EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Export Control Act 1982
Livestock Export (Merino) Orders
Section 25 of the Export Control Act 1982 (the Act) provides that the Governor General may make regulations empowering the Minister to make orders, not inconsistent with the regulations, with respect to any matter for, or in relation to which, provision may be made by the regulations.
Regulation 3 of the Export Control (Orders) Regulations provides that the Minister may make Orders accordingly.
OUTLINE
The purpose of the Livestock Export (Merino) Orders (Amendment) is to
. include the export auction dates for the 2005 season through incorporation of the current edition of the Guidelines and Conditions for Export Sales and Nomination of Merino Rams as Export Semen Donors, into the Orders
EXPLANATION
Order 4
Suborder 4.1
This in an amendment to the definitions “designated export auction” and “National Register” to provide for the 2005 merino export sales season
. through incorporation of the current edition of Guidelines and Conditions for Merino Export Sales and Nomination of Merino Rams as Export Semen Donors (the AASMB Guidelines) published by the Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders Limited, as in force at May 2005.
Order 8
Suborder 8.2 (a)(ii) and 8.2 (b)(ii)
This amendment updates suborder 8.2 (a)(ii) and 8.2 (b)(ii) to provide for the 2005 merino export sales season through incorporation of the 2005 edition of the AASMB Guidelines.
The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and the Statutory Rules Publications Act 1903 apply to these Orders in the manner described in section 25 of the Export Control Act 1982.