Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2) (Cth)

Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 240

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999 and the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.

Dated 25 October 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

PETER DOUGLAS SIDEBOTTOM

Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Contents

1Name of regulation                                              2

2Commencement                                                 2

3Amendment of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000      2

4Amendment of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999  2

Schedule 1Amendments of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000       3

Schedule 2Amendments of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999     4

1. Name of regulation

This regulation is the Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 November 2012.

1. Amendment of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000

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

1. Amendment of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

Schedule 2 amends the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999.

Schedule 1          Amendments of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000

(section 3)

[1]          Schedule 10, clause 5.4

omit

4 cents

insert

3.97 cents

[2]          Schedule 10, after clause 5.6

insert

5.7PHA charge

1. For clause 2 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, PHA charge is imposed on cherries on which charge is imposed by Schedule 10 to the Customs Charges Act.

1. For clause 5 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of the charge for cherries is 0.03 cents per kilogram.

1. For clause 10 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, PHA charge imposed on cherries is payable by the producer of the cherries.

Schedule 2          Amendments of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

(section 4)

[1]          Schedule 15, clause 5.4

omit

4 cents

insert

3.97 cents

[2]          Schedule 15, after clause 5.6

insert

5.7          PHA levy

     (1)      For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, PHA levy is imposed on cherries on which levy is imposed by Schedule 15 to the Excise Levies Act.

     (2)      For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, the rate of the levy for cherries is 0.03 cents per kilogram.

     (3)      For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, PHA levy imposed on cherries is payable by the producer of the cherries.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See