Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 4) (Cth)

Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 4)1

Statutory Rules 2003 No. 282

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, 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 March 2003

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

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 2003 (No. 4).

2Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 April 2003.

3Amendment of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

Schedule 1 amends the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Reader’s guide, before clause 3

insert

2B. Levy is also imposed on a number of animal products to fund national emergency animal disease response (EADR) activities.

[2]Regulation 3, after definition of Customs Charges Regulations

insert

EADR levy means the levy imposed, under Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, to fund national EADR activities.

[3]Schedule 3, after clause 2

insert

3EADR levy

1. (1)

   For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EADR levy is imposed on cattle transactions on which levy is imposed by clause 5 of Schedule 3 to that Act.

2. (2)

   For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to that Act, the rate of EADR levy imposed by this clause is nil.

3. (3)

   For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to that Act, EADR levy imposed on a cattle transaction by this clause is payable by the person who is liable to pay the levy imposed on the cattle transaction by clause 5 of Schedule 3 to that Act.

[4]Schedule 6, after clause 2

insert

3EADR levy

1. (1)

   For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EADR levy is imposed on dairy produce on which levy is imposed by a paragraph of clause 6 of Schedule 6 to that Act.

2. (2)

   For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to that Act, the rate of EADR levy imposed by this clause is nil.

3. (3)

   For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to that Act, EADR levy imposed on dairy produce by this clause is payable by the person who is liable to pay the levy imposed on the dairy produce by clause 6 of Schedule 6 to that Act.

[5]Schedule 14, after clause 2

insert

3EADR levy

1. (1)

   For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EADR levy is imposed on honey on which levy is imposed by clause 2 or 3 of Schedule 14 to that Act.

2. (2)

   For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to that Act, the rate of EADR levy imposed by this clause is 0.5 of a cent per kilogram.

3. (3)

   For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to that Act, EADR levy imposed on honey by this clause is payable by the person who is liable to pay the levy imposed on the honey by clause 2 or 3 of Schedule 14 to that Act.

[6]Schedule 16, after clause 1

insert

2EADR levy

1. (1)

   For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EADR levy is imposed on laying chickens hatched after the commencement of this clause on which levy is imposed by clause 3 of Schedule 16 to that Act.

2. (2)

   For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to that Act, the rate of EADR levy imposed by this clause is nil.

3. (3)

   For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to that Act, EADR levy imposed on laying chickens by this clause is payable by the proprietor of the hatchery where the chickens were hatched.

[7]Schedule 18, after clause 6

insert

7EADR levy

1. (1)

   For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EADR levy is imposed on sheep transactions and lamb transactions on which levy is imposed by clause 3 of Schedule 18 to that Act.

2. (2)

   For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to that Act, the rate of EADR levy imposed by this clause is nil.

3. (3)

   For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to that Act, EADR levy imposed on a sheep transaction or a lamb transaction by this clause is payable by the person who is liable to pay the levy imposed on the transaction by clause 3 of Schedule 18 to that Act.

[8]Schedule 19, after clause 1

insert

2EADR levy

1. (1)

   For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EADR levy is imposed on meat chickens hatched after the commencement of this clause on which levy is imposed by clause 2 of Schedule 19 to that Act.

2. (2)

   For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to that Act, the rate of EADR levy imposed by this clause is nil.

3. (3)

   For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to that Act, EADR levy imposed on meat chickens by this clause is payable by the proprietor of the hatchery where the chickens were hatched.

[9]Schedule 22, after clause 1

insert

2EADR levy

1. (1)

   For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EADR levy is imposed on pig slaughter on which levy is imposed by clause 2 of Schedule 22 to that Act.

2. (2)

   For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to that Act, the rate of EADR levy imposed by this clause is nil.

3. (3)

   For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to that Act, EADR levy imposed on pig slaughter by this clause is payable by the producer of the pigs.

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; 2001 Nos. 6, 61, 95, 109, 113, 152, 217, 234, 258 and 260; 2002 Nos. 3, 55, 68, 107, 155, 192, 274, 287, 290, 294, 307 and 324; 2003 Nos. 3, 11 and 14.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette