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1996
THE PARLIAMENT OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF
AUSTRALIA
SENATE
LIVE-STOCK
EXPORT CHARGE AMENDMENT (AAHC) BILL
1996
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Primary
Industries and Energy,
The Hon John Anderson MP)
THIS MEMORANDUM
TAKES ACCOUNT OF AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BILL AS
INTRODUCED
78863 Cat. No. 96 5103 9 ISBN 0644
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LIVE-STOCK EXPORT CHARGE AMENDMENT (AAHC) BILL
1996
GENERAL OUTLINE
1. The purpose of this
Bill is to allow for amounts raised under the Livestock Export Charge Act
1977 to be paid to the Australian Animal Health Council. It sets a maximum
levy rate of 2 cents per head of sheep and lambs exported.
FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT
2. Payments to the Australian Animal Health Council Limited will be drawn
from the levy arrangements established by the Bill and have no impact on the
Commonwealth Budget.
NOTES ON INDIVIDUAL
CLAUSES
Clause 1 - Short Title
3. This clause
provides for the Act to be called the Livestock Export Charge Amendment
(AAHC) Act 1996.
Clause 2 - Commencement
4. This
clause provides for the Act to come into effect on the day it receives Royal
Assent.
Clause 3 - Schedules
5. This clause provides that the Act referred to in the schedule is amended as set out in the Schedule and the other items in the Schedule have effect according to their terms.
SCHEDULE 1- Amendment of the Live-stock Export Charge
Act 1977
Item 1: Subsection 4(1)
6. This subsection explains that
AAHC means the Australian Animal Health Council Ltd.
Item 2: At the
end of section 8
7. This proposed amendment inserts paragraph 8(d)
which provides for a levy rate of 0.33 cents with a maximum rate of levy of 2
cents per head for payment to the AAHC.
Item 3: At the end of section
9
8. This proposed amendment inserts paragraph 9(d)which provides for
a levy rate of 0.33 cents with a maximum rate of levy of 2 cents per head for
payment to the AAHC.
Item 4: Subsection
13(2)
9. This clause amends subsection 13(2) to exclude the
Australian Animal Health Council levy rates which the Governor-General may
prescribe by making regulations on the basis of recommendations made by the Meat
Industry Council.
Item 5: At the end of section
13
10. This adds subsection 13(5) 13(6) to provide that the
Governor-General must take into consideration the amount of levy that is
specified by the body that the Minister declares to determine the rate of levy
payable to the Council.
Item 6: Application
11. This
item provides for the levy charges in the Bill to come into effect on the first
day of the month following a period of 30 days after the Act
commences.