Pasture Seed Levy Act 1989 (Cth)

Pasture Seed Levy Act 1989

Act No. 146 of 1989 as amended

Consolidated as in force on 7 December 1999

(includes amendments up to Act No. 32 of 1999)

[Note: This Act is repealed by No. 32, 1999]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting

Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

An Act to impose a levy on certain pasture seed harvested in Australia

1Short title [see Note 1]

This Act may be cited as the Pasture Seed Levy Act 1989.

2Commencement [see Note 1]

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

4Interpretation

1. (1)

   In this Act:

leviable seed means seed of a plant of a specified cultivar.

specified cultivar means a cultivar whose name is specified in the column headed “Cultivar” in the Schedule, being a cultivar of plants of the species and common name last specified in the Schedule before the name of the cultivar.

1. (2)

   Unless the contrary intention appears, a word or expression contained in this Act that is not defined for the purposes of this Act but is defined in the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 for the purposes of that Act has the same meaning in this Act as in the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991.

5Act to bind Crown

This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States.

6Imposition of levy

Levy is imposed on leviable seed:

1. (a)

   harvested in Australia on or after the commencement of this Act; and

2. (b)

   certified under a certification scheme;

other than seed (if any) belonging to a State.

7Rate of levy

The rate of levy in respect of any leviable seed of a plant of a cultivar is the amount per tonne specified in the column headed “Rate of Levy” in the Schedule next to the name of the cultivar.

8By whom levy payable

Levy on leviable seed is payable by the producer of the seed.

9Variation of Schedule

1. (1)

   The Minister may, by instrument published in the Gazette, declare that the Schedule is to be taken to be amended in a manner specified in the instrument, and that declaration has effect accordingly.

2. (2)

   Before making an instrument under subsection (1), the Minister shall take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to him or her by the growers organisation.

3. (3)

   The Schedule is not to be varied so that it sets out a rate of levy higher than $50.00 per tonne.

4. (4)

   The instrument is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

5. (5)

   For the purposes of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, a declaration under subsection (1) that is taken to amend the Schedule by way of repealing part of it is to be taken to be an Act that repeals that part.

Schedule

Section 4

Cultivars having leviable seeds
Kind of Plant
Species	Common Name	Cultivar	Rate of Levy
Medicago truncatula	Barrel medic	Ascot	$7.50/tonne
Cyprus	$7.50/tonne
Jemalong	$7.50/tonne
Parabinga	$7.50/tonne
Paraggio	$7.50/tonne
Sephi	$7.50/tonne
Medicago polymorpha	Burr medic	Circle Valley	$7.50/tonne
Santiago	$7.50/tonne
Serena	$7.50/tonne
Medicago murex	Murex medic	Zodiac	$7.50/tonne
Medicago tornata	Disc medic	Tornafield	$7.50/tonne
Medicago rugosa	Gama medic	Paraponto	$7.50/tonne
Sapo	$7.50/tonne
Medicago scutellata	Snail medic	Sava	$7.50/tonne
Sair	$7.50/tonne
Medicago littoralis	Strand medic	Harbinger	$7.50/tonne
Harbinger AR	$7.50/tonne
Medicago sativa	Lucerne	Amador	$12.50/tonne
Aurora	$12.50/tonne
Cimarron	$12.50/tonne
CUF 101	$12.50/tonne
Falkiner	$12.50/tonne
Hunterfield	$12.50/tonne
Hunter River	$12.50/tonne
Matador	$12.50/tonne
Maxidor II	$12.50/tonne
Nova	$12.50/tonne
Pioneer 577	$12.50/tonne
Pioneer 581	$12.50/tonne
Pioneer 5929	$12.50/tonne
P581	$12.50/tonne
Sequel	$12.50/tonne
Sheffield	$12.50/tonne
Siriver	$12.50/tonne
Springfield	$12.50/tonne
Southern Special	$12.50/tonne
Trifecta	$12.50/tonne
Validor	$12.50/tonne
Wakefield	$12.50/tonne
WL 318	$12.50/tonne
WL 415	$12.50/tonne
WL 514	$12.50/tonne
WL 515	$12.50/tonne
WL 516	$12.50/tonne
WL 605	$12.50/tonne
WL Southern	$12.50/tonne
Special
Trifolium balansae	Balansa clover	Paradana	$10/tonne
Trifolium hirtum	Rose clover	Hykon	$10/tonne
Kondinin	$10/tonne
Trifolium pratense	Red clover	Redquin	$10/tonne
Trifolium fragiferum	Strawberry	O’Connors	$10/tonne
clover	Palestine	$10/tonne
Trifolium resupinatum	Persian	Kyambro	$10/tonne
clover
Trifolium subterraneum	Sub clover	Clare	$10/tonne
Daliak	$10/tonne
Dalkeith	$10/tonne
Enfield	$10/tonne
Junee	$10/tonne
Geraldton	$10/tonne
Karridale	$10/tonne
Larisa	$10/tonne
Meteora	$10/tonne
Mt. Barker	$10/tonne
Nungarin	$10/tonne
Rosedale	$10/tonne
Seaton Park	$10/tonne
Seaton Park	$10/tonne
(reselected)
Trikkala	$10/tonne
Woogenellup	$10/tonne
Bacchus Marsh	$10/tonne
Dinninup	$10/tonne
Esperance	$10/tonne
Green Range	$10/tonne
Northam	$10/tonne
Tallarook	$10/tonne
Trifolium repens	White clover	Haifa	$10/tonne
Irrigation	$10/tonne
Trifolium semipilosum	Kenya white	Safari	$10/tonne
clover

Notes to thePasture Seed Levy Act 1989

Note 1

The Pasture Seed Levy Act 1989 as shown in this consolidation comprises Act No. 146, 1989 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act Number and year Date of Assent Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions

Pasture Seed Levy Act 1989	146, 1989	23 Nov 1989	23 Nov 1989
Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991	26, 1991	1 Mar 1991	1 July 1991 (see s. 2)	—
Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999	32, 1999	14 May 1999	Schedule 1 (items 67, 68): I July 1999 (a)	Sch. 1 (item 68)

(a) The Pasture Seed Levy Act 1989 was repealed by the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

1. (1)

   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the commencement of section 1 of the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.

Section 1 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 commenced on 1 July 1999

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provision

Primary Industries Levies and Charges (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 (No. 32, 1999)

Schedule 1

68

Application

The repeal of the Pasture Seed Levy Act 1989 by this Schedule applies to leviable seed certified under a certification scheme after the commencement of this item.