{"id":"C2004L05111","name":"Meat Chicken Levy Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"meat-chicken-levy-regulations-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"162 of 1994","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27780,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05111-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meat Chicken Levy Regulations (Amendment)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1994 No. 1621\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nMeat Chicken Levy Regulations2 (Amendment)\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and having taken into consideration the last recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Meat Chicken Levy Act 1969 made to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy by the members of the Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Consultative Council nominated by the National Farmers’ Federation, make the following Regulations under that Act.\n\nDated 1 June 1994.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nBOB COLLINS\n\nMinister for Primary Industries and Energy\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n1. Commencement\n\n1.1 These Regulations commence on 1 July 1994.\n\n2. Amendment\n\n2.1 The Meat Chicken Levy Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.\n\n3. Regulation 4 (Prescribed amounts: subsection 7 (1) of the Act)\n\n3.1 Subregulation 4 (2):\n\nOmit “0.02 cent”, substitute “0.016 cent”.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nNOTES\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 June 1994.\n\n> Note: 2. Statutory Rules 1990 No. 52 as amended by 1990 No. 113; 1991 No. 103; 1992 No. 144; 1993 No. 97.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1410},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly limited to its original purpose: setting the prescribed levy amount under the Meat Chicken Levy Act 1969. This is a routine rate adjustment, not an expansion of scope or purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative amendment changing one monetary value","No definitions or interpretation section","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or nested logic","No cross-references to other legislation except the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation **reduces the levy** (a mandatory fee) that meat chicken producers pay to fund exotic animal disease preparedness programs.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Cuts the prescribed levy rate from **0.02 cent to 0.016 cent** per unit (likely per chicken or kilogram of meat)\n*   The reduction was recommended by industry representatives (National Farmers' Federation) through the Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Consultative Council\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Commercial meat chicken farmers and producers in Australia who pay levies under the *Meat Chicken Levy Act 1969*\n\n**Why it matters:**\n*   It slightly lowers production costs for poultry farmers while maintaining the disease preparedness fund. This is a routine technical adjustment to reflect current industry circumstances rather than a policy change."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/meat-chicken-levy-regulations-amendment","history":"/api/acts/meat-chicken-levy-regulations-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/meat-chicken-levy-regulations-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/meat-chicken-levy-regulations-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/meat-chicken-levy-regulations-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/meat-chicken-levy-regulations-amendment/documents"}}