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1996
THE PARLIAMENT OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF
AUSTRALIA
SENATE
LIVE-STOCK
SLAUGHTER LEVY 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
78864 Cat. No. 96 5104 7 ISBN 0644
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LIVE-STOCK SLAUGHTER LEVY AMENDMENT (AAHC) BILL
1996
GENERAL OUTLINE
1. The purpose of this
Bill is to allow for amounts raised under the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act
1964 to be paid to the Australian Animal Health Council. It sets a maximum
levy rate of 2 cents per head on all sheep and lambs
slaughtered.
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 Live-Stock Slaughter 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 Slaughter Levy
Act 1964
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 6A
7. This proposed amendment inserts paragraph 6A(d)
which provides for an operative rate of 0.33 cents per head and a maximum rate
of levy of 2 cents per head for payment to the AAHC.
Item 3: At the
end of section 6B
8. This proposed amendment inserts paragraph 6A(d)
which provides for an operative rate of 0.33 cents per head and a maximum rate
of levy of 2 cents per head for payment to the AAHC.
Item
4: Subsection 8(2)
9. This clause repeals subsection 8(2) and
substitutes a new subsection 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 8
10. This adds subsection 8(5) and 8(6) to
provide that the Governor-General must take into consideration any
recommendation about the amount of levy made by the body that has been declared
as the representative body of the industry. It also allows the Minister to
declare a body by a notice in the Gazette as the representative
body.
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.