Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MEAT CHICKEN LEVY AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 133, 1989 - SECT 3

3. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

"(1) The rate of levy is an amount in respect of each meat chicken equal to
the sum of:

   (a)  such amount, not exceeding one cent, as is prescribed for the purposes
        of this paragraph; and

   (b)  such amount, not exceeding 0.005 cent, as is prescribed for the
        purposes of this paragraph.";

   (b)  by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:

"(2) Before making regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of
paragraph (1) (a), the Governor-General shall take into consideration any
recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of
that paragraph made to the Minister by the Council and regulations shall not
be made prescribing an amount that is greater than the amount last recommended
by the Council to the Minister.

"(3) Before making regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of
paragraph (1) (b), the Governor-General shall take into consideration any
recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of
that paragraph made to the Minister by the members of the Exotic Animal
Disease Preparedness Consultative Council (being the Council established by
the Exotic Animal Disease Control Act 1989) nominated by the National Farmers'
Federation and regulations shall not be made prescribing an amount that is
greater than the amount last recommended by those members to the Minister.

"(4) Paragraph (1) (b) and subsection (3), unless sooner repealed, shall cease
to have effect at the end of 30 June 1995.".