The Board with the name of "The Egg Marketing Board" that was continued under the Egg Marketing Act 1957 shall continue (sect. 4). In addition to its powers under the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995, the Board has power to - (a) sell, or arrange for the sale of, a commodity delivered or to be delivered to it; and (b) provide a commodity for consumption in Tasmania; and (c) provide for the supply of a commodity to any place in Tasmania where there is a shortage of that commodity; and (d) make arrangements relating to the sale of a commodity for export or for consignment to another State, a Territory or another country; and (e) buy a commodity (sect. 7). The Board may appoint employees and other persons to be inspectors (sect. 9). Section 19 introduces a prohibition on keeping hens without licence granted by the Board. There shall be a base production quota fixed for each licence (sect. 33). The State Hen Quota is the total of the base quotas for all licences (sect. 39).
أستراليا · 1988-09-29