Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

I again thank the chamber for bringing the Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Modernising Administrative Processes) Bill 2024 on. This bill will ensure administrative processes and regulation under agriculture legislation remain fit for purpose. It amends the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 to modernise and streamline administrative processes, such as allowing for a more efficient process for selection committees to nominate directors for appointment to research and development corporations.

The bill will also repeal the obsolete Rural Adjustment Act 1992 and make amendments to the National Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997 that are consequential to the repeal of the Rural Adjustment Act 1992. The bill will ensure that administrative processes under agriculture legislation remain fit for purpose for modern times and contribute to the cleaning up of the Commonwealth statute book by repealing obsolete legislation. I commend the bill to the chamber.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Ordered that this bill be reported to the House without amendment.

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