Dairy Produce Levy Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997No. 165 1

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Dairy Produce Levy Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, and having taken into consideration reports made to the Minister by the Executive Director of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, the executive of the Australian Dairy Industry Council Inc. and the executive of the Australian Dairy Farmers’ Federation Limited, make the following Regulations under the Dairy Produce Levy (No. 1) Act 1986.

Dated 25 June 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN ANDERSON

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1997.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Dairy Produce Levy Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

3.1   Insert the following definition:

“‘Australian Animal Health Council levy’ means the Australian Animal Health Council levy imposed under paragraph 5 (1) (g) of the Act;”.

4.   Regulation 4A (Manufacturing milk levy—prescribed milk fat rate and protein rate)

4.1   Subregulation 4A (1):

Omit “32.857”, substitute “31.435”.

4.2   Subregulation 4A (2):

Omit “77.919”, substitute “75.657”.

5.   Regulation 4B (Other levies—prescribed milk fat rate and protein rate)

5.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Other levies—prescribed milk fat rate and protein rate

 “4B.(1)For paragraph 9 (1) (a) of the Act, the following milk fat rates are prescribed:

• (a)

  in relation to Corporation levy—0.1400 cents a kilogram;

• (b)

  in relation to promotion levy—1.8025 cents a kilogram;

• (c)

  in relation to research levy—1.015 cents a kilogram;

• (d)

  in relation to Australian Animal Health Council levy—0.0223 cents a kilogram.

 “(2)For paragraph 9 (1) (b) of the Act, the following protein rates are prescribed:

• (a)

  in relation to Corporation levy—0.3413 cents a kilogram;

• (b)

  in relation to promotion levy—4.3936 cents a kilogram;

• (c)

  in relation to research levy—2.474 cents a kilogram;

• (d)

  in relation to Australian Animal Health Council levy—0.0543 cents a kilogram.”.

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NOTES

1.   Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1986 No. 167 as amended by 1987 Nos. 24, 108, 243 and 325; 1988 Nos. 98 and 132; 1989 Nos. 134 and 242; 1990 Nos. 50 and 111; 1991 No. 100; 1992 Nos. 143, 173 and 246; 1993 Nos. 95 and 126; 1994 No. 169; 1995 No. 210; 1996 No. 127.