Regulatory Systems (Primary Industries) Amendment Bill

We now come to the debate on Part 3, which is the debate on clause 61, the “Repeal of Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999”. The question is that Part 3 stand part.

I think it would be right for the Minister to briefly touch on why it is that this Act is being repealed.

Thank you so much, Madam Chair. There are two answers. The first, most straightforward one is the previous Government decided it was important to do so, and I accepted that advice when I became the Minister, right? It hasn’t happened often, but since we’re all supporting this, I thought I would. The second thing, though, is we often find pieces of legislation that are redundant—they are usurped by advances or other areas and so on, with other pieces of legislation coming in to replace them. In the case of many parts of this legislation, members should view it as a tidying up of the statute book, which creates certainty and is easier for businesses in the private sector to be able to use.

Part 3 agreed to.

Part 4 Amendments to Animal Welfare Act 1999