National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Act 2005 (Cth)

National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Act 2005

No. 109, 2005

An Act to amend the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998, and for related purposes

Contents

National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Act 2005

No. 109, 2005

An Act to amend the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998, and for related purposes

[Assented to 29 August 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Act 2005.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

1

Subclause 5(1) of Schedule 9

Omit “0.06 cents per kilogram” (first occurring), substitute “0.075 of a cent per kilogram”.

2

Subclause 5(1) of Schedule 9

Omit “(not exceeding 0.06 cents per kilogram)”, substitute “(not exceeding 0.1 of a cent per kilogram)”.

3

Subclause 5(2) of Schedule 9

Omit “0.06 cents per kilogram” (first occurring), substitute “0.075 of a cent per kilogram”.

4

Subclause 5(2) of Schedule 9

Omit “(not exceeding 0.06 cents per kilogram)”, substitute “(not exceeding 0.1 of a cent per kilogram)”.

5

Subclauses 5(3), (4), (5) and (6) of Schedule 9

Omit “(not exceeding 60 cents per tonne)”, substitute “(not exceeding $1.00 per tonne)”.

6

Application of amendments

(1) The amendments made by this Schedule apply to apples and pears sold or used on or after:

1. (a)

   if the first day of the first quarter after the Royal Assent quarter is more than 30 days after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent—the first day of the first quarter after the Royal Assent quarter; or

2. (b)

   otherwise—the first day of the second quarter after the Royal Assent quarter.

(2) In this item:

quarter means a period of 3 months beginning on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October of a year.

Royal Assent quarter means the quarter in which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 23 June 2005

Senate on 18 August 2005]

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