Egg Industry Research (Hen Quota) Levy Amendment Act 1989

No. 132 of 1989

An Act to amend the Egg Industry Research (Hen Quota) Levy Act 1987

[Assented to 7 November 1989]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title etc.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Egg Industry Research (Hen Quota) Levy Amendment Act 1989.

(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Egg Industry Research (Hen Quota) Levy Act 19871.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on 1 July 1990.

3. Section 10 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Rate of levy

“10. The rate of levy is an amount in respect of each laying hen equal to the sum of:

(a) such amount, not exceeding 10 cents, as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(b) such amount, not exceeding 0.25 cent, as is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.”.

Regulations

4. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from subsection (2) “section 10” and substituting “paragraph 10 (a)”;

(b) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2a) The members of the Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Consultative Council (being the Council established by the Exotic Animal Disease Control Act 1989) nominated by the National Farmers’ Federation may make recommendations to the Minister with respect to regulations to be made for the purposes of paragraph 10 (b).”;

(c) by omitting from subsection (3) “by the Producers Organisation” and substituting “under this section”;

(d) by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(4) Regulations shall not be made for the purposes of paragraph 10 (b) prescribing an amount that is greater than the last amount recommended to the Minister under subsection (2a).”.

Termination of Act etc.

5. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(2) Paragraph 10(b) and subsection 11 (2a), unless sooner repealed, shall cease to have effect at the end of 30 June 1995.”.

NOTE

1. No. 70, 1987, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 107, 1987.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 24 May 1989

Senate on 26 October 1989]