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

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

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.


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