Live-stock Slaughter Levy Amendment (AAHC) Act 1996

No. 51, 1996

An Act to amend the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964, and for related purposes

[Assented to 25 October 1996]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Amendment (AAHC) Act 1996.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964

1 Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

AAHC means the Australian Animal Health Council Limited, A.C.N. 071-890-956.

2 At the end of section 6A

Add:

; (d) 0.33 cent or, if another amount (not more than 2 cents) is prescribed by the regulations, the other amount, for the purpose of payment to the AAHC.

3 At the end of section 6B

Add:

; (d) 0.33 cent or, if another amount (not more than 2 cents) is prescribed by the regulations, the other amount, for the purpose of payment to the AAHC.

4 Subsection 8(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The power of the Governor-General to make regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of section 6A (other than paragraph (d)), section 6B (other than paragraph (d)) or section 6D is exercisable only after the Governor-General has taken into consideration the recommendations about the amount made to the Minister by the Meat Industry Council.

5 At the end of section 8

Add:

(5) If a declaration is in force under subsection (6), the power of the Governor-General to make regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of paragraph 6A(d) or 6B(d) is exercisable only after the Governor-General has taken into consideration any recommendations about the amount made to the Minister by the body specified in the declaration.

(6) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare a body to be the body whose recommendations about the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6A(d) or 6B(d) are to be taken into account under subsection (5).

6 Application

Paragraphs 6A(d) and 6B(d) of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964 as amended by this Act apply in respect of the slaughter of:

(a) each head of sheep slaughtered on or after the first day of the month next following the end of the period of 30 days beginning on the day on which this Act commences; and

(b) each head of lambs slaughtered on or after that day.

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[Minister's second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 26 June 1996 Senate on 19 September 1996]