EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 No. 172
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industry
LIVE-STOCK EXPORT CHARGE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977 imposes a charge on cattle, buffaloes, sheep, lambs and goats exported from Australia. The charge consists of three components, which respectively 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) Bovine disease eradication (only cattle and buffaloes are subject to charge for this purpose).
The Government has decided to accept an Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation recommendation that the lamb and sheep charge component that raises funds to finance Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation activities be increased. The recommendation was endorsed by at the annual general meeting of the industry on 10 May 1985. The new rates will come into effect on 1 September 1985. The present and proposed operative rates and the ceiling rates currently applicable to the AMLC sheep and lamb operative rates are as follows:
| Present Rates | Proposed Rates | Ceiling Rates |
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Sheep | 16.2 | 16.8 | 55.0 |
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Lambs | 16.2 | 16.8 | 55.0 |
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The AMLC intends to use the additional funds raised to finance a national computer aided live-stock marketing system.