Summary

Introduced with the Excise Levies Legislation Amendment (Honey) Bill 2016, the bill amends the:

to cease the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) Advisory Board; to: amend the information that the APVMA is required to provide to Food Standards Australia New Zealand; and amend an incorrect reference in the Agvet Code; to: remove the requirements for an export licence to export meat by-products and for certain documents to be tabled; and repeal obsolete provisions; to make minor technical amendments; , and to remove the requirements for certain documents to be tabled; to remove the ability of the secretary to delegate their general rule-making power; to cease the Fishing Industry Policy Council; to: enable the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to renew an existing permit without existing permit holders needing to re-apply; transfer the functions of the Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and cease the panel; and remove the text of the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America; to enable the secretary to delegate certain powers; to remove the requirement for the minister to organise an annual co-ordination meeting for the chairs of the statutory research and development corporations; and to clarify dates for water-related reviews and change a commencement date. Also repeals the to cease the National Rural Advisory Council, makes consequential amendments to the and repeals 12 redundant Acts.