{"id":"F2006B11741","name":"Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 - Declaration of Research Body (30 June 1998)","slug":"australian-meat-and-live-stock-industry-act-1997-declaration-of-research-body-30-june-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57795,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11741-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 - Declaration of Research Body (30 June 1998)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\n \n\nAUSTRALIAN MEAT AND LIVE-STOCK INDUSTRY ACT 1997\n\n \n\n \n\nDECLARATION OF RESEARCH BODY\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, JOHN ANDERSON, Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, pursuant to the powers conferred on me by subsection 60(2) of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997, hereby declare Meat & Livestock Australia Limited to be the industry research body from 1 July 1998.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this  30th  day of  June  1998\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n[Signed]\n\nJOHN ANDERSON\n\nMinister for Primary Industries and Energy\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1689},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration exercises the specific ministerial power under section 60(2) of the Act to appoint a research body, operating exactly within the scope and intent of the original legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (the declaration itself)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Only references the empowering provision (s 60(2)) without complex cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis document officially appoints **Meat & Livestock Australia Limited** as the industry research body for Australia's meat and livestock sector, effective from **1 July 1998**.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nBeing declared the \"industry research body\" means this organization is authorized to conduct and coordinate research and development activities for the meat and livestock industry. This includes scientific studies on animal health, farming practices, and market development that benefit the entire sector.\n\n**The legal basis**\n\nThe Minister for Primary Industries and Energy made this declaration under the *Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997*, using the specific power in **section 60(2)** that allows the Minister to designate which organization will fulfill this national research role."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-meat-and-live-stock-industry-act-1997-declaration-of-research-body-30-june-1998","history":"/api/acts/australian-meat-and-live-stock-industry-act-1997-declaration-of-research-body-30-june-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-meat-and-live-stock-industry-act-1997-declaration-of-research-body-30-june-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-meat-and-live-stock-industry-act-1997-declaration-of-research-body-30-june-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-meat-and-live-stock-industry-act-1997-declaration-of-research-body-30-june-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-meat-and-live-stock-industry-act-1997-declaration-of-research-body-30-june-1998/documents"}}