Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Avocado) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 26 1

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Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Avocado) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and having taken into consideration relevant recommendations made to the Minister by the Horticultural Research and Development Corporation, make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991, the Horticultural Levy Act 1987 and the Horticultural Export Charge Act 1987.

Dated 21 February 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BOB COLLINS

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Commencement

1.1    Regulations 4 and 5 commence on 1 April 1995.

[NOTE: The remainder of these regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Avocado) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 4 (Interpretation)

3.1   Definition of “minor first purchaser”:

Omit the definition.

4.   Regulation 10A (Rates of levy for Horticultural Research and Development Corporation)

4.1  Paragraph 10A (a):

Omit “$5.00”, substitute “$10.00”.

4.2  Paragraph 10A (b):

Omit “3 cents”, substitute “6 cents”.

5.   Regulation 11A (Rates of export charge for Horticultural Research and Development Corporation)

5.1  Paragraph 11A (a):

Omit “$5.00”, substitute “$10.00”.

5.2  Paragraph 11A (b):

Omit “3 cents”, substitute “6 cents”.

6.   Regulation 13 (Who must lodge an annual return?)

6.1  Paragraph 13 (a):

Omit the paragraph.

7.   Regulation 15 (Who must lodge quarterly returns?)

7.1  Paragraph 15 (a):

Omit “(except a minor first purchaser)”.

8.   Regulation 22 (What must be put in a return?)

8.1  After paragraph 22 (b), insert:

        “(ba)   if the person is a company—give the company’s Australian Company Number under the Corporations Law; and”.

9.   Regulation 23 (Records to be kept)

9.1  Subregulation 23 (1):

Omit “or to a minor first purchaser”.

9.2  Subregulations 23 (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5):

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

10.   Regulation 24 (Records—5 year retention period)

10.1  Omit “$1000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 February 1995.

2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 207 as amended by 1992 No. 116.