Statutory Rules
1978 No. 145
REGULATIONS UNDER THE LIVE-STOCK EXPORT CHARGE ACT 1977*
WHEREAS the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation established by the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation Act 1977 has made recommendations to the Minister of State for Primary Industry with respect to the respective amounts to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 7 (1) (a) and (b), 8 (1) (a) and (b), 9 (1) (a) and (b) and 11 (1) (a) and (b) of the Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977:
AND WHEREAS before making the recommendations in relation to amounts to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 7 (1) (a), 8 (1) (a), 9 (1) (a) and 11 (1) (a) of the Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977 the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation consulted the Live-stock Producers Consultative Group and the Meat and Livestock Exporters and Abattoir Operators Consultative Group established by the Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation Act 1977:
AND WHEREAS no other organization has been prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 13 (3) of the Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977:
AND WHEREAS before making the recommendations in relation to amounts to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 7 (1) (b), 8 (1) (b), 9 (1) (b) and 11 (1) (b) of the Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977 the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation consulted the Live-stock Producers Consultative Group and the Meat and Livestock Exporters and Abattoir Operators Consultative Group, and the Australian Meat Research Committee constituted under the Meat Research Act 1960:
AND WHEREAS no other organization has been prescribed for the purpose of sub-section 13 (4) of the Livestock Export Charge Act 1977:
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 July 1978.
NOW THEREFORE I, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and after taking into consideration those recommendations made to the Minister by the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation, hereby make the following Regulations under the Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977.
Dated this twenty-first day of July 1978,
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
IAN SINCLAIR
Minister of State for Primary Industry
LIVE-STOCK EXPORT CHARGE REGULATIONS
Short title
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Live-stock Export Charge Regulations.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977.
Amount per head of cattle exported
3. (1) For the purpose of paragraph 7 (1) (a) of the Act, the amount per head of cattle exported is 30 cents.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Act, the amount per head of cattle exported is 25 cents.
(3) For the purpose of paragraph 7 (1) (c) of the Act, the amount per head of cattle exported is $1.
Amount per head of sheep exported
4. (1) For the purpose of paragraph 8 (1) (a) of the Act, the amount per head of sheep exported is 3 cents.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph 8 (1) (b) of the Act, the amount per head of sheep exported is 1.75 cents.
Amount per head of lambs exported
5. (1) For the purpose of paragraph 9 (1) (a) of the Act, the amount per head of lambs exported is 3 cents.
(2) For die purpose of paragraph 9 (1) (b) of the Act, the amount per head of lambs exported is 1.75 cents.
Amount per head of goats exported
6. (1) For the purpose of paragraph 11 (1) (a) of the Act, the amount per head of goats exported is 3 cents.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph 11 (1) (b) of the Act, the amount per head of goats exported is 1.75 cents.