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LAYING CHICKEN LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1997 NO. 164

STATUTORY RULES 1997 No. 164

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

Laying Chicken Levy Act 1988

Laying Chicken Levy Regulations (Amendment)

The Laying Chicken Levy Act 1988 (the Act) imposes a levy in respect of laying chickens hatched in Australia. The levy is directed to the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation for research and development and the Australian Animal Health Council (AAHC) for the coordination of animal health services for Australia.

Section 9(1) of the Act provides that the Governor-General may make Regulations for the purposes of levy rates.

The levy for research and development purposes is increased from 6.9 cents to 7.2 cents per chick hatched, from 1 July 1997. The levy for AAHC purposes is increased from 0.21 cents per chick hatched to 0.33 cents per chick hatched from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998. From 1 July 1998 the levy will revert to 0.21 cents per meat chicken hatched. The increased levies are consistent with the AEIA recommendations. The increased AAHC levy will raise $12,000 which will be used to pay outstanding subscriptions which accumulated over the last two years.

Details of the Regulations are set out below:

Regulation 1 commenced on 1 July 1997, except for Regulation 4.

Regulation 2 amended the Laying Chicken Levy Regulations.

Regulation 3 set the AAHC levy at 0.33 cents from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, and sets the research and development levy at 7.2 cents from 1 July 1997.

Regulation 4 omitted subregulation 3(2) from 1 July 1998. This will have the effect that the rate of levy payable to the AAHC from that date will be the rate stated in paragraph 7(b) of the Act, which is 0.21 cents.

The Regulations commenced on 1 July 1997.