Statutory
Rules 1997No. 363 1
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Primary Industries Levies and Charges
Collection (National Residue Survey—Apple and Pear) Regulations
I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia,
acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following
Regulations under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act
1991, the Horticultural Export Charge Act 1987 and the National
Residue Survey Administration Act 1992.
Dated
8 December 1997.
WILLIAM
DEANE
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
JOHN ANDERSON
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
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Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Primary
Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey—Apple and
Pear) Regulations.
Commencement
2. These Regulations commence on 1 January 1998.
Interpretation
3.(1)In
these Regulations:
“Apple and Pear Levy Collection Regulations” means
the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Apple and Pear)
Regulations;
“NRS Administration Act” means the National
Residue Survey Administration Act 1992;
“NRS levy” means National Residue Survey Levy or
charge for the purposes of the National Residue Survey;
“NRS Levy Act” means the National Residue Survey
(Horticultural Products) Levy Act 1992.
(2) A word or phrase used in these Regulations
and in the Apple and Pear Levy Collection Regulations has the same meaning in
these Regulations as in those Regulations.
NRS levy
4.The NRS Levy Act is prescribed for the
purposes of the definition of “levy” in subsection 4 (1) of the Collection
Act.
What is the rate of NRS levy on domestic apples and pears?
5.(1) For
paragraph 9 (2) (b) of the NRS Administration Act, the rate of NRS levy payable
on juicing apples or juicing pears is 10 cents a tonne.
(2)For paragraph 9 (2) (b) of the NRS
Administration Act, the rate of NRS levy payable on processing apples or
processing pears is 20 cents a tonne.
(3) For paragraph 9 (2) (b) of the NRS
Administration Act, the rate of NRS levy is 1 cent a box for:
What is the rate of NRS levy on export apples and pears?
6. For section 10 of the Horticultural
Export Charge Act 1987, the rate of charge in relation to apples and
pears for the purposes of the National Residue Survey is 1 cent a box.
When is NRS levy due for payment?
7. For section 6 of the Collection Act, NRS levy
imposed on apples or pears is due for payment:
- (a)
on the day when a monthly return mentioned in
regulation 16 of the Apple and Pear Levy Collection Regulations is lodged for
the apples or pears; or
- (b)
if the return is not lodged within the period
stated in regulation 15 of those Regulations—on the last day of that period.
[NOTE: For penalty, see section 15 of the
Collection Act.]
Additional information in returns
8. As well as complying with the Apple and Pear
Levy Collection Regulations, a return lodged by a person under those
Regulations must include details of the total amount of NRS levy payable on the
apples or pears to which the return relates.
[NOTE: For penalty, see section 24 of the
Collection Act.]
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NOTE
1. Notified in the Commonwealth
of Australia Gazette