{"id":"F2024L01434","name":"Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement (Declared Bodies) Rules 2024","slug":"primary-industries-levies-and-charges-disbursement-declared-bodies-rules-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105432,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L01434-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement (Declared Bodies) Rules 2024.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n```html\n

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Commencement

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1. The whole of this instrument

1 January 2025.

1 January 2025

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Declaring bodies as recipient bodies","content":"## Part 2—Declaring bodies as recipient bodies","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaring bodies as recipient bodies","content":"#### 5 Declaring bodies as recipient bodies\n\n (1) For the purposes of subsection 39(1) of the Act, the following are prescribed:\n (a) Dairy Australia Limited (ABN 60 105 227 987);\n (b) Australian Eggs Limited (ABN 66 102 859 585);\n (c) Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (ABN 75 127 114 185);\n (d) Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited (ABN 71 602 100 149);\n (e) Australian Livestock Export Corporation Ltd (ABN 88 082 408 740);\n (f) Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (ABN 39 081 678 364);\n (g) Australian Meat Processor Corporation Ltd (ABN 67 082 373 448);\n (h) Australian Pork Limited (ABN 83 092 783 278);\n (i) Sugar Research Australia Limited (ABN 16 163 670 068);\n (j) Australian Wool Innovation Limited (ABN 12 095 165 558).\n (2) For the purposes of subsection 39(2) of the Act, if the Minister declares a body to be a recipient body under subsection 39(1) of the Act, the declaration must also declare the body to be:\n (a) the dairy industry body; or\n (b) the egg industry body; or\n (c) the forestry industry body; or\n (d) the horticultural industry body; or\n (e) the livestock export body; or\n (f) the meat industry body; or\n (g) the meat processor body; or\n (h) the pig industry body; or\n (i) the sugarcane industry body; or\n (j) the wool industry body.\n Other rules for declaring meat and livestock bodies\n (3) For the purposes of subsection 39(2) of the Act, before the Minister declares a body to be the livestock export body, the meat industry body or the meat processor body, the Minister must have regard to any written policies that are formulated jointly by the following and that are relevant to the making of that declaration:\n (a) Sheep Producers Australia Limited;\n (b) Cattle Australia Limited;\n (c) the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association;\n (d) the Australian Meat Industry Council;\n (e) Australian Livestock Exporters Council Limited;\n (f) the Goat Industry Council of Australia;\n (g) Red Meat Advisory Council Limited.\n (4) For the purposes of subsection 39(2) of the Act, the Minister must not declare a body to be more than one of the following:\n (a) the livestock export body;\n (b) the meat industry body;\n (c) the meat processor body.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument appears to serve its original intended purpose of declaring which bodies can receive levy disbursements under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024. The scope is appropriately narrow and focused on the specific administrative function of identifying recipient bodies and setting related declaration rules."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Straightforward list structure with 10 prescribed bodies in subsection (1)","Simple conditional logic in subsections (3) and (4) regarding meat/livestock sector declarations","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing","Single purpose instrument with clear scope limited to declaring recipient bodies","Total length is approximately 2 pages with minimal structural complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation names 10 specific industry bodies authorised to receive mandatory levies collected from Australian farmers and producers, covering dairy, eggs, forestry, horticulture, livestock exports, meat and processing, pork, sugarcane and wool. It affects levy-paying producers, those recipient organisations, and the Minister for Agriculture who makes declarations.\n\nIt also imposes checks in the meat and livestock area—requiring the Minister to consider industry policies and preventing any one organisation from controlling more than one of the three meat/livestock bodies—ensuring levy transparency and conflict‑of‑interest safeguards."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument implements the Act by prescribing which bodies count as recipient bodies and by setting procedural limits on declarations; it does not expand or remove the Act’s underlying disbursement power or otherwise alter the legal scope of who may receive disbursements beyond naming specific organisations and imposing declaration rules (see s.5 and s.2)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024 (subsections 39(1) and 39(2)) creates dependency on external definitions and powers (s.5).","Prescriptive list of 10 named corporate entities with ABNs—precision reduces ambiguity but requires accurate entity identification (s.5(1)).","Requirement that each declaration also specify an industry label adds formal classification obligations for the Minister (s.5(2)).","Consultation/consideration obligation: before certain meat-related declarations the Minister must have regard to written policies jointly formulated by seven named organisations, adding procedural steps and potential stakeholder influence (s.5(3)).","Prohibition on declaring one body to occupy more than one of three meat-related roles constrains ministerial discretion and prevents overlapping allocations (s.5(4)).","Commencement formalities and a specified start date (1 January 2025) create a fixed implementation timetable (s.2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument names ten specific industry companies as the authorised recipient bodies for disbursements under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024, and requires the Minister to declare each prescribed body’s industry category. Before declaring a body as the livestock export body, meat industry body or meat processor body, the Minister must have regard to written policies jointly formulated by seven listed industry organisations. The Minister cannot declare one body to hold more than one of those three meat-related roles."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/primary-industries-levies-and-charges-disbursement-declared-bodies-rules-2024","history":"/api/acts/primary-industries-levies-and-charges-disbursement-declared-bodies-rules-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/primary-industries-levies-and-charges-disbursement-declared-bodies-rules-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/primary-industries-levies-and-charges-disbursement-declared-bodies-rules-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/primary-industries-levies-and-charges-disbursement-declared-bodies-rules-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/primary-industries-levies-and-charges-disbursement-declared-bodies-rules-2024/documents"}}