{"id":"C2004A02087","name":"Meat Research Amendment Act 1979","slug":"meat-research-amendment-act-1979","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"77 of 1979","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":6965,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02087-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meat Research Amendment Act 1979","content":"Meat Research Amendment Act 1979\n\nNo. 77 of 1979\n\nAn Act to amend the Meat Research Act 1960.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title, &c.\n\n1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Meat Research Amendment Act 1979.\n\n(2) The Meat Research Act 1960 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1979.\n\nMoneys to be paid into the Research Account\n\n3. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—\n\n(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) “and paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section six d” and substituting “paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section six d, paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section six e, and paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section six f”; and\n\n(b) by omitting from paragraph (aa) of sub-section (1) “and paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) of section six d” and substituting “paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) of section six d, paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) of section six e, and paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) of section six f”.\n\nAustralian Meat Research Committee\n\n4. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) of sub-section (2) “and paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) of section 6d” and substituting “paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) of section 6d, paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) of section 6c, and paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) of section 6f”.\n\n![](image.001.png)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2378},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment maintains the original purpose of the Meat Research Act 1960. It simply extends the existing funding mechanism to cover additional revenue sources (new levy provisions) without altering the fundamental scope or objectives of the legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Technical amendment format requiring cross-reference to multiple sections (6c, 6d, 6e, 6f) of the Principal Act","Three separate omission and substitution operations with nested paragraph references","No definitions or interpretation section within the amending Act itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act updates the **Meat Research Act 1960** to ensure that money from new industry levies (legal charges) flows into the Meat Research Account.\n\nSpecifically, it:\n- Expands the list of funding sources that must be paid into the Research Account to include money collected under new provisions (sections 6c, 6e and 6f of the Principal Act)\n- Updates the responsibilities of the **Australian Meat Research Committee** to manage these additional funds\n\n**Who it affects:** Meat producers and industry bodies paying research levies, and the committee overseeing research funding.\n\n**Why it matters:** This ensures that as new industry charges are introduced, the money automatically goes toward meat research rather than being misallocated. It's a housekeeping amendment to keep the funding system working smoothly."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/meat-research-amendment-act-1979","history":"/api/acts/meat-research-amendment-act-1979/history","analysis":"/api/acts/meat-research-amendment-act-1979/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/meat-research-amendment-act-1979/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/meat-research-amendment-act-1979/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/meat-research-amendment-act-1979/documents"}}