Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 3) (Cth)

Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 3)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 241

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 (Excise) Levies Act 1999 and the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges 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 (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999  2

4Amendment of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000      2

Schedule 1Amendments of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999     3

Schedule 2Amendments of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000       4

1. Name of regulation

This regulation is the Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 3).

1. Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 January 2013.

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

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

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

Schedule 2 amends the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1          Amendments of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

(section 3)

[1]          Schedule 15, clause 15.3

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0.45

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0.441

[2]          Schedule 15, clause 15.4

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0.55

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0.539

[3]          Schedule 15, Division 15.2, before clause 15.6

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15.5APHA levy

(1)For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, PHA levy is imposed on stone fruit 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 PHA levy on stone fruit is 0.02 of a cent per kilogram of stone fruit.

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

Schedule 2          Amendments of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000

(section 4)

[1]          Schedule 10, clause 15.3

omit

0.45

insert

0.441

[2]          Schedule 10, clause 15.4

omit

0.55

insert

0.539

[3]          Schedule 10, Division 15.2, before clause 15.6

insert

15.5APHA charge

(1)For clause 2 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, PHA charge is imposed on stone fruit.

(2)For clause 5 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of PHA charge on stone fruit is 0.02 of a cent per kilogram of stone fruit.

(3)For clause 10 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, PHA charge on stone fruit is payable by the producer of the stone fruit.

Note

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