Meat Industry Act 1978 (NSW)

Meat Industry Act 1978 No 54

An Act to provide for the regulation and control of the meat industry in New South Wales; to constitute and define the functions of the New South Wales Meat Industry Consultative Council; and to repeal the Meat Industry Authority Act 1970 and the Meat Industry Act 1915.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Meat Industry Act 1978.

2 Commencement (1) This section, section 1 and so much of this Act as is necessary to be in force for the purpose of the constitution of the roll referred to in section 45 (1) (e), and the conduct of any election of members of the Authority as first constituted or for any purpose incidental thereto shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3 Definition In this Act, the Food Authority means the NSW Food Authority constituted by the Food Act 2003.

4–8 (Repealed)

Parts 2–5 9–59 (Repealed)

Part 5A Meat industry levy

Division 1 Amount of meat industry levy

59A Meat industry levy (1) In respect of a year commencing on 1 January, a meat industry levy shall be payable to the Food Authority by every occupier of land liable to pay an animal health rate in respect of that year under the Local Land Services Act 2013. (2) The amount of the levy payable by an occupier under subsection (1) is: (a) the sum of $5 together with an amount calculated at the rate of 0.9 cents (or such other rate as may be prescribed) for each stock unit of the notional carrying capacity of the land, as assessed by or under the Local Land Services Act 2013, in respect of which the animal health rate is payable, or (b) $100 (or such other amount as may be prescribed), whichever is the lesser amount. (3) Notice of the amount of the meat industry levy payable under this section shall be given by service of a written notice on the occupier not later than the prescribed date in each year and may be given by the Food Authority or its agent. (4) Where an occupier of land is liable to pay 2 or more animal health rates in respect of any land within the same district within the meaning of the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 immediately before its repeal, the amount of the meat industry levy payable may, on the application of the occupier to the Food Authority or its agent, be calculated in relation to the combined notional carrying capacity of each area of land in respect of which an animal health rate is payable. (5) Where an occupier of land within the same or different districts within the meaning of the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 immediately before its repeal pays to the Food Authority or its agents meat industry levies in respect of different parcels of land the total of which exceed $100 or, if an amount is prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2) (b), that amount, the Food Authority or its agent shall, on the application of the occupier, refund to the occupier the amount of the excess.