{"id":"C2004L00015","name":"Cattle Export Charge Regulations","slug":"cattle-export-charge-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"52 of 1991","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25283,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L00015-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cattle Export Charge Regulations","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1991 No. 521\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCattle Export Charge 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 Export Charge Act 1990 the recommendation with respect to the amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (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 Export Charge 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 Export Charge Act 1990.\n\nPrescribed amount for the purposes of section 6 of the Act\n\n4. For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (b) of the Act, the amount of $0.0027 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":2282},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation strictly adheres to the specific technical function authorized by the parent Act (setting the prescribed amount for paragraph 6(1)(b)) and has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Document contains only 4 short sections","Only one defined term ('the Act')","Single substantive provision prescribing a fixed monetary amount ($0.0027)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or internal cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets the exact rate for a levy charged on cattle exported from Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes the export charge at **$0.0027** (27 hundredths of a cent) per unit of cattle exported\n- This activates the charging mechanism in the Cattle Export Charge Act 1990 by setting the specific dollar amount referenced in that Act\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Live cattle exporters, who must pay this charge to the Commonwealth\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe money collected funds research and development in the meat and livestock industry, administered by the Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation. The parent Act created the charging system but left the rate to be set by regulation—this document sets that rate, determining exactly how much exporters pay to support industry R&D."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/cattle-export-charge-regulations","history":"/api/acts/cattle-export-charge-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/cattle-export-charge-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/cattle-export-charge-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/cattle-export-charge-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/cattle-export-charge-regulations/documents"}}