{"id":"C2004L04092","name":"Cattle Transaction Levy Regulations","slug":"c2004l04092","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"50 of 1991","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320940,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L04092-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cattle Transaction Levy Regulations","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1991 No. 501\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCattle Transaction Levy Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, being advice that has taken into consideration in accordance with subsection 8 (3) of the Cattle Transaction Levy Act 1990 the recommendations with respect to the amounts for the purposes of paragraphs 6 (1) (b) and 6 (2) (b), made to the Minister by the Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation, hereby make the following Regulations under that Act.\n\nDated 21 March 1991.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJ KERIN\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industries\n\nand Energy\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Cattle Transaction Levy Regulations.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. These Regulations commence on 1 May 1991.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:\n\n“the Act” means the Cattle Transaction Levy Act 1990.\n\nPrescribed amounts for the purposes of section 6 of the Act\n\n4. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (b) of the Act, the amount of $0.88 is prescribed.\n\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (2) (b) of the Act, the amount of $0.19 is prescribed.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 March 1991.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1928},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"As the original 1991 regulations, this instrument maintains a narrow, technical scope consistent with the enabling Act. It simply prescribes two dollar amounts as authorized, without expanding into policy areas beyond setting levy rates."},"complexity_factors":["Only one defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Simple numerical prescription without formulas","Very short length (4 operative sections)","No cross-references to other regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the **specific dollar amounts** for the cattle transaction levy — a mandatory charge paid when cattle are sold in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n* Fixes the levy at **$0.88 per head of cattle** for standard sales transactions\n* Sets a lower rate of **$0.19 per head** for certain other categories of transactions (exact categories are defined in the parent Act)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n* Cattle producers, livestock agents, and saleyards who must collect and pay these levies\n* The funds go to the Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation to pay for industry research and marketing\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese rates determine how much money comes out of a farmer's pocket every time they sell cattle. The amounts were specifically recommended by the industry body itself to fund research that benefits the meat and livestock sector."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c2004l04092","history":"/api/acts/c2004l04092/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c2004l04092/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c2004l04092/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c2004l04092/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c2004l04092/documents"}}