AMENDMENT ACT 1976

An Act to amend the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Collection Act 1964-1974.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Collection Amendment Act 1976.1

(2) The Live-stock Slaughter Levy Collection Act 1964-1974 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Collection Act 1964-1976.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. After section 10 of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:—

Establishment of National Cattle Disease Eradication Trust Account.

“10a. (1) There is hereby established an account to be known as the National Cattle Disease Eradication Trust Account.

“(2) The account established by sub-section (1) is a Trust Account for the purposes of section 62a of the Audit Act 1901-1975.

Payments into National Cattle Disease Eradication Trust Account.

“10b. (1) There shall be paid into the National Cattle Disease Eradication Trust Account—

(a) amounts equal to the amounts of levy received by the Commonwealth by virtue of paragraph 6(1)(d) of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964-1976;

(b) amounts advanced out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the purposes of that Trust Account; and

“(2) Amounts payable into the National Cattle Disease Eradication Trust Account by virtue of paragraph (1)(a) are payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.

Application or National Cattle Disease Eradication Trust Account.

“10c. Moneys standing to the credit of the National Cattle Disease Eradication Trust Account may, with the approval of the Minister, be expended—

(a) in making payments to the States, and in meeting costs incurred by the Commonwealth, for the purpose of the eradication of any disease of cattle that is endemic in Australia; and

(b) in making payments to the Consolidated Revenue Fund in respect of advances referred to in paragraph 10b(1)(b) or in respect of any expenses connected with the eradication of any disease of cattle that is endemic in Australia that have been defrayed out of that Fund.”.

Formal amendments.

4. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

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SCHEDULE Section 4

FORMAL AMENDMENTS

1. The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting the word “Australia” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “the Commonwealth”:—

Sections 7(1), (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7), 8(1), 9(2) and 16.

2. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in the following table:—

Provision	Omit—	Substitute—
Section 2...........	section two	section 2
Section 4 (de-finition	Agriculture	Primary Industry
of “the Secretary”
Section 6...........	twenty-eight days	28 days
Section 7(6).........	the last preceding sub-section	sub-section (5)
Section 7(9).........	sub-section (1) of section 9	sub-section 9(1)
Section 8(1)(c).......	the next succeeding section	section 9
Section 8(2).........	the last preceding sub-section	sub-section (1)
Section 9(1).........	ten per centum	10%
Section 9(2).........	ten per centum	10%
Section 10(1)........	the next succeeding section	section 11
Section 10(2)........	the last preceding sub-section	sub-section (1)
Section 10(4)(b)......	thirty days	30 days
Section 10(5)........	paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) of section	paragraph 6(1)(c),
	six, paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) of	6a(1)(c) or
	section six a, or paragraph (c) of sub-	6b(1)(c)
	section (1) of section six b,
Section 12(1)........	Three hundred dollars	$300
Section 12(2)........	One hundred dollars	$100
Section 14(1)........	Three hundred dollars	$300
Section 15(2)........	One hundred dollars	$100
Section 16(e)........	Two hundred dollars	$200