Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Regulations 1998 (Cth)

Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry Regulations 1998

Statutory Rules No. 107, 1998

made under the

Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry Act 1997 and the Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997

Compilation No. 8

Compilation date:   28 March 2021

Includes amendments up to:            F2021L00336

Registered:   19 April 2021

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Regulations 1998 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 28 March 2021 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents

1............ Name of Regulations........................................................................... 1

3............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 1

3A......... Meaning of live‑stock.......................................................................... 1

4............ Prescribed industry bodies.................................................................. 1

5............ Gross value of production of the industry........................................... 1

6............ Payments that may be made by the marketing body............................ 2

7............ Industry bodies that may receive payments, assets and liabilities, or to which staff have transferred............................................................................................................ 2

Endnotes3

Endnote 1—About the endnotes  3

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key  4

Endnote 3—Legislation history  5

Endnote 4—Amendment history  6

1  Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry Regulations 1998.

3  Definitions

In these Regulations:

Industry Act means the Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry Act 1997.

3A  Meaning of live‑stock

For the purposes of the definition of live‑stock in section 3 of the Industry Act, buffalo, camelids and deer are prescribed.

4  Prescribed industry bodies

For section 59 of the Industry Act, the following bodies are prescribed:

(a)  the Sheepmeat Council of Australia Inc.;

(b)  the Cattle Council of Australia Inc.;

(c)  the Australian Lot Feeders Association;

(d)  the Australian Meat Industry Council;

(f)  the Australian Livestock Exporters Council Limited;

(g)  the Goat Industry Council of Australia;

(h)  the Red Meat Advisory Council Limited.

5  Gross value of production of the industry

(1)For subsection 66 (4) of the Industry Act, the Secretary must determine the amount of the gross value of production of the industry for a financial year:

(a)  if the determination is made before the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) provides figures showing the gross value of live‑stock production for the previous financial year—in accordance with the formula:

; and

(b)  if the determination is made after ABARE provides figures showing the gross value of live‑stock production for the previous financial year—in accordance with the formula:

; and

where:

GVPI is the gross value of production of the industry for the financial year.

EGVLP1 is the estimated gross value of live‑stock production for the financial year (calculated using figures provided by ABARE).

EGVLP2 is the estimated gross value of live‑stock production for the previous financial year (calculated using figures provided by ABARE estimating the gross value of live‑stock production in that year).

GVLP2 is the gross value of live‑stock production for the previous financial year (calculated using figures provided by ABARE).

GVLP3 is the gross value of live‑stock production in the financial year before the previous financial year (calculated using figures provided by ABARE).

(2)  For subregulation (1), the gross value of live‑stock production in a financial year is an amount equal to the sum of the gross values of:

(a)  cattle, sheep, lambs and goats slaughtered in that financial year; and

(b)  cattle, sheep, lambs and goats exported live in that financial year; and

(c)  sheep skins from which the wool has been removed in that financial year; and

(d)  hides produced in that financial year.

6  Payments that may be made by the marketing body

For paragraphs 67 (1) (c), 67 (2) (c) and 67 (3) (b) of the Industry Act, the following payments are prescribed:

(a)  payments for a purpose connected with the setting of standards for meat classification and meat classification language for the industry;

(b)  payments for the purpose of managing an industry‑wide grading system;

(c)  payments for the purpose of managing industry‑wide meat safety and hygiene.

7  Industry bodies that may receive payments, assets and liabilities, or to which staff have transferred

For Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule 5 to the Australian Meat and Live‑Stock Industry (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 1997, the following industry bodies are prescribed:

(a)  Meat & Livestock Australia Limited;

(b)  Australian Meat Processor Corporation Limited;

(c)  Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited;

(d)  AUS‑MEAT Limited;

(e)  Red Meat Advisory Council Limited.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

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If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Number and year	FRLI registration or gazettal	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
1998 No. 107	27 May 1998	1 July 1998 (r 2)
2000 No. 341	20 Dec 2000	20 Dec 2000 (r 2)	—
2002 No. 136	27 June 2002	27 June 2002 (r 2)	—
2003 No. 234	18 Sept 2003	18 Sept 2003 (r 2)	—
2003 No. 274	7 Nov 2003	7 Nov 2003 (r 2)	—
2010 No. 215	22 July 2010 (see F2010L02112)	23 July 2010 (r 2)	—
2011 No. 171	5 Oct 2011 (see F2011L02029)	Sch 1: 6 Oct 2011 (r 2)	—

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Export Quotas Legislation Amendment Regulation 2016	17 Oct 2016 (F2016L01623)	Sch 1 (items 1, 2): 1 Jan 2017 (s 2(1) item 1)	—
Export Control Legislation (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2021	25 Mar 2021 (F2021L00336)	Sch 2 (item 1): 3 am (A.C.T.) 28 Mar 2021 (s 2(1) item 1)	—

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
r 2.............................................	rep LA s48D
r 3.............................................	am 2000 No 341; 2002 No 136; 2010 No 215; 2011 No 171; F2016L01623
r 3A..........................................	ad 2000 No 341
am 2003 No 274; 2010 No 215; 2011 No 171
rep F2016L01623
ad F2021L00336
r 4.............................................	am 2003 No 234