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LIVE-STOCK SLAUGHTER LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1991 NO. 48

STATUTORY RULES 1991 No. 48

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

Subject       Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964

Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations (Amendment)

The Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964 (the Act) imposes levies on the slaughter of sheep, lambs, buffaloes and goats. The levy consists of four components, which raise funds for the following purposes:

(a)       financing of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation (AMLC)

(b)       financing of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation (AMLRDC)

(c)       financing of the Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Consultative Council (EXANDIS)

(d)       bovine disease eradication (buffaloes only).

These regulations will implement a recommendation by the AMLRDC to increase the levy component for buffaloes that raises funds to finance its activities. As required by the Act, the recommendation was endorsed at the Annual General Meeting of the AMLRDC on 29 November 1990. The rate increases will commence on 1 May 1991.

The AMLRDC recommended an increase in the rate for buffaloes to $2.40. However, the Act provides that the AMLRDC component may not exceed $2.00. This amendment therefore increases the levy to $2.00 and an amendment to the Act will be sought to raise the prescribed maximum to a level that will allow the full increase to be implemented.

The present and proposed operative rates and the prescribed maximum rates of levy are as follows:

	Present rates	Proposed           rates (per head)	Prescribed maximum rates
Buffalo AMLC AMLRDC Total	$3.10 $1.25 $4.35	$3.10 $2.00 $5.10	$2.00 $18.00
Disease erad           EXANDIS Total	$3.00 $0.0296 $7.3796	$3.00 $0.0296 $8.1296	$5.00 $0.0296
Sheep AMC AMLRDC Total	38.2 cents           12.5 cents 50.7 cents		20.0 cents 150.0 cents
EXANDIS Total	0.1 cents 50.8 cents		0.1 cents
Lambs AMC AMLRDC Total	88.2 cents 12.5 cents 100.7 cents		20.0 cents 150.0 cents
EXANDIS Total	0.1 cents 100.8 cents		0.1 cents
Goats AMLC AMLRDC Total	28.2 cents 12.5 cents 40.7 cents		20.0 cents 100.0 cents
EXANDIS Total	0.11 cents 40.81 cents		0.11 cents

The funds generated by the rate increases will allow for the continuation and expansion of the Corporation's current marketing, development and promotional initiatives in line with its 5 year Corporate Plan.

The AMLC, EXANDIS and bovine disease eradication components of the levy remain unchanged by these Regulations.