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LIVE-STOCK EXPORT CHARGE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1991 NO. 49

STATUTORY RULES 1991 No. 49

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

Subject - Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977

Live-stock Export Charge Regulations (Amendment)

The Live-stock Export Charge Act 1977 (the Act) imposes a charge on the export of sheep, lambs, buffaloes and goats. The charge consists of three components, which raise funds for the following purposes:

(a)       financing of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation (AMLC)

(b)       financing of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation (AMLRDC)

(c)       bovine disease eradication (buffaloes only).

These regulations will implement a recommendation by the AMLRDC to increase the charge component for buffaloes that raises funds to finance its activities. As required by the Act, the recommendation was endorsed at the Annual General Meeting of the AMLRDC on 29 November 1990. The rate increases will commence on 1 May 1991.

The AMLRDC recommended an increase in the rate for buffaloes to $2.40. However, the Act provides that the AMLRDC component may not exceed $2.00. This amendment therefore increases the charge to $7.00 and an amendment to the Act will be sought to raise the prescribed maximum to a level that will allow the full increase to be implemented.

The present and proposed operative rates and the prescribed maximum rates of charge are as follows:

Buffalo AMC AMLRDC Total Disease erad           Total Sheep AMLC AMLRDC Total Lambs AMLC AMLRDC Total Goats AMLC AMLRDC Total

Present rates $3.10 $1.25 $4.35 $3.00 $7.35 38.2 cents           12.5 cents 50.7 cents 88.2 cents 12.5 cents 100.7 cents 28.2 cents 12.5 cents 40.7 cents

Proposed rates (per head)            $3.10 $2.00 $5.10 $3.00 $8.10

Prescribed maximum rates $2.00 $18.00 $5.00 20.0 cents 150.0 cents 20.0 cents 150.0 cents 20.0 cents 100.0 cents

The funds generated by the rate increases will allow for the continuation and expansion of the Corporation's current marketing, development and promotional initiatives in line with its 5 year Corporate Plan.

The AMLC and bovine disease eradication components of the charge remain unchanged by these Regulations.