Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 4) (Cth)

Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 4)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 191

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999.

Dated 27 July 2006

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

SUSSAN LEY

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 4).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 October 2006.

Amendment of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 10, after Part 25

insert

Part 26 Turf

26.1Turf is a chargeable horticultural product

Turf is prescribed for:

(a)paragraph (f) of the definition of horticultural products in clause 1 of Schedule 10 to the Customs Charges Act; and

(b)the definition of chargeable horticultural products in that clause.

26.2What turf is exempt from charge

For paragraph 2 (3) (b) of Schedule 10 to the Customs Charges Act, turf produced by a producer who deals with no more than 20 000 square metres of turf in a levy year is exempt from charge.

In subregulation (1) deal with means:

(a)to sell within Australia; or

(b)to export; or

(c)both the activities mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

26.3Rate of charge — marketing component

For subclause 3 (3) of Schedule 10 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of charge is 0.3 of a cent per square metre of turf.

26.4Rate of charge — research and development component

For subclause 3 (5) of Schedule 10 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of charge is 1.2 cents per square metre of turf.

26.5What is the eligible industry body for turf

For subclauses 5 (6), (7) and (9) of Schedule 10 to the Customs Charges Act, the eligible industry body for turf is Turf Producers Australia Limited (ABN 94 100 682 782).

Note

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