Live-stock Slaughter Levy Amendment Act 1979

No. 73 of 1979

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

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

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Amendment Act 1979.

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

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1979.

Interpretation

3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “cattle” and substituting the following definitions:

“‘bobby calf’ means a bovine animal the dressed weight of the carcase of which does not exceed 40 kilograms;

‘bovine animal’ does not include a buffalo;

‘calf’ means a bovine animal the dressed weight of the carcase of which exceeds 40 kilograms but does not exceed 90 kilograms;

‘cattle’ means bovine animals (other than calves and bobby calves);”; and

(b) by inserting “calves, bobby calves,” after “cattle,” in the definition of “live-stock” in sub-section (1).

Imposition of levy

4. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a) on the slaughter of live-stock the carcases of which are, in pursuance of a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, condemned or rejected by an inspector as being unfit for human consumption; or”.

Rate of levy on slaughter of cattle

5. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) “$1.00” and substituting “$3.00”.

Rate of levy on slaughter of buffaloes

6. Section 6c of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “$1.00” from paragraph (d) of sub-section (1) and substituting “$3.00”.

7. After section 6d of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Rate of levy on slaughter of calves

“6e. (1) The rate of levy on the slaughter of live-stock being calves shall consist of the sum of the amounts per head of calves slaughtered that are referred to in the following paragraphs:

(a) such amount per head of calves slaughtered as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;

(b) such amount per head of calves slaughtered as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;

(c) such amount per head of calves slaughtered, not exceeding 1.4 cents per head of calves slaughtered, as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(d) such amount per head of calves slaughtered, not exceeding $1.00 per head of calves slaughtered, as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

“(2) The amount that is prescribed from time to time for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) shall not exceed 17.5 cents, and the total of the amounts that are prescribed from time to time for the purposes of paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c) shall not exceed 52.5 cents.

Rate of levy on slaughter of bobby calves

“6f. (1) The rate of levy on the slaughter of live-stock being bobby calves shall consist of the sum of the amounts per head of bobby calves slaughtered that are referred to in the following paragraphs:

(a) such amount per head of bobby calves slaughtered as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;

(b) such amount per head of bobby calves slaughtered as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;

(c) such amount per head of bobby calves slaughtered, not exceeding 0.4 cent per head of bobby calves slaughtered, as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(d) such amount per head of bobby calves slaughtered, not exceeding 30 cents per head of bobby calves slaughtered, as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

“(2) The amount that is prescribed from time to time for the purposes of paragraph (1) (b) shall not exceed 5 cents, and the total of the amounts that are prescribed from time to time for the purposes of paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c) shall not exceed 15 cents.”.

Regulations

8. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (3) “or 6d(1)(a)” and substituting”, 6d(1)(a), 6e(1)(a) or 6f(1)(a)”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (4) “or 6d(1)(c)” and substituting “, 6d(1)(c), 6e(1)(b), 6e(1)(c), 6f(1)(b) or 6f(1)(c)”.