Cattle Industry Fund

The Cattle Industry Fund supports South Australian cattle farmers, using payments to carry out projects and activities that benefit the industry.

Funds are collected in accordance with the Primary Industry Funding Schemes (Cattle Industry Fund) Regulations 2015.

Contributing to the fund

Cattle owners who purchase permanent identification devices (tags) must pay $1.50 per tag to the Cattle Industry Fund.

Authorised tag manufacturers and recyclers collect the contribution and forward it to the Cattle Industry Fund on behalf of the cattle owner. Authorised suppliers of tags must:

  1. complete a cattle industry fund contribution form (DOCX 817.7 KB)
  2. send the form with the fund contribution to the address on the form, or email to pirsa.livestockfunds@sa.gov.au.

Contribution forms and payments must be returned within 14 days of the end of each quarter:

  • September
  • December
  • March
  • June

Purchaser details of the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) device must be kept and made available for auditing if required.

Use of funds

The Minister has approved the release of $746,078 from the Cattle Industry Fund in 2023–24. This will be used for programs and projects to benefit South Australia's beef and dairy cattle industries as follows:

ProjectFunding
Livestock SA application comprising 6 projects, as detailed by Livestock SA. $674,078
Cattle Industry Fund administration costs (budget) $22,000

In addition, the fund will be applied to refund payments.

Details of fund expenditure are published in the Cattle Industry Fund annual reports.

Contribution refunds

Cattle owners may request a refund of contributions made in the previous financial year.

Contributors are not entitled to any service or benefit from the fund for 5 years if they have received a refund of their contributions.

A body to which payments are made may receive information identifying cattle owners who have paid, or been refunded, contributions.

Requests for a refund of contributions can be made to the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development by:

  1. completing a request for refund form (PDF 131.4 KB)
  2. providing documentary evidence that the contribution was paid, such as a tax invoice from the authorised tag/device manufacturer.

Fund management

Under the Primary Industry Funding Schemes Act 1998, a revised management plan must be prepared and presented for the funds at least once a year. This includes:

  • estimates of the likely contributions to the fund over the coming 5-year period
  • proposals for investment of the fund
  • proposals for how the fund will be applied to benefit contributors.

The latest management plan was presented at a public meeting on 23 May 2023: Cattle Industry Fund Management Plan 2023-24 to 2027–28 (PDF 643.7 KB).

The Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development is the administrator of the Cattle Industry Fund.

Annual reports

Related information

Livestock SA Cattle Industry Fund

Contact

Olivia Pineau – Senior Industry Adviser
Phone: (08) 7133 7568
Email: PIRSA.LivestockFunds@sa.gov.au

Page last reviewed: 11 Dec 2023

 


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