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CONTENTS
Date introduced: 1 May 1996
House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Primary Industries and Energy
Commencement: 1 July 1995, immediately after the
commencement of the Dairy Produce Amendment Act 1995.
This Bill amends definition provisions in the Dairy Produce
Act 1986 (the Principal Act) relating to dairy market support
arrangements administered by the Australian Dairy Corporation (the
Corporation). The definitions of 'market milk' and 'manufacturing
milk' are amended to correspond with the definitions contained in
the Dairy Produce Levy (No.1) Amendment Bill 1996. The new
definitions reflect existing milk payment practices in the dairy
industry.
The amendments implement Australia's commitments following the
Uruguay round of GATT trade negotiations by making assistance to
dairy producers operate in a clearly defined and transparent
scheme.
The amendments will operate retrospectively from 1 July 1995
which was the date of commencement of the existing market support
arrangements.
This Bill should be read in conjunction with the Dairy Produce
Levy (No.1) Amendment Bill 1996, Dairy Produce Levy (No.1) Act
1986, the Dairy Produce Levy (No.2) Act 1986 and the
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act
1991.
Background to the dairy market support scheme is contained in
Bills Digest No 60/1995 - Dairy Produce Amendment Bill
1995, Bills Digest No. 61/1995 - Dairy Produce Levy (No.1)
Amendment Bill 1995 and Bills Digest No. 62/1995 - Dairy
Produce Levy (No.2) Amendment Bill 1995. These are available
on the PDBS.
Item 1 amends the definition of 'manufacturing
milk' in s.103. The present definition excludes dairy produce
processed and sold or distributed as liquid milk for human
consumption in Australia. Proposed s.103 will
change this to exclude of 'other than market milk'. This has the
effect of including all milk supplied to a dairy manufacturer or
used on-farm to manufacture dairy produce except milk which
receives a market milk payment.
Item 2 inserts a definition of 'market milk' in
s.103 to mean dairy produce on which market milk levy is imposed by
para 5(1)(a) of the Dairy Produce Levy (No.1) Act
1986.
Item 3 amends s.108(1) which deals with the
monthly returns required under the Principal Act. Proposed
s.108(1) provides that a dairy manufacturer is required to
give the Corporation a return only in respect of manufacturing milk
and not in respect of milk which the manufacturer knows is market
milk.
Item 4 contains a transitional provision
providing that a manufacturer is not guilty of an offence under
s.113 of the Principal Act by giving the Corporation a return
relating to a period before this Act receives Royal Assent
complying or not complying with the proposed amendments to s.108 of
the Principal Act.
Further reading
Gleeson, T, 'Outlook for the Australian dairy industry',
Outlook 96, Proceedings of the National Agricultural and
Resources Outlook Conference, Canberra, 6-8 February 1996, Vol.2
Agriculture, ABARE, p.253.
Tonkin, G, 'The Australian Dairy Corporation's role in a
deregulated world', Outlook 96, Proceedings of the
National Agricultural and Resources Outlook Conference, Canberra,
6-8 February 1996, Vol.2 Agriculture, ABARE, p.263.
Hill, B, 'Competition, cooperatives and deregulation'
Outlook 96, Proceedings of the National Agricultural and
Resources Outlook Conference, Canberra, 6-8 February 1996, Vol.2
Agriculture, ABARE, p.272.
Sarah O'Brien Ph. 06 277 2433
13 May 1996
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