National Residue Survey Levies Regulations (Validation and Commencement of Amendments) Act 1999 (Cth)

National Residue Survey Levies Regulations (Validation and Commencement of Amendments) Act 1999

No. 163, 1999

National Residue Survey Levies Regulations (Validation and Commencement of Amendments) Act 1999

No. 163, 1999

An Act to provide for the validation and commencement of certain regulations changing the rate of National Residue Survey Levy imposed on certain sheep and lamb transactions, and for related matters

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National Residue Survey Levies Regulations (Validation and Commencement of Amendments) Act 1999

No. 163, 1999

An Act to provide for the validation and commencement of certain regulations changing the rate of National Residue Survey Levy imposed on certain sheep and lamb transactions, and for related matters

[Assented to 10 December 1999]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Residue Survey Levies Regulations (Validation and Commencement of Amendments) Act 1999.

2Commencement

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

3Validation and commencement of regulations

1. (1)

   The Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Regulations 1998 (Amendment)(Statutory Rules No. 182 of 1998) are taken to be valid and, despite regulation 1 of those regulations, are taken to have commenced on 1 August 1998.

   Note: Subsection 48(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (which limits the circumstances in which regulations may take effect retrospectively) does not affect the operation of this section.

2. (2)

   Other regulations madebefore or after the commencement of this Act that amend the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Regulations 1998 have the same effect as they would have had if the regulations to which subsection (1) applies had actually commenced on 1 August 1998.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 22 September 1999

Senate on 25 November 1999]

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