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• National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003, the bill amends the

  National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

  to insert the current operative levy rate of 0.3 cent per kilogram and increase the maximum levy rate to 0.6 cent per kilogram for honey produced in Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Dairy Industry Service Reform Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Dairy) Bill 2003, the bill provides for: the privatisation of the Australian Dairy Corporation (ADC) and its subsequent conversion into a company under the

  Corporations Act 2001

  , to be known as Dairy Australia Limited; and the transfer of assets, liabilities and staff of the Dairy Research and Development Corporation to the new company. Also: provides for an industry services body which will take over ADC’s role in relation to the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund; simplifies the export control arrangements for dairy produce, retaining the function with the Commonwealth; makes consequential amendments to 6 Acts; repeals the Dairy Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1990 and contains transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Dairy) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Dairy Industry Service Reform Bill 2003, the bill amends the

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to impose the dairy service levy which replaces the current dairy promotion, research and corporation levies. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  ,

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

  to streamline the operation of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code and introduce an approval regime for agricultural and veterinary chemicals categorised as low regulatory activity; and correct minor typographical errors. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Makes technical amendments to the

  Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

  ,

  Export Control Act 1982

  ,

  National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992

  ,

  Quarantine Act 1908

  and

  Dairy Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2002

  . Also makes contingent amendments to the

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

  and

  Quarantine Act 1908

  in the event that this proposed Act commences before the

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act 1998

  to restate the operative and maximum rates of national residue survey customs levy on apples and pears from a per box rate to a per kilogram rate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Amendment Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

  to restate the operative and maximum rates of national residue survey excise levy on apples and pears from a per box rate to a per kilogram rate. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Wheat Marketing Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Wheat Marketing Act 1989

  to provide for an appropriation out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the Wheat Export Authority (WEA), of monies equivalent to a charge to be imposed on exports of wheat through regulations which are proposed to be made under the

  Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

  ; and includes minor technical amendments relating to the operations of the WEA and its monitoring powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996

  to enable monies received through Emergency Animal Disease Response levies and charges in the event of an emergency animal disease response to be appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and paid to the Australian Animal Health Council to allow it to repay livestock industries’ liability to the Commonwealth in relation to the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement; and provide a mechanism for any excess levies and charges to be appropriated for research and development activities for the promotion or maintenance of the health of animals. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Sep 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993

  to approve and give effect to the Murray-Darling Basin Amending Agreement between the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia which will make new arrangements for sharing water made available in the River Murray catchment above Hume Dam by the Snowy Scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum