Laying Chicken Levy Amendment Act 1989 (Cth)

Laying Chicken Levy Amendment Act 1989

No. 126 of 1989

An Act to amend the Laying Chicken Levy Act 1988

[Assented to 7 November 1989]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title etc.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Laying Chicken Levy Amendment Act 1989.

(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Laying Chicken Levy Act 19881.

Commencement

2. This Act commences:

(a) if paragraph (b) does not apply—at the commencement of the Exotic Animal Disease Control Act 1989; or

(b) if that Act commences before the commencement of the Principal Act—immediately after the commencement of the Principal Act.

3. Section 7 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Rate of levy

“7. The rate of levy is an amount in respect of each laying chicken equal to the sum of:

(a) such amount, not exceeding 10 cents as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(b) such amount, not exceeding 0.25 cent, as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.”.

Regulations

4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsections:

“(2) Regulations shall not be made prescribing an amount for the purposes of paragraph 7 (a) unless the Australian Council of Egg Producers has made a recommendation to the Minister with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph.

“(3) Regulations shall not be made prescribing an amount for the purposes of paragraph 7 (b) unless the members of the Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Consultative Council (being the Council established by the Exotic Animal Disease Control Act 1989) nominated by the National Farmers’ Federation have made a recommendation to the Minister with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph.

“(4) Regulations shall not be made for the purposes of paragraph 7 (a) or (b) prescribing an amount that is greater than the amount recommended.”.

5. The Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following section:

Cessation of operation of certain provisions

“10. Paragraph 7 (b) and subsection 9 (3), unless sooner repealed, shall cease to have effect at the end of 30 June 1995.”.

NOTE

1. No. 16, 1988.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 24 May 1989

Senate on 26 October 1989