{"id":"tas:sr-2024-076","name":"Dairy Industry Regulations 2024","slug":"dairy-industry-regulations-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"76 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174463,"registerId":"tas-sr-2024-076-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These regulations may be cited as the [Dairy Industry Regulations 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-076) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 10 December 2024.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Dairy Industry Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-036) ;\n> \n> > ***Food Standards Code*** means the *Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code*, as amended or substituted from time to time, defined in the *Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991* of the Commonwealth.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Components of flavoured milk","content":"### 4 Components of flavoured milk\n\n> For the purposes of the definition of ***flavoured milk*** in [section 3(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-036#GS3@Gs1@EN) of the Act, the prescribed components are those components permissible for flavoured milk under the Food Standards Code.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Components of modified milk","content":"### 5 Components of modified milk\n\n> For the purposes of the definition of ***modified milk*** in [section 3(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-036#GS3@Gs1@EN) of the Act, the prescribed components are those components permissible for modified milk under the Food Standards Code.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"General","content":"### 6 General\n\n> The fees specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) are prescribed for the matters specified in that Schedule.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dairy farmer’s licence fee","content":"### 7 Dairy farmer’s licence fee\n\n> > (1)  A dairy farmer is to pay a licence fee in respect of each month, or part of a month, during which the dairy farmer’s licence is in force.\n> \n> > (2)  The licence fee for a month or part of a month is the amount calculated at the rate of 0.00025 fee units for each litre of milk sold by the dairy farmer to a processor or manufacturer during that month or part of the month.\n> \n> > (3)  The licence fee is to be collected and paid to the Authority, on behalf of the dairy farmer, by the purchaser of the milk.\n> \n> > (4)  The licence fee in respect of a month or part of a month is to be paid within 14 days after the end of that month.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Processor’s licence fee","content":"### 8 Processor’s licence fee\n\n> > (1)  A processor is to pay a licence fee in respect of the issue or renewal of the processor's licence.\n> \n> > (2)  The licence fee payable in respect of the issue or renewal of the processor's licence by a processor who does not purchase milk directly from a dairy farmer is the fee specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to such a processor.\n> \n> > (3)  The licence fee payable in respect of the issue or renewal of the processor's licence by a processor who purchases milk directly from a dairy farmer is –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the fee specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to a processor who does not purchase milk directly from a dairy farmer; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) a further amount calculated in accordance with [subregulation (4)(a)](#GS8@Gs4@Hpa@EN) and payable in respect of each month, or part of a month, during which the licence is in force.\n> \n> > (4)  The further amount payable under [subregulation (3)(b)](#GS8@Gs3@Hpb@EN) in respect of a month or part of a month –\n> > \n> > > > (a) is the amount calculated at the rate of 0.00025 fee units for each litre of milk purchased by the processor directly from the dairy farmer during that month or part of the month; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) is payable within 14 days after the end of that month.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Manufacturer’s licence fee","content":"### 9 Manufacturer’s licence fee\n\n> > (1)  A manufacturer is to pay a licence fee in respect of the issue or renewal of the manufacturer's licence.\n> \n> > (2)  The licence fee payable in respect of the issue or renewal of the manufacturer's licence by a manufacturer who does not purchase milk directly from a dairy farmer is the fee specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to such a manufacturer.\n> \n> > (3)  The licence fee payable in respect of the issue or renewal of the manufacturer's licence by a manufacturer who purchases milk directly from a dairy farmer is –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the fee specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to a manufacturer who does not purchase milk directly from a dairy farmer; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) a further amount calculated in accordance with [subregulation (4)(a)](#GS9@Gs4@Hpa@EN) and payable in respect of each month, or part of a month, during which the licence is in force.\n> \n> > (4)  The further amount payable under [subregulation (3)(b)](#GS9@Gs3@Hpb@EN) in respect of a month or part of a month –\n> > \n> > > > (a) is the amount calculated at the rate of 0.00025 fee units for each litre of milk purchased by the manufacturer directly from the dairy farmer during that month or part of the month; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) is payable within 14 days after the end of that month.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Calculating licence fees payable monthly","content":"### 10 Calculating licence fees payable monthly\n\n> > (1)  For calculating that part of a licence fee that is payable in respect of a month, or part of a month, under [regulation 7](#GS7@EN) , [8(3)(b)](#GS8@Gs3@Hpb@EN) or [9(3)(b)](#GS9@Gs3@Hpb@EN) , the amount of milk sold by a dairy farmer to a manufacturer or a processor during that month or part of the month is to be rounded down to the nearest whole litre.\n> \n> > (2)  For calculating a licence fee payable under [regulation 7](#GS7@EN) , [8](#GS8@EN) or [9](#GS9@EN) , if a person is both a dairy farmer and a processor or manufacturer and processes or manufactures milk that the person has produced as a dairy farmer, that person is taken –\n> > \n> > > > (a) as a dairy farmer, to have sold the milk to a processor or manufacturer; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) as a processor or manufacturer, to have purchased the milk from a dairy farmer.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Fees","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Fees","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Fees SCHEDULE 1 - Fees\n\n[Regulations 6](#GS6@EN) , [8](#GS8@EN) and [9](#GS9@EN)\n\n|  | Type of licence | Type of fee | Annual fee(fee units) |\n| 1. | Dairy farmer’s licence | Application for licence | 100 |\n| 2. | Processor’s licence | Application for licence | 100 |\n|  |  | Issue or renewal of licence where milk is not purchased directly from a dairy farmer – |  |\n|  |  | (a) if the estimated intake of milk is 2 000 tonnes or less per year | 500 |\n|  |  | (b) if the estimated intake of milk is more than 2 000 tonnes per year | 3 000 |\n| 3. | Manufacturer’s licence | Application for licence | 100 |\n|  |  | Issue or renewal of licence where milk is not purchased directly from a dairy farmer – |  |\n|  |  | (a) if the estimated intake of milk is 2 000 tonnes or less per year | 500 |\n|  |  | (b) if the estimated intake of milk is more than 2 000 tonnes per year | 3 000 |\n| 4. | Vendor’s licence | Application for licence | 100 |\n|  |  | Issue or renewal of licence | 60 |\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 27 November 2024\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.","sortOrder":10}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear tightly scoped to their original purpose of setting licensing fees and technical definitions for the dairy industry. The fee structure mirrors the parent Act's framework without significant expansion beyond administrative implementation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section (Act, Food Standards Code)","Straightforward fee calculation formulas with clear arithmetic (0.00025 fee units per litre)","Simple conditional logic: fees differ based on whether milk is purchased directly from farmers","Minimal cross-referencing – primarily references back to the parent Act and the Food Standards Code","Single schedule with a clear table format for fixed fees","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions","Short length (10 regulations plus schedule)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out the rules for licensing and fees in Tasmania's dairy industry. They work alongside the *Dairy Industry Act 1994* to define what counts as \"flavoured milk\" and \"modified milk\" (by pointing to the national Food Standards Code), and they establish a detailed fee structure for dairy farmers, processors, manufacturers, and vendors.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Dairy farmers** – must pay monthly licence fees based on how many litres of milk they sell (0.00025 fee units per litre). The buyer collects this fee and passes it to the Authority.\n- **Processors and manufacturers** – pay upfront fees when applying for or renewing licences. If they buy milk directly from farmers, they also pay the same monthly per-litre fee that farmers pay.\n- **Vendors** – pay smaller fixed fees for licences.\n- **The Dairy Authority** – collects these fees to fund industry regulation.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThe regulations ensure everyone in the dairy supply chain is properly licensed and contributes to the cost of industry oversight. The tiered fee structure means larger operations (those processing more than 2,000 tonnes of milk annually) pay significantly more than small ones. The rules also prevent double-dipping: if a farmer processes their own milk, they're treated as both seller and buyer for fee purposes.\n\n**Key features:**\n- Fees are calculated in \"fee units\" (a standard way of setting fees that adjusts automatically with inflation)\n- Monthly fees are rounded down to the nearest litre\n- Payments are due within 14 days of each month-end"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content was provided to assess whether the scope of these regulations changed from the original intent of the enabling Act. Only the cover page and status information were included in the document."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata was provided — the substantive regulatory content is absent, making meaningful complexity assessment impossible","Regulations of this type typically involve technical food safety, licensing, and industry standards which can be moderately complex, but this cannot be confirmed from the provided text","The score of 2 reflects the minimal content available, not necessarily the underlying regulatory framework"],"plain_english_summary":"Tasmania’s Dairy Industry Regulations 2024 implement practical rules under the Dairy Industry Act within Tasmania and came into effect on 10 December 2024. The regulations govern licensing and compliance matters relevant to dairy sector participants (farmers, processors, transporters, retailers), but the full regulatory text isn’t included here—consult the official legislation for details."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information – Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A file cannot be last modified on 27 November 2024 if it came into force on 10 December 2024 in its current version. Either the modification date predates the version's currency start, implying the authorised version was finalised before it legally existed in its current form, or the dates are inconsistent. This undermines confidence in the integrity of the consolidated version.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 10 December 2024 to date' but the file was 'last modified 27 November 2024' — before its own commencement date."},{"type":"other","section":"Document header / Title block","severity":"low","reasoning":"The short title of a statutory instrument is a legally operative element. Repeated truncation to 'Dairy Industry Regulations 202' alongside the correct title creates at minimum an identification ambiguity. While likely a rendering artefact, if reproduced in a certified copy it could give rise to a challenge as to which instrument is being cited.","confidence":0.7,"description":"The title 'Dairy Industry Regulations 202' (truncated, missing the final digit '4') appears repeatedly alongside the correct full title 'Dairy Industry Regulations 2024', suggesting structural duplication and formatting failures that could create ambiguity about the instrument's formal name."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information – Currency of version (access timestamp)","severity":"high","reasoning":"An instrument described as 'Dairy Industry Regulations 2024' and represented as current to at least April 2026 contains zero operative regulatory content in the text provided. A regulation with no operative provisions is logically incapable of regulating anything. Compliance is impossible not because performance is difficult but because there is nothing to comply with or be bound by, making the instrument's existence as 'regulations' self-defeating.","confidence":0.88,"description":"The access timestamp of '5 April 2026' is cited within a document whose version currency runs 'from 10 December 2024 to date', yet the substantive regulatory content provided contains no operative provisions whatsoever — only metadata and status information."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information – update policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"Claiming a version is 'current to date' while simultaneously acknowledging it may lag up to 3 working days behind actual legislative changes is a direct logical contradiction. 'Current to date' implies accuracy as of the access timestamp; the caveat negates that assurance. In a regulatory compliance context this ambiguity could matter for time-sensitive obligations.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The statement that 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' creates an indeterminate compliance window: persons relying on the online consolidated version may be acting on a version that is up to 3 working days out of date, yet the version is simultaneously described as 'current to date'."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information – File last modified 27 November 2024","section_b":"Status Information – Version current from 10 December 2024","confidence":0.82,"description":"The authorised file is recorded as last modified 27 November 2024, which is 13 days before the version is stated to have come into currency on 10 December 2024. The current version therefore purportedly predates the last modification of its own source file."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information – 'current to date' (accessed 5 April 2026)","section_b":"Status Information – 'usually updated within 3 working days'","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document simultaneously asserts it reflects the law as of the access date and concedes it may not reflect changes made within the prior 3 working days, which are logically irreconcilable positions."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations operationalise definitions and fee mechanisms under the Dairy Industry Act 1994 by deferring product-component definitions to the Food Standards Code and prescribing licence fees, collection and payment rules. The text contains no express expansion or narrowing of the class of persons covered by the Act; it sets procedural and financial requirements for the same regulated population (dairy farmers, processors, manufacturers, vendors)."},"complexity_factors":["Fee structure mixes fixed annual fees (Schedule 1) with a variable per-litre monthly levy (0.00025 fee units per litre), requiring both one-off and ongoing calculations","Collection duty placed on the purchaser to collect and remit farmers' monthly licence fees (reg 7(3)), shifting cashflow and compliance obligations","Monthly calculation rules: litres are rounded down to nearest whole litre (reg 10(1)) and payment is due within 14 days (regs 7(4), 8(4)(b), 9(4)(b)), creating tight reporting cycles","Different charging rules for processors/manufacturers who do or do not purchase directly from farmers (regs 8, 9) and tiered annual fees by estimated intake (Schedule 1)","Interplay when a person is both farmer and processor/manufacturer: treated as both seller and buyer for fee purposes (reg 10(2)), which affects net liabilities and accounting","Definitions for product components are delegated to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (regs 4–5), introducing cross‑instrument dependency and possible change when that Code is amended","Prescriptive payment mechanics and short deadlines increase administrative burden for small operators and purchasers required to remit fees on others’ behalf"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations define “flavoured milk” and “modified milk” by referring to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, and set licence fees for dairy farmers, processors, manufacturers and vendors. They impose a monthly per‑litre levy of 0.00025 fee units (collected and remitted to the Authority by the milk purchaser within 14 days), fixed annual licence fees (Schedule 1), rounding rules, and treat vertically integrated operators as both seller and buyer. Who pays: purchasers remit farmer fees; compliance duties fall on purchasers and licence-holders."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/dairy-industry-regulations-2024","history":"/api/acts/dairy-industry-regulations-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/dairy-industry-regulations-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/dairy-industry-regulations-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/dairy-industry-regulations-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/dairy-industry-regulations-2024/documents"}}