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2016-2017
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Competition and Consumer Amendment
(Safeguarding the Reputation of
Australian Beef) Bill 2017
No. , 2017
(Ms Sharkie)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Competition and
Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes
No. , 2017
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Safeguarding the Reputation
of Australian Beef) Bill 2017
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Competition and Consumer Act 2010
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No. , 2017
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Safeguarding the Reputation
of Australian Beef) Bill 2017
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A Bill for an Act to amend the Competition and
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Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the Competition and Consumer Amendment
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(Safeguarding the Reputation of Australian Beef) Act 2017.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Competition and Consumer Act 2010
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1 Part 3-4 (heading) of Schedule 2
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Repeal the heading, substitute:
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Part 3-4--Information in relation to goods and
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services
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2 Before section 134 of Schedule 2
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Insert:
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Division 1--Information standards
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3 At the end of Part 3-4 of Schedule 2
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Add:
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Division 2--Information relating to exported cattle
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137A Cattle exporters to ensure no misrepresentations about
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Australian beef
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(1) This section applies if:
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(a) a person is engaged in the business of exporting cattle; and
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(b) the cattle are slaughtered, or processed after slaughter, in a
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foreign country.
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(2) The person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that no product
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that results from that slaughter or processing is marketed as
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Australian beef.
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Note:
A pecuniary penalty may be imposed for a contravention of this
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subsection.
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(3) In this section:
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Schedule 1 Amendments
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beef means the fresh or preserved flesh of cattle or calves, and
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includes beef products, beef by-products and edible offal.
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cattle means bovine animals other than buffaloes.
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market: a product is marketed as Australian beef if a
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representation is made in the course of trade or commerce
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(including any marking on a package, or statement in advertising)
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that the product is beef that has any connection with Australia.
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processed means the dressing of cattle carcases or the treatment,
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packing, carriage, handling or storage of beef.
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4 After subparagraph 224(1)(a)(ix) of Schedule 2
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Insert:
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(ixa) section 137A(2);
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5 Section 224(3) of Schedule 2 (after table item 13)
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Insert:
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13A
section 137A(2)
(a) if the person is a body
corporate--$1.1 million;
or
(b) if the person is not a
body corporate--
$220,000.
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The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to cattle
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exported on or after the commencement of the Schedule.
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