"lamb" means a sheep that has not cut a permanent incisor tooth.

"live-stock" means sheep, lambs and goats.

"marketing body" has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 .

"research body" has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 .

sheep does not include lambs.

SECT 2
Imposition of charge

(1)

Charge is imposed on the export of live-stock from Australia after the commencement of this Schedule.

(2)

Charge is not imposed by subclause (1) on the export of live-stock if levy under Schedule 18 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 , or under the repealed Live-stock Transactions Levy Act 1997 , has been paid, or is payable, in respect of an act or transaction relating to the live-stock.

(3)

Charge is imposed on the export of live-stock from Australia after the commencement of this Schedule if:

(a)

the live-stock were purchased by the exporter, whether before or after the commencement of this Schedule; and

(b)

the period starting on the date of the purchase and ending on the date of the export is longer than the longest of the following periods:

(i)

30 days;

(ii)

the period for which the live-stock are required under the Quarantine Act 1908 to be held in quarantine before being exported;

(iii)

the period for which the live-stock are required under the law of the country to which they are being exported to be held in quarantine before being exported.

SECT 3
Rate of charges—sheep

The rate of each of the charges imposed by this Schedule on the export of each head of sheep is the sum of the following amounts:

(a)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding 40 cents);

(b)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding 12 cents);

(c)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding 15 cents).

Note 1: Paragraph (a) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 , are destined for the marketing body .

Note 2: Paragraph (b) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 , are destined for the research body .

Note 3: Paragraph (c) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996 , are destined for the Australian Animal Health Council .

SECT 4
Rate of charges—lambs

The rate of each of the charges imposed by this Schedule on the export of each head of lambs is the sum of the following amounts:

(a)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding 90 cents);

(b)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding 37 cents);

(c)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding 15 cents).

Note 1: Paragraph (a) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 , are destined for the marketing body .

Note 2: Paragraph (b) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 , are destined for the research body .

Note 3: Paragraph (c) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996 , are destined for the Australian Animal Health Council .

SECT 5
Rate of charges—goats

The rate of each of the charges imposed by this Schedule on the export of each head of goats is the sum of the following amounts:

(a)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding $1.02);

(b)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding 25 cents);

(c)

the prescribed amount (not exceeding 15 cents).

Note 1: Paragraph (a) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 , are destined for the marketing body .

Note 2: Paragraph (b) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 , are destined for the research body .

Note 3: Paragraph (c) identifies amounts that, under the Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996 , are destined for the Australian Animal Health Council .

SECT 6
Who pays the charge

Charge imposed by this Schedule on the export of live-stock from Australia is payable by the producer of the live-stock.

SECT 7
Regulations

(1)

The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , declare a body to be the body whose recommendations about the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 5(a), 5(b) or 5(c) of this Schedule are to be taken into consideration under subclause (2).

(2)

If a declaration is in force under subclause (1), then, before the Governor-General makes regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of the paragraph to which the declaration relates, the Minister must take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by the body specified in the declaration in relation to that paragraph.

SECT 8
Transitional—regulations

(1)

This clause applies to regulations if:

(a)

the regulations were made for the purposes of a particular provision of the Live-stock (Producers) Export Charges Act 1997 ; and

(b)

the regulations were in force immediately before the commencement of this clause.

(2)

The regulations have effect, after the commencement of this clause, as if they had been made for the purposes of the corresponding provision of this Schedule.

SECT 9
Transitional—declarations

(1)

This clause applies to a declaration if:

(a)

the declaration was made for the purposes of a particular provision of the Live-stock (Producers) Export Charges Act 1997 ; and

(b)

the declaration was in force immediately before the commencement of this clause.

(2)

The declaration has effect, after the commencement of this clause, as if it had been made for the purposes of the corresponding provision of this Schedule.