Coarse Grains Levy Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1993

No. 317 1

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Coarse Grains Levy Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and having taken into consideration the relevant recommendations made to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy by the Grains Council of Australia in relation to canary seed, maize and millet make the following Regulations under the Coarse Grains Levy Act 1992.

Dated 17 November 1993.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

M. J. LEE

Minister for Resources

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1.   Commencement

1.1  These Regulations commence on 1 January 1994.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Coarse Grains Levy Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 3 (Interpretation)

3.1   Definition of “grain sorghum”:

Omit the definition, substitute:

“‘grain sorghum’ means grain harvested from Sorghum bicolor (grain sorghum types);”.

3.2    Insert:

“‘canary seed’ means grain harvested from Phalaris canariensis;”.

‘maize’ means grain harvested from Zea Mays (grain maize types);

‘millet’ means grain harvested from Echinochloa frumantaceae

synonym utilis, Panicum miliaceum or Setaria italica;”.

4.   New regulations

After regulation 3a, insert:

Canary seed

“3b. Canary seed is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of “leviable coarse grain” in section 3 of the Act.

Maize

“3c. (1) Subject to subregulation (2), maize is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of “leviable coarse grain” in section 3 of the Act.

“(2)

Popping corn is, for the purposes of subsection 13 (2) of the Act, a specified class of leviable coarse grain that is exempt from levy.

Millet

“3d. Millet is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of “leviable coarse grain” in section 3 of the Act.”.

5.    New regulations

5.1   Add at the end:

Rate of levy–canary seed

“7.

For the purposes of subsection 11 (2) of the Act, the rate of 1% of the value of the grain is prescribed for canary seed.

Rate of levy–maize

“8.

For the purposes of subsection 11 (2) of the Act, the rate of 0.2 % of the value of the grain is prescribed for maize.

Rate of levy–millet

“9.

For the purposes of subsection 11 (2) of the Act, the rate of 1% of the value of the grain is prescribed for millet.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 November 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1992 No. 299 as amended by 1993 No. 8.