Domestic Meat Premises Charge Regulations
Statutory Rules 1993 No. 375 as amended
made under the
Domestic Meat Premises Charge Act 1993
This compilation was prepared on 25 January 2001
taking into account amendments up to SR 1996 No. 16
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
Page
1 Citation [see Note 1]
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Accredited killing or processing plant — Australian Capital Territory
5 Charge for a financial year
7 Calculation of inspection hours
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Schedule 3
Notes
These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Meat Premises Charge Regulations.
These Regulations commence on 1 January 1994.
(1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Domestic Meat Premises Charge Act 1993.
inspection hour, in relation to a killing or processing plant, means an hour spent by an authorised officer within the meaning of the Meat Inspection Act 1983 in providing inspection services to the plant.
slaughterhouse means an abattoir that is registered, licensed or approved as a slaughterhouse under a law of the State or Territory in which it is located.
4 Accredited killing or processing plant — Australian Capital Territory
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of accredited killing or processing plant in section 3 of the Act, a plant specified in Schedule 1 is an accredited killing or processing plant.
For the purposes of subsection 7 (1) of the Act, in relation to a financial year, the amount of the charge for an accredited killing or processing plant specified in an item in column 2 of Schedule 2 is the amount specified for the item in column 3 of the Schedule.
7 Calculation of inspection hours
(1) If inspection services are allocated or provided to a killing or processing plant under Part 1A or order 6U.1 of the Meat Inspection (General) Orders, then for the purposes of calculating the number of inspection hours in relation to the plant for the purposes of an item in Schedule 2 or 3, the number of inspection hours for those services is taken to be the number worked out in accordance with subregulation (2).
(2) The number of inspection hours is:
(a) if the inspection services are provided on a daily basis — 8 inspection hours for each day or part of a day on which the services are allocated or provided; or
(b) if the inspection services are provided on a weekly basis — 40 inspection hours for each week or part of a week in which the services are allocated or provided; or
(c) if the inspection services are provided on a monthly basis — 167 inspection hours for each month or part of a month in which the services are allocated or provided; or
(d) if the inspection services are provided on an annual basis — 2,000 inspection hours for each year or part of a year in which the services are allocated or provided.
(regulation 4)
PD Mulligan Pty Ltd trading as ‘Canberra Abattoir’
Canberra Avenue, Oaks Estate ACT
Super Meats Pty Ltd trading as ‘Super Meats Fyshwick’
83-85 Gladstone Street, Fyshwick ACT
(regulation 5)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
1 | Knackery | $310 |
2 | Animal food processing plant | $310 |
3 | Meat processing plant | $1,240 |
4 | Slaughterhouse | $1,325 |
5 | Abattoir (except an abattoir to which item 6 applies) that receives inspection services in the financial year: |
|
| (a) if the number of inspection hours received in the previous financial year is 1,000 or fewer | $1,325 |
| (b) if the number of inspection hours received in the previous financial year is more than 1,000 and not more than 5,000 | $6,190 |
| (c) if the number of inspection hours received in the previous financial year is more than 5,000 | $22,284 |
6 | Abattoir having a Quality Assurance Agreement approved under Part 7 of the Meat Inspection (General) Orders for all operations at the abattoir: |
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| (a) if the number of inspection hours received in the previous financial year is 5,000 or fewer | $1,325 |
| (b) if the number of inspection hours received in the previous financial year is more than 5,000 | $6,190 |
(regulation 6)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
1 | Knackery | $155 |
2 | Animal food processing plant | $155 |
3 | Meat processing plant | $620 |
4 | Slaughterhouse | $663 |
5 | Abattoir that receives inspection services in the financial year, if the number of inspection hours in the previous financial year is 1,000 or fewer | $663 |
6 | Abattoir that receives inspection services in the financial year, if the number of inspection hours in the previous financial year is more than 1,000 and not greater than 5,000 | $3,095 |
6A | Abattoir that receives inspection services in the financial year, if the number of inspection hours in the previous financial year is greater than 5,000 | $11,142 |
7 | Abattoir with a Quality Assurance Agreement approved under Part 7 of the Meat Inspection (General) Orders for all operations at the abattoir | $3,095 |
Notes to the Domestic Meat Premises Charge Regulations
Note 1
The Domestic Meat Premises Charge Regulations (in force under the Domestic Meat Premises Charge Act 1993) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1993 No. 375 amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Statutory Rules
Year and | Date of notification | Date of | Application, saving or |
1993 No. 375 | 24 Dec 1993 | 1 Jan 1994 |
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1994 No. 66 | 22 Mar 1994 | Rr. 3 and 4: 1 Jan 1994 | — |
1996 No. 16 | 31 Jan 1996 | 1 Feb 1996 | — |
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | ||
Provision affected | How affected | |
R. 5................. | am. 1996 No. 16 | |
R. 6................. | rep. 1996 No. 16 | |
Schedule 2............ | am. 1994 No. 66 | |
| rs. 1996 No. 16 | |
Schedule 3............ | am. 1994 No. 66 | |