EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1989 No. 166
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
LIVE-STOCK EXPORT CHARGE ACT 1977
LIVE-STOCK EXPORT CHARGE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977 (the Act) imposes a charge on the export of cattle, buffaloes, sheep, lambs, and goats. 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 charged for this purpose).
These regualations will implement a recommendation by the AMLC to reduce the charge components that raise funds to finance its activities. As required by the Act, the recommendation was endorsed at the Annual General Meeting of the AMLC on 8 December 1988. The rate reductions will commence on 1 August 1989.
The present and proposed operative rates and the prescribed maximum rates are as follows:
| Present Rates | Proposed Rates | Prescribed Maximum Rates |
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| (per head) |
|
Cattle |
|
|
|
AMLC AMLRDC Total | $9.80 $1.25 $11.05 | $6.10 $1.25 $7.35 | - $2.00 $18.00 |
Sheep |
|
|
|
AMLC AMLRDC Total | 27.2 cents 12.5 cents 39.7 cents | 26.2 cents 12.5 cents 38.7 cents | - 20.0 cents 150.0 cents |
Lambs |
|
|
|
AMLC AMLRDC Total | 27.2 cents 12.5 cents 39.7 cents | 26.2 cents 12.5 cents 38.7 cents | - 20.0 cents 150.0 cents |
Buffaloes |
|
|
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AMLC AMLRDC Total | $3.30 $1.25 $4.55 | $3.10 $1.25 $4.35 | - $2.00 $18.00 |
The rate reductions relate specifically to the portion of the charge collections for cattle species which the AMLC allocates to residue testing and to the portion of charge collections from all species allocated to Computer Aided Livestock Marketing (CALM). The AMLC has not been allocating charge collections from goats to CALM, so the rate reductions will not apply to goats.
The AMLRDC and bovine disease eradication components of the charge remain unchanged by these Regulations.