Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 6) (Cth)

Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 6)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 352

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 14 December 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

TONY BURKE

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 6).

Commencement

These Regulations commence as follows:

(a)on the day after they are registered — regulations 1 to 3;

(b)on the first day of the first month after the month in which regulations 1 to 3 commence — Schedule 1.

Amendment of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

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

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Reader’s Guide, paragraphs 5 and 5A

substitute

These Regulations are made up of preliminary provisions and a number of Schedules. The preliminary provisions contain general matters and definitions. Schedules 1 to 26 each prescribe details for a commodity or class of commodities.

5A. Schedule 27 to these Regulations imposes levy on other primary industry products, sets the rates of levy and provides for who is liable to pay the levy.

[2] Reader’s Guide, paragraphs 9 and 9A

substitute

The Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000 (the Customs Charges Regulations) set out the rates of charges and other details that are necessary for the administration of the charges. The Customs Charges Regulations are arranged in a similar way to these Regulations in that they have preliminary provisions followed by a number of Schedules. Each of Schedules 1 to 13 prescribe details for a commodity or class of commodities.

9A. Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Regulations imposes charge on other primary industry products, sets the rate of charge and provides for who is liable to pay the charge.

[3] Schedule 15, clause 6.5

omit

Chestnut Growers of Australia Limited

insert

Chestnuts Australia Incorporated (ABN 11 727 740 190)

[4] Schedule 15, clause 7.5

omit

Australian Citrus Growers Incorporated

insert

Citrus Australia Limited (ABN 75 130 238 792)

[5] Schedule 15, Division 9.1, after clause 9.4

insert

9.4AWhat is the eligible industry body for dried fruits

For subclauses 6 (7), (8) and (10) of Schedule 15 to the Excise Levies Act, the eligible industry body for dried fruits is the Australian Dried Fruits Association Incorporated (ABN 88 658 293 079).

[6] Schedule 15, clause 10.3

omit

17.33 cents

insert

16.01 cents

[7] Schedule 15, clause 10.4

omit

7.25 cents

insert

8.57 cents

[8] Schedule 15, paragraph 14.5 (a)

omit

the Australian Vegetable and Potato Growers’ Federation Inc. — Potato Group

insert

Ausveg Limited (ABN 25 107 507 559)

[9] Schedule 15, clause 17.6

omit

the Australian Vegetable and Potato Growers’ Federation Inc. — Vegetable Group

insert

Ausveg Limited (ABN 25 107 507 559)

Note

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