Commonwealth act

Meat Research Amendment Act 1979

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

77 of 1979

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This Act updates the Meat Research Act 1960 to ensure that money from new industry levies (legal charges) flows into the Meat Research Account.

Specifically, it:

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)
Updates the responsibilities of the Australian Meat Research Committee to manage these additional funds

Who it affects: Meat producers and industry bodies paying research levies, and the committee overseeing research funding.

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.

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Meat Research Amendment Act 1979

No. 77 of 1979

An Act to amend the Meat Research Act 1960.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Meat Research Amendment Act 1979.

(2) The Meat Research Act 1960 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1979.

Moneys to be paid into the Research Account

Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—

(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

(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”.

Australian Meat Research Committee

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”.

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1 Meat Research Amendment Act 1979

Meat Research Amendment Act 1979

No. 77 of 1979

An Act to amend the Meat Research Act 1960.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Meat Research Amendment Act 1979.

(2) The Meat Research Act 1960 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1979.

Moneys to be paid into the Research Account

Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—

Australian Meat Research Committee

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”.