Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1) (Cth)

Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2001 No. 62

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.

Dated 6 February 2001

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

JUDITH TROETH

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture,

Fisheries and Forestry

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence as follows:

• (a)

  on 1 March 2001 — regulations 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

• (b)

  on 1 March 2003 — Schedule 2.

3Amendment of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

 Schedules 1 and 2 amend the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999.

Schedule 1Amendments commencing on 1 March 2001

  

(regulation 3)

[1]Schedule 3, after clause 1

insert

1AAmounts of levy for cattle other than bobby calves or lot-fed cattle

• (1)

  For paragraph 6 (1) (c) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount of levy per head is nil.

Note   Subclause (1) identifies an amount that, under the National Cattle Disease Eradication Reserve Act 1991, is destined for the National Cattle Disease Eradication Reserve.

• (2)

  For paragraph 6 (1) (d) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount of levy is 30 cents per head.

Note 1   Subclause (2) identifies an amount that, under the Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996, is destined for the Australian Animal Health Council.

Note 2   Other amounts that make up the levy for cattle other than bobby calves or lot-fed cattle are set out in paragraphs 6 (1) (a) and (b) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act.

Note 3 Subclause (2) will remain in force until 1 March 2003 — see Schedule 2 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1).

Note 4   Amounts of levy for bobby calves are set out in subclause 6 (2) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act.

[2]Schedule 3, subclause 2 (1), note

after

Live-stock

insert

Industry

[3]Schedule 3, subclause 2 (2), the notes

substitute

Note   Subclause (2) identifies an amount that, under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997, is destined for the research body.

[4]Schedule 3, after subclause 2 (2)

insert

• (3)

  For paragraph 6 (3) (c) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount of levy per head is nil.

Note   Subclause (3) identifies an amount that, under the National Cattle Disease Eradication Reserve Act 1991, is destined for the National Cattle Disease Eradication Reserve.

• (4)

  For paragraph 6 (3) (d) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount of levy is 30 cents per head.

Note 1   Subclause (4) identifies an amount that, under the Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996, is destined for the Australian Animal Health Council.

Note 2 Subclause (2) will remain in force until 1 March 2003 — see Schedule 2 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1).

Note 3 For the rates of NRS excise levy on cattle transactions, see Schedule 1 to the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998.

Schedule 2Amendments commencing on 1 March 2003

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Schedule 3, clause 1A

substitute

1AAmounts of levy for cattle other than bobby calves or lot-fed cattle

 For paragraph 6 (1) (c) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount of levy per head is nil.

Note 1   This clause identifies an amount that, under the National Cattle Disease Eradication Reserve Act 1991, is destined for the National Cattle Disease Eradication Reserve.

Note 2   Other amounts that make up the levy for cattle other than bobby calves or lot-fed cattle are set out in paragraphs 6 (1) (a), (b) and (d) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act.

Note 3   Amounts of levy for bobby calves are set out in subclause 6 (2) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act.

[2]Schedule 3, subclauses 2 (3) and (4)

substitute

• (3)

  For paragraph 6 (3) (c) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount of levy per head is nil.

Note 1   Subclause (3) identifies an amount that, under the National Cattle Disease Eradication Reserve Act 1991, is destined for the National Cattle Disease Eradication Reserve.

Note 2   Another amount that makes up the levy for lot-fed cattle is set out in paragraph 6 (3) (d) of Schedule 3 to the Excise Levies Act.

Note 3 For the rates of NRS excise levy on cattle transactions, see Schedule 1 to the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1999 No. 302, as amended by 2000 Nos. 132, 176, 237 (as amended by 2000 No. 265), 265, 320 and 345.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette