Agricultural Produce Commission - APC Pork Producers' Committee

APC PORK PRODUCERS’ COMMITTEE

Establishment:

The APC Pork Producers’ Committee was established after a successful poll held on 12 December 2001 to provide fee for service funding for the WA pork industry to replace the levy collected under the Pig Industry Compensation Act. The Committee covers all Western Australian pork producers.

Committee Membership:

The Committee consists of 7 members and they come from all sections of the WA pork industry.

Functions:

The services that are provided by the Committee cover service functions listed (a) to (m) in Section 12.1 of Act.

Fee for Service:

With the repeal of the Pig Industry Compensation Act 1942 on 31 January 2005 the levy collected from pork producers under that Act ceased and the Fee for Service under the APC Act commenced on 1st February 2006, the fee charged is as follows;

Pork Industry Fee for Service - @ 0.8 cents per kilogram carcase weight imposed on all pigs slaughtered in Western Australia

Compliance:

The collection of pork industry Fee for Service is regulated by the Agricultural Produce (Pork Industry) Regulations 2004.

Committee Activity:

A report on the Committee activity and financial statements can be found in the APC Annual Report