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HORSE DISEASE RESPONSE LEVY BILL 2011

                                   2010-2011



   THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA



                      HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




             HORSE DISEASE RESPONSE LEVY BILL 2011



          SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM



  Amendments and New Clauses to be Moved on Behalf of the Government




(Circulated by Authority of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,
                        Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig)

AMENDMENTS TO HORSE DISEASE RESPONSE LEVY BILL 2011


OUTLINE

The proposed Government amendment to the Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2011
comprises a single minor amendment, to the definition of `worm treatment' in
Clause 3.

The amendment will:

1. clearly identify the products that will be captured by the levy;

2. clarify that the levy will not apply to multi-purpose worm treatments that have
   instructions that the product can be used to treat other animals, such as cattle,
   sheep and goats, as well as horses; and

3. clarify that the levy will apply to products that have instructions for use for horses
   and/or other species within the horse family (Equidae).

The need for the amendment was identified following discussions with affected
industries, that is, the Animal Health Alliance and the Veterinary Manufacturers and
Distributors Association Limited. These organisations provided advice that the
original definition of worm treatment was too broad.

The amendment was prepared in consultation with the Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority.


FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT

The amendment has been assessed as having no financial impact on the Australian
Government or affected parties.




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GOVERNMENT AMENDMENTS TO HORSE DISEASE RESPONSE LEVY
BILL 2011


NOTES ON AMENDMENTS

Amendment (1)
This amendment omits "both" and substitutes "all" in paragraph 1 to give effect to the
addition of a new paragraph 3(c) in the definition of `worm treatment'.

Clause 3 currently refers to paragraph 3(a) and paragraph 3(b). The new paragraph
adds paragraph 3(c).

Amendment (2)
This amendment inserts a new definition of `worm treatment' into clause 3. The
amendment omits paragraph 3(b) and substitutes it with new paragraphs 3(b) and 3(c).

This new definition of worm treatment explains that the levy will apply to a veterinary
chemical product (as defined in the Agvet Codes) for which all of the following
conditions are met: the product is a registered chemical product or a registered listed
chemical product under those Codes; there are instructions for the use of the product
that are approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
under those Codes or that accord with an established standard for the product under
those Codes, if the product is a registered listed chemical product; and those
instructions are for the use of the product for treatment of horses for internal parasites
and are not for use of the product for treatment of other animals, except other
members of the horse family (Equidae), for internal parasites.




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