Statutory Rules
1980 No. 294
REGULATIONS UNDER THE PIG SLAUGHTER LEVY ACT 1971*
WHEREAS it is, provided by sub-section 6 (1) of the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971 that the rate of levy imposed by that Act in respect of pigs slaughtered on or after 1 July 1975 is the amount in respect of each pig slaughtered equal to the aggregate of—
(a) such amount (not exceeding 20 cents) as is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of that Act; and
(b) such amount (not exceeding 20 cents) as is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (b) of that Act:
AND WHEREAS it is, provided by sub-section 6 (2) of that Act that, before making regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of that Act, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph made to the Minister by the Pig Industry Research Committee constituted under the Pig Industry Research Act 1971, and regulations shall not be made prescribing an amount for the purposes of that paragraph that is greater than the amount last recommended by that Committee to the Minister:
AND WHEREAS that Pig Industry Research Committee has recommended to the Minister that the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of that Act in. respect of each pig slaughtered should be 10 cents and that amount is the amount last so recommended by that Research Committee to the Minister:
AND WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section 6 (3) of that Act that, before making regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (b) of that Act, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes, of that paragraph made to the Minister by the Pig Meat Promotion Advisory Committee constituted under the Pig Meat Promotion Act 1975, and regulations shall not be made prescribing an amount for the purposes of that paragraph, that is greater than, the amount last recommended by that Committee to the Minister:
AND WHEREAS that Pig Meat Promotion Advisory Committee has recommended to the Minister that the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (b) of that Act in respect of each pig slaughtered should be 20 cents and that amount is the amount last so recommended by that Advisory Committee to the Minister:
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 October 1980.
S.R. No. 207/80—Cat. No. —Recommended retail price 20c 12/23.9.1980
NOW THEREFORE I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, and after taking into consideration recommendations made to the Minister by those Committees in respect of those amounts, hereby make the following Regulations under the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971.
Dated this First day of October 1980.
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd) Peter Nixon
Minister of State for Primary Industry
AMENDMENTS OF THE PIG SLAUGHTER LEVY REGULATIONS*
Commencement
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 November 1980.
Prescribed amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act
2. Regulation 3 of the Pig Slaughter Levy Regulations is amended by omitting “8” and substituting “10”.
Prescribed amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (b) of the Act
3. Regulation 4 of the Pig Slaughter Levy Regulations is amended by omitting “13” and substituting “20”,
* Statutory Rules 1975 No. 123; as amended by Statutory Rules 1977 No. 30; and 1978 No. 268.
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