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

Statutory Rules 1994

No. 393 1

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Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Chestnut) 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 the relevant recommendations made to the Minister by the Australian Horticultural Corporation and 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 18 November 1994.

 

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

  

BOB COLLINS

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Amendment

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

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 4 (Interpretation)

2.1 Insert the following definition:

“ ‘company’ has the same meaning as it has in the Corporations Law;”.

3.   Regulation 11 (Rate of levy for Australian Horticultural Corporation)

3.1 Omit “5 cents”, substitute “2.5 cents”.

4.   Regulation 12 (Rate of levy for Horticultural Research and Development Corporation)

4.1 Omit “5 cents”, substitute “7.5 cents”.

5.   Regulation 13 (Rate of export charge for Australian Horticultural Corporation)

5.1 Omit “5 cents”, substitute “2.5 cents”.

6.   Regulation 14 (Rate of export charge for Horticultural Research and Development Corporation)

6.1 Omit “5 cents”, substitute “7.5 cents”.

7.   Regulation 18 (What must be put in a return?)

7.1 After paragraph (b), insert:

• “(ba)

  if the person is a company—state the company’s Australian Company Number under the Corporations Law;”.

8.   Regulation 19 (Records to be kept)

8.1 Subregulation 19 (1):

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

8.2 Subregulation 19 (2):

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

8.3 Subregulation 19 (3):

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

8.4 Subregulation 19 (4):

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

8.5 Subregulation 19 (5):

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

8.6 Subregulation 19 (6):

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

9.   Regulation 20 (Records—5 year retention period)

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

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 November 1994.

2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 434.