Export Market Development Grants (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997

The Export Market Development Grants (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997 is an Australian law that repeals the Export Market Development Grants Act 1974 and deals with consequential matters arising from its repeal and the enactment of the new Act. The Act commences on July 1, 1997, and includes provisions for transitional arrangements.

The Act repeals certain sections of the Export Market Development Grants Act 1974, including section 40B, which deals with approved bodies under the repealed Act. Instead, these provisions are continued in force under section 89 of the new Act.

Other provisions deal with the treatment of applications and grants made under the repealed Act. For example, subsection 13(3) provides that any information given to Austrade before July 1, 1997, as a result of a request referred to in subsection (2), is treated as information received on that day for the purposes of section 22 of the new Act.

The Act also deals with the amendment of the Australian Trade Commission Act 1985. For example, subsection 3(3) omits "1974" and substitutes it with "1997", while subsection 94(4)(c) adds a reference to the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997.

Overall, the Export Market Development Grants (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997 provides for transitional arrangements following the repeal of the Export Market Development Grants Act 1974.