Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Buffalo, Cattle and Live-stock) Regulations 1998 (Amendment) 1998 No. 181
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1998 NO. 181
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
Live-stock Transactions Levy Act 1997 & National Residue Survey (Sheep, Lambs and Goats Transactions) Levy Act 1997
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Buffalo, Cattle and Live-stock) Regulations 1998 (Amendment)
The purpose of the regulations is to amend the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Buffalo, Cattle and Live-stock) Regulations 1998 (PILCC Regulations) to:
a) prescribe flat per head levy rates for the marketing, R&D, animal health and National Residue Survey (NRS) components of the live-stock transaction levy to be imposed on transactions involving sheep and lambs where no sale price is given (Regulations 3 and 4), and
b) provide for the removal on 3 July 1998 of all references to NRS levies in the regulations,
that being the day when new legislation covering the NRS levies will commence. The
provisions in these regulations relating to NRS levies apply only for the period 1-2 July
1998. The new legislation comprises Schedules 2 and 3 of the National Residue Survey
Administration Amendment Act 1998; the National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act
1998. the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998 and the Primary Industries
Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Regulations 1998 (Regulations 5
and 6),
The levy rates prescribed in these regulations are those requested by the relevant peak council, the Sheepmeat Council of Australia. Provisions under subsection 10 (3) of the Live-stock Transactions Levy Act 1997 do not currently apply, as there are no bodies yet declared under subsection 10 (2) as bodies whose recommendations about the amount of levy to be prescribed are to be taken into consideration.
Details of the proposed regulations are as follows:
1. Commencement
Sub-regulation 1.1 provides for the Regulations (except regulations 5 and 6) to commence on 1 July 1998.
Sub-regulation 1.2 provides or regulations 5 and 6, which provide for the removal of all references to NRS levies in these, regulations, to commence on 3 July 1998.
2. Amendment
Regulation 2 provides for amendments to the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Buffalo, Cattle and Live-stock) Regulations 1998 as set out in these Regulations.
3. Regulation 50 (Rates of levy-sheep)
Regulation 3 sets rates for the transaction levy for sheep, covering payments to the industry marketing body, the industry research body, the Australian Animal Health Council and the National Residue Survey, in cases where no sale price is given in the transaction to the sheep concerned.
4. Regulation 51 (Rates of levy-lambs)
Regulation 4 sets rates for the transaction levy for lambs covering payments to the industry marketing body, the industry research body, the Australian Animal Health Council and the National Residue Survey, in cases where no sale price is given in the transaction to the lambs concerned.
5. Regulation 50 (Rates of levy-sheep)
Regulation 5 provides for the removal, on 3 July 1998, of all references to the NRS levy on sheep.
On that day new Acts and regulations covering, the NRS levies commence.
6. Regulation 51 (Rates of levy-lambs)
Regulation 6 provides for the removal, on 3 July 1998, of all references to the NRS levy on lambs. On that day new Acts and regulations covering the NRS levies commence.