislation” means section 51(1)(b) 1 of the Trade Practices Act or section 51 2 of the Competition Code of this jurisdiction. 1 Section 51 (Exceptions) 2 Section 51 states that in deciding whether a person has contravened the Competition Code, Part IV, certain things must be disregarded. Section 51(1) of the Code provides that the following must be disregarded— (a) … (b) anything done in a State, if the thing is specified in, and specifically authorised by: (i) an Act passed by the Parliament of that State; or (ii) regulations made under such an Act.

s3 4 s4 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998 “growers settlement” means an arrangement entered into, or understanding arrived at, between 2 or more growers (whether or not the growers are members of the committee) about the price to be received from processors by growers for broiler chickens for processing. “party-negotiated settlement” means— (a) a growers settlement based on negotiations between the growers involved in the settlement and 1 or more processors, but not involving the committee; or (b) a processors settlement based on negotiations between the processors involved in the settlement and 1 or more growers, but not involving the committee. “pricing settlement” means— (a) a party-negotiated settlement recognised by the committee; or (b) a committee-negotiated settlement. “processors settlement” means an arrangement entered into, or understanding arrived at, between 2 or more processors (whether or not the processors are members of the committee) about the price to be paid by processors to growers for broiler chickens for processing. ˙ Words and expressions used in Chicken Act and this regulation 3. Unless the contrary intention appears, words and expressions used in the Chicken Act and this regulation have the same meaning in this regulation as they have in that Act. † PART 2—EXEMPTIONS ˙ Specific authorisation—Chicken Act, s 16(1)(e) 4. Negotiations by the committee about prices between processors and

s5 5 s6 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998 growers are specifically authorised for the competition legislation to the extent the negotiations— (a) involve the recognition by the committee of a party-negotiated settlement; or (b) result in the entry into or arrival at a growers or processors settlement. ˙ Specific authorisation—Chicken Act, s 20 5. The approval by the committee under section 20(3) 3 of the Chicken Act of a chicken agreement based on a pricing settlement is specifically authorised for the competition legislation. † PART 3—EXPIRY ˙ Expiry 6. This regulation expires on 30 June 1999. 3 Section 20 (Agreements)

6 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998 † ENDNOTES ´ 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ´ 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). However, no amendments have commenced operation on or before that day. Future amendments of the Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 ´ AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om p para prec pres = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Acts Interpretation Act 1954 amended amendment chapter definition division expires/expired gazette heading inserted lapsed notified order in council omitted page paragraph preceding present prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SL sub unnum = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = previous previously proclamation provision part published Reprint No.[X] Reprints Act 1992 relocated renumbered repealed section schedule subdivision Statutory Instruments Act 1992 subordinate legislation substituted unnumbered

7 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998 ´ 4 List of legislation Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Chicken Meat Industry Exemptions) Regulation 1998 SL No. 209 made by the Governor in Council on 16 July 1998 notfd gaz 17 July 1998 pp 1404–6 commenced on date of notification exp 30 June 1999 (see s 6) © State of Queensland 1998