Poultry Industry Levy Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1980 No. 184

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POULTRY INDUSTRY LEVY ACT 19651

WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section 6 (1) of the Poultry Industry Levy Act 1965 that the rate of levy imposed by that Act is such amount in respect of each hen as is prescribed:

AND WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section 6 (2) of that Act that, before making any regulations for the purposes of sub-section 6 (1), the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the rate of levy made to the Minister by The Council of Egg Marketing Authorities of Australia, and that regulations shall not be made prescribing a rate in excess of the rate last recommended by that Council to the Minister:

AND WHEREAS the rate last recommended by that Council to the Minister is a rate of 7.5 cents in respect of each hen for each prescribed day on or after 1 July 1980:

NOW THEREFORE I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and after taking into consideration the recommendation with respect to the rate of levy made to the Minister by The Council of Egg Marketing Authorities of Australia, hereby make the following Regulations under the PoultryIndustry Levy Act 1965.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of June 1980.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

PETER NIXON

Minister of State for Primary Industry

Amendment of the Poultry Industry Levy Regulations2

Commencement

1. Regulation 2 shall come into operation on 1 July 1980.

Prescribed amount of levy

2. Regulation 3 of the Poultry Industry Levy Regulations is amended by omitting “7 cents” and substituting “7.5 cents”.

Notes

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1980.

2. Statutory Rules 1965 No.78 as amended by Statutory Rules 1966 Nos.8 and 107; 1967 Nos. 32, 84 and 127; 1968 No. 59; 1969 No. 82; 1970 No. 73; 1971 No. 62; 1977 No. 54; 1978 No. 64; 1979 No. 94.