Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia Funding Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

Type: Government
Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 47

Summary

Amends the: Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996 to: facilitate the funding of emergency responses under emergency biosecurity response deeds other than the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement, including the proposed Emergency Response Deed for Aquatic Animal Diseases; provide for the Governor-General to make regulations prescribing certain matters; and remove redundant provisions that relate to honey, as honey-related levies are no longer paid to Animal Health Australia; Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002 to: broaden the scope of permissible uses for Emergency Plant Pest Response (EPPR) levies to include the promotion or maintenance of the health of an EPPR plant; provide for the secretary to determine by notifiable instrument a body that is a relevant plant industry member; and remove redundant provisions that provide for the redirection of excess levies to research and development purposes; and Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2000 and Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	28 Sep 2022
Second reading moved	28 Sep 2022
Second reading debate	29 Nov 2022
Second reading agreed to	29 Nov 2022
Third reading agreed to	29 Nov 2022

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	30 Nov 2022
Second reading moved	30 Nov 2022
Second reading agreed to	01 Dec 2022
Third reading agreed to	01 Dec 2022


Finally passed both Houses	01 Dec 2022
Assent Act no: 90 Year: 2022	13 Dec 2022

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An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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