Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Carry‑over Amount—Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) Instrument 2026
I, Julie Collins, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make the following instrument.
Dated 13 January 2026
Julie Collins
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
Part 2—Carry-over amount
5 Carry‑over amount
6 Repeal of this instrument
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
This instrument is the Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Carry‑over Amount—Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) Instrument 2026.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information |
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | The day after this instrument is registered. | |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under subitem 5(6) of Schedule 3 to the Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024.
4 Definitions
In this instrument:
Act means the Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024.
Disbursement Act means the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024.
recipient body has the same meaning as in the Disbursement Act.
Part 2—Carry-over amount
5 Carry‑over amount
For the purposes of paragraph 5(5)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act, in relation to:
- the recipient body that is Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (ABN 39 081 678 364); and
- the relevant financial year that is the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025;
the amount is: $0.
Note 1: Subitem 5(5) of Schedule 3 to the Act provides that, for the purposes of the operation of sections 23 and 24 of the Disbursement Act in relation to a recipient body and the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025, paragraph 24(1)(b) of that Act does not apply. Instead, the recipient body’s qualifying expenditure amount for that financial year is taken to include the amount specified in, or worked out in accordance with, an instrument made under subitem 5(6) in relation to that body.
Note 2: Paragraph 24(1)(b) of the Disbursement Act provides that a recipient body’s qualifying expenditure amount for a financial year includes any carry-over amount for the body for that year under subsection 23(5) of that Act, multiplied by 2.
Note 3: Meat & Livestock Australia Limited’s qualifying expenditure amount for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025 is taken to include the amount specified in this section.
6 Repeal of this instrument
This instrument is repealed at the start of 1 July 2026.
Overview
The Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Carry-over Amount—Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) Instrument 2026I was enacted to address transitional issues arising from the implementation of the Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 and the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024. This instrument was introduced by Julie Collins, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and it provides specific consequential amendments to facilitate a smooth transition for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025. The primary policy objective is to ensure that Meat & Livestock Australia Limited's qualifying expenditure amount for the specified financial year includes a specified carry-over amount, thus avoiding the need to multiply any carry-over amount by two as per the previous legislation. The instrument will be repealed at the start of 1 July 2026.
Scope and Application
The Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Carry-over Amount—Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) Instrument 2026 applies specifically to the recipient body Meat & Livestock Australia Limited, as identified in the Disbursement Act. This instrument is designed to modify the financial provisions for Meat & Livestock Australia Limited for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025. It operates under the authority of subitem 5(6) of Schedule 3 to the Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024, and its purpose is to specify a carry-over amount of $0 for Meat & Livestock Australia Limited in relation to the stated financial year. This instrument will be in effect from the day after its registration and will be repealed at the start of 1 July 2026. The instrument does not apply to any other entities or financial years beyond the specified parameters.
Key Provisions
The Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Carry-over Amount—Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) Instrument 2026 sets out the carry-over amount for Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) for the financial year commencing 1 July 2025 (section 5). Specifically, the instrument specifies that the carry-over amount for MLA for that financial year is $0 (section 5). This is consequential to amendments made under the Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024, which modifies the application of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024 regarding the qualifying expenditure amount for MLA for that financial year (Note 1).
The Act imposes obligations on MLA to ensure compliance with the specified carry-over amount for the financial year beginning on 1 July 2025 (section 5). MLA must take this amount into account when calculating its qualifying expenditure amount for that financial year, in accordance with the requirements of the Disbursement Act (Note 2). Additionally, the instrument is repealed at the start of 1 July 2026, which means it will no longer have effect after that date (section 6).
There are no specific offences, penalties, or civil/criminal consequences outlined in this instrument for breach of its provisions. However, failure to comply with the specified carry-over amount and the resultant impact on MLA's qualifying expenditure amount could potentially lead to complications in the disbursement of funds under the Disbursement Act. Any such complications would need to be addressed under the relevant provisions of that Act.