Live-stock Export Charge Amendment
(AAHC) Act 1996
No. 50, 1996
An Act to amend the Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977, and for related purposes
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| 1 | Short title................................................................................................................................ | 1503 |
| 2 | Commencement................................................................................................................... | 1503 |
| 3 | Schedule(s)............................................................................................................................ | 1504 |
| Schedule 1—Amendment of the Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977 | 1505 |
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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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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 Export Charge Act 1977
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 8
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 9
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 13(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) The power of the Governor-General to make regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of section 8 (other than paragraph (d)), section 9 (other than paragraph (d)) or section 11 is exercisable only after the Governor-General has taken into consideration any recommendations about the amount made to the Minister by the Meat Industry Council.
5 At the end of section 13
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 8(d) or 9(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 8(d) or 9(d) are to be taken into consideration under subsection (5).
6 Application
The amendments made by items 2 and 3 apply in relation to:
(a) each head of sheep exported 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 exported 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]