EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 No. 236
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industry
LIVE-STOCK SLAUGHTER (EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE) ACT 1979
LIVE-STOCK SLAUGHTER (EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Live-stock Slaughter (Export Inspection Charge) Act 1979 (the Act) provides for the Governor-General to make regulations for the purpose of imposing a charge on live-stock slaughtered for export.
Section 4 defines “live-stock” to mean cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, mules and such other animals as are prescribed. Formerly, no such other animals were prescribed.
Live-stock intended for export which are slaughtered at a registered establishment must be inspected and the Act provides for a charge to be imposed on the slaughter of such live-stock.
Export markets have been established for deer meat and it has been decided to impose an inspection charge on deer meat which is intended for export and slaughtered at a registered establishment.
To enable such a charge to be imposed it has been necessary to include deer as a prescribed animal within the definition of “live-stock” for the purposes of section 4 of the Act.
The regulations apply a charge at the rate of $2.55 per head to the slaughter of deer intended for export. The rate is the same as that currently applying to other large livestock including cattle, horses, donkeys and mules.