Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996
An Act to direct funds to the Australian Animal Health Council, and for related purposes
[Assented to 25 October 1996]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Definitions
In this Act:
Australian Animal Health Council means the Australian Animal Health Council Limited, A.C.N. 071-890-956.
Australian Animal Health Council levy means a levy or charge the rate of which is set by or under a provision set out in the following table:
| Australian Animal Health Council levy |
| Item | Act | Provision |
| 1 | Cattle Export Charges Act 1990 | paragraphs 6A(1)(f), 6A(2)(F),6A(3)(e) |
| 2 | Cattle Transaction Levy Act 1995 | paragraphs 5(1)(f), 5(2)(f) |
| 3 | Laying Chicken Levy Act 1988 | paragraph 7(b) |
| 4 | Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977 | paragraphs 8(d), 9(d) |
| 5 | Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964 | paragraphs 6A(d), 6B(d) |
| 6 | Meat Chicken Levy Act 1969 | paragraph 7(1)(b) |
| 7 | Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971 | paragraph 6(1)(c) |
4 Transfer of funds to Australian Animal Health Council
The Commonwealth is to pay to the Australian Animal Health Council amounts equal to the following amounts:
(a) amounts of Australian Animal Health Council levy collected or received by or on behalf of the Commonwealth on or after 1 July 1996;
(b) amounts paid by way of penalty for non-payment of Australian Animal Health Council levy.
5. Appropriation
Amounts payable to the Australian Animal Health Council under section 4 are payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 26 June 1996 Senate on 19 September 1996]