Special Advisory Authority
SAA
1962 – 1 January 1974
Statutory office under the Tariff Board Act. It inquired urgently into whether industries facing damaging import competition needed temporary protection while the Tariff Board considered their long-term assistance.
How it came into existence
Provided for by 1962 amendments to the Tariff Board Act 1921, which allowed urgent cases to be referred to a Special Advisory Authority. Its reports were made under the Tariff Board Act 1921-1962. The function was new.
Legislation: Tariff Board Act 1921-1962
Changes during its life
- 17 December 1963Moved with the Tariff Board to the Department of Trade and Industry portfolio.
- 19 December 1972Moved with the Tariff Board to the Prime Minister's portfolio.
How it ended
Ceased on 1 January 1974, when the Industries Assistance Commission replaced the Tariff Board. The new Temporary Assistance Authority took over its urgent temporary protection role.
- Urgent inquiries into temporary protection
Main functions
- Urgent inquiries into the need for temporary protection
- Recommendations on temporary duties or quotas pending Tariff Board inquiries
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Sources
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