Dairy Industry (Market Milk Prices) Order (No. 1) 1998
DAIRY INDUSTRY (MARKET MILK PRICES) ORDER (No. 1)
1998
QueenslandDairy Industry
Act 1993DAIRYINDUSTRY(MARKETMILKPRICES)ORDER(No.1)1998Reprinted as in force on 27 May 1998(order not amended up to this date)Reprint No. 1This reprint is
prepared bythe Office of the Queensland Parliamentary
CounselWarning—This reprint is not an authorised
copy
Information about this reprintThis
order is reprinted as at 27 May 1998.See endnotes for
information about when provisions commenced.
s13s2Dairy
Industry (Market Milk Prices) Order(No. 1)
1998DAIRY INDUSTRY (MARKET MILK PRICES)ORDER (No. 1) 1998[reprinted as in
force on 27 May 1998]˙Short title1.This order may be cited as theDairy Industry (Market Milk Prices)Order
(No. 1) 1998.˙Definitions2.In this order—“bottle”means a sealed bottle.“Brisbane milk
district”see schedule 1.“Bundaberg,GladstoneandRockhamptonmilkdistrict”seeschedule 1.“carton”means a sealed carton.“container”means a sealed plastic container.“FoodStandardsCode”means the Food Standards Code adopted
undertheFood Standards Regulation 1994.“high calcium”means having a
calcium content of not less than 1.7 g/kg.“high fat”means having a milk fat content of not less
than 45 g/kg.“Kilcoy milk district”see schedule
1.“liquid milk products with vegetable
oil”means milk to which vegetableoil
has been added so that the product has a vegetable fat content of
notmore than 35 g/kg.“low fat”means having a milk fat content of not more
than 10 g/kg.“Mackay milk district”see schedule
1.“milk district”means—
s24s2Dairy
Industry (Market Milk Prices) Order(No. 1)
1998(a)the Brisbane milk district; or(b)the South East Queensland milk
district; or(c)the Kilcoy milk district; or(d)the Bundaberg, Gladstone and
Rockhampton milk district; or(e)the
Yeppoon and Emu Park milk district; or(f)the
Mackay milk district; or(g)the Western
Towns milk district; or(h)the North East
Queensland milk district; or(i)the
Mossman milk district; or(j)the Mt Isa milk
district.“milk shop”means—(a)a business (other than one conducted
by the holder of a licence)involving the
purchase and resale of milk; or(b)abusinessinvolvingthepurchaseofpasteurisedmilkinquantities over 80 L per week.“modified milk”means a liquid
mixture of 2 or more of the following—(a)milk;(b)concentrated milk;(c)dried full cream milk;(d)skim
milk;(e)concentrated skim milk;(f)dried skim milk;(g)cream;(h)buttermilk;(i)dried buttermilk;(j)milk
fat;(k)water.
s35s4Dairy
Industry (Market Milk Prices) Order(No. 1)
1998“Mossman milk district”see schedule
1.“Mt Isa milk district”see schedule
1.“North East Queensland milk district”see
schedule 1.“pasteurised”means treated
by—(a)heating to a temperature of at least
72°C, keeping at or above thattemperatureforatleast15secondsandimmediatelyshockcooling to a temperature below 4.5°C;
or(b)another process involving heating and
shock cooling, that has anequal or greater lethal effect on
bacteria.“reduced fat”means having a
milk fat content of not more than 20 g/kgand not less
than 10 g/kg.“reducedlactose”meanshavingnotmorethanone-fifththenormallactose content
of milk.“skim”means having a
milk fat content of not more than 1.5 g/kg.“South East
Queensland milk district”see schedule 1.“ultra heat
treated (UHT)”means treated by heating to a temperature
ofatleast132°Cforatleast1secondandpackaginginhermeticallysealed packages
approved under the Food Standards Code.“vitaminsupplemented”meanshavingvitaminsaddedinaccordancewith standard R9
of the Food Standards Code.“Western Towns milk district”see
schedule 1.“Yeppoon and Emu Park milk district”see
schedule 1.˙Order applies to market milk3.This order applies to market
milk.˙Prices for purchases of milk by
processors—sch 24.The minimum price for which milk may
be purchased by processorsfrom producers or other processors to
be processed for sale as milk is fixedunder schedule
2.
s56s6Dairy
Industry (Market Milk Prices) Order(No. 1)
1998˙Prices for sales of market milk—sch
35.(1)The prices
specified in schedule 3 are fixed for sales of the kindsshown
in the schedule.(2)The prices apply to each milk district
as specified in the schedule.(3)However,thepricesfixedunderthissectionaresubjecttothefollowing qualifications—(a)a fixed or minimum price does not
apply to the sale of milk to—(i)the
Defence Force; or(ii)government
departments, agencies and instrumentalities; or(iii)public hospitals;(b)ifthemilkisdeliveredtotheplaceofresidenceofthepurchaser—anadditionalchargeof2centsperlitre,oreachcontainer,
(whichever is the greater) may be made;(c)retail prices are to be rounded up or down
under the principlesapproved by the Prices Surveillance
Authority.˙Conditions of order6.(1)A
processor must pay the authority, out of the price to which
theprocessor is entitled on the sale of reduced
fat modified milk and low fatmodified milk
ultimately to be sold to consumers in—(a)the
Brisbane milk district; or(b)the South East
Queensland milk district; or(c)the
Kilcoy milk district;3 cents per litre to be applied towards
the costs of transporting milk betweenprocessors.(2)The
amounts to be paid by processors under this section must be
paidwithin the period after the period in which
the processor supplies the milk.(3)In
subsection (2)—
s67s7Dairy
Industry (Market Milk Prices) Order(No. 1)
1998“period”, for a
processor, means—(a)a month or other division of a year
agreed between the processorand the
authority for the purposes of subsection (2); or(b)ifthereisnoagreement—adivisionofayeardecidedbytheauthority.˙Repeal7.TheDairyIndustry(MarketMilkPrices)Order(No.1)1997isrepealed.
8Dairy Industry (Market Milk Prices)
Order(No. 1) 1998¡SCHEDULE 1†MILK
DISTRICTSsection 2˙Brisbane milk district1.TheBrisbanemilkdistrictconsistsofanareaboundedbyanimaginary line—•starting at the southern tip of North
Stradbroke Island•thengenerallynortherlyalongtheeasternshoresofNorthStradbroke and
Moreton Islands to Comboyura Point on MoretonIsland•then generally south-westerly to a
point 5 km east of the mouth ofthe Pine
River•then to the right bank of the mouth of
the Pine River•then along the right banks of the Pine
and South Pine Rivers tothe crossing of the North Coast
railway•then generally north-westerly along
the railway to the crossing ofthe North Pine
River•then along the right bank of the North
Pine River to the westernboundary of the shire of Pine
Rivers•then generally southerly along the
boundary of the shire of PineRivers to its
junction with the western boundary of the city ofBrisbane•then
generally south-easterly along the boundary of the city ofBrisbane to its junction with the northern
boundary of the formershire of Moreton as shown on plan
LGB891Edition 11ThisplanmaybeinspectedattheDepartmentofLocalGovernmentandPlanning.
9Dairy Industry (Market Milk Prices)
Order(No. 1) 1998SCHEDULE 1
(continued)•then generally south-easterly along
the boundary of the formershireofMoretontothenorth-westerncorneroflot131onplan S3122382•then generally easterly along the
southern boundary of the formerdivision 1 of
the shire of Beaudesert, as described in the order incouncilpublishedinthegazetteon11December1948atpage
3022, to its junction with the Logan River•then
along the right bank of the Logan River to its junction withthe
boundary of the shire of Redland•then
generally easterly along the boundary to the southern tip ofNorth Stradbroke Island.˙South
East Queensland milk district2.The
South East Queensland milk district consists of—(a)the cities of Maryborough, Redcliffe
and Toowoomba; and(b)the city of Caloundra, other than the
former division 1 as shownon plan SC374;3and(c)the part of city
of Gold Coast north of Coolangatta Creek; and(d)the
former city of Ipswich, as shown on plan LGB66 Edition 1;and(e)the former city
of Warwick, as described in the order in councilpublished in the gazette on 24 March 1951 at
page 1047; and(f)the town of Dalby; and(g)the shires of Caboolture, Cooloola and
Noosa; and2This plan may be inspected at the
Department of Natural Resources.3TheplansmentionedinthissectionmaybeinspectedattheDepartmentofLocal Government and
Planning.
10Dairy Industry (Market Milk Prices)
Order(No. 1) 1998SCHEDULE 1
(continued)(h)the shire of Maroochy other than the
part of the former division 1,as shown on plan
SC370, west of the south-western boundary ofthe parish of
Maroochy; and(i)thepartoftheshireofPineRiversoutsidetheBrisbanemilkdistrict; and(j)the
parishes of Curra, Gutchy and Neerdie in the shire of Tiaro;and(k)the areas within
5 km of the principal post offices in Beaudesert,Murgon, Oakey, Kingaroy and Wondai.˙Kilcoy milk district3.TheKilcoymilkdistrictconsistsoftheareawithin5kmoftheprincipal post office at Kilcoy.˙Bundaberg, Gladstone and Rockhampton
milk district4.The Bundaberg, Gladstone and
Rockhampton milk district consists ofthe cities of
Bundaberg, Gladstone and Rockhampton.˙Yeppoon and Emu Park milk district5.The Yeppoon and Emu Park milk district
consists of the areas within5 km of the
principal post offices at Yeppoon and Emu Park.˙Mackay
milk district6.The Mackay milk district consists of
the area within 12 km of theprincipal post
office at Mackay.˙Western Towns milk district7.The Western Towns milk district
consists of the areas within 5 km ofthe principal
post offices—
11Dairy Industry (Market Milk Prices)
Order(No. 1) 1998SCHEDULE 1
(continued)(a)at Alpha; and(b)in
the shires of Barcaldine, Blackall, Longreach and Winton.˙North East Queensland milk
district8.The North East Queensland milk
district consists of—(a)the areas within
16 km of the principal post offices at Cairns andTownsville; and(b)the
areas within 5 km of the principal post offices at Atherton,Ingham, Innisfail, Mareeba and Tolga.˙Mossman milk district9.The Mossman milk district consists of
the area within 5 km of theprincipal post
office at Mossman.˙Mt Isa milk district10.The Mt Isa milk district consists of
the area within 10 km of theprincipal post
office at Mt Isa.˙Milk districts do not include
unconnected islands11.However, a milk district does not
include an island not connected tothe mainland by a
bridge or causeway.
12Dairy Industry (Market Milk Prices)
Order(No. 1) 1998¡SCHEDULE 2†MINIMUM PRICES FOR PURCHASES OF MARKETMILK
BY PROCESSORSsection 4Milk(a)Purchases from producers or
processors, except foruse in the production of UHT Milk . .
. . . . . . . . . .(b)Purchases from producers or processors
for use inthe production of UHT Milk. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Minimum
pricecents per L58.9044.18
13Dairy Industry (Market Milk Prices)
Order(No. 1) 1998¡SCHEDULE 3†PRICES FOR SALES OF MARKET MILKsection 5PART 1—BRISBANE
MILK DISTRICT, SOUTH EASTQUEENSLAND MILK DISTRICT,
BUNDABERG,GLADSTONE AND ROCKHAMPTON MILKDISTRICT (NON–UHT MILK)MilkPasteurised milk andskim milkbulk
sales . . . . . . . . . .300 mL cartons. . . . .600
mL cartons. . . . .600 mL bottles .
. . . . .1 L cartons . . . . . . . . .2 L
containers. . . . . .4 L
containers. . . . . .Low fat modified
milkbulk sales . . . . . . . . . .600
mL cartons. . . . .1 L cartons . . .
. . . . . .2 L containersPricecents per LcentsSales toSales toSales by retailvendorsmilk
shopsMaximumMinimumby
vendors89.66117.9499.0592.4092.6691.1690.1698.70106.88101.70100.47106.49134.55113.37105.04106.78104.28103.28118(per L)467773121239474116(per
L)457571117233466115.94121.39116.23114.12128(per L)82131260126(per
L)80127254
14Dairy Industry (Market Milk Prices)
Order(No. 1) 1998SCHEDULE 3
(continued)PART 1—BRISBANE MILK DISTRICT, SOUTH EAST
QUEENSLAND MILKDISTRICT, BUNDABERG, GLADSTONE AND
ROCKHAMPTON MILK DISTRICT(NON–UHT MILK) (continued)MilkReduced fat modifiedmilkbulk sales . . . . . . . . . .600
mL cartons. . . . .1 L cartons . . .
. . . . . .2 L containers. . . . .
.Reduced fat, reducedlactose modified
milk1 L cartons . . . . . . . . .High
fat milk1 L cartons . . . . . . . . .2 L
containers. . . . . .Liquid milk
productswith vegetable oil1 L cartons . . .
. . . . . .2 L containers. . . . .
.High calcium modifiedmilk1 L
cartons . . . . . . . . .2 L containers. . . . .
.Vitamin supplementedmilk1 L
cartons . . . . . . . . .2 L containers. . . . .
.Pricecents per
LcentsSales toSales toSales by
retailvendorsmilk
shopsMaximumMinimumby
vendors96.70105.2199.7098.47113.94119.72114.23112.12126(per L)81129256124(per
L)79125250118.13134.95156152107.61122.82142138106.38120.71282276116.67133.22155151115.44131.11305299107.61122.82142138106.38120.71282276104.66119.45138134103.43117.34274268