Farm Produce Act 1983. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision New South Wales Document type Legislation Date 1983 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to repeal the Farm Produce Agents Act 1926 and to replace that Act with provisions for the registration and regulation of farm produce agents and farm produce merchants. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Internal trade Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act makes provision for the licensing of farm produce sellers, their registration, and regulates the sale etc. of farm produce. "Farm produce sellers" includes both farm produce agents and farm produce merchants. For both activities a license is required (sects. 9-18). Section 19 concerns appeals against refusal to grant a license and other decisions by the Registrar. Sales of farm produce deemed to be on agency basis except in certain circumstances. Section 21 requires the farm produce agent to extent advice of sales to persons on behalf of a which the agent acts. The farm produce seller shall also forward a notice of purchase to persons from whom he has purchased the produce and to fulfill various other obligations. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Repealed by Farm Produce (Repeal) Act 1996. Legislation | Australia | 1996 (1999) Keyword: Agricultural development, Internal trade, Financial agricultural measures Source: FAO, FAOLEX