Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey Coarse Grains) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 62 1

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Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey—Coarse Grains) Regulations 2(Amendment)

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 and the National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992.

Dated 29 May 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN ANDERSON

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1996.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey—Coarse Grains) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 4 (Interpretation)

3.1   Definition of “Coarse Grains Levy Collection Regulations”:

Omit the definition, substitute:

“ ‘Coarse Grains Levy Collection Regulations’ means the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Coarse Grains) Regulations;”.

3.2   Definition of “NRS levy”:

Omit the definition, substitute:

“ ‘NRS levy’ means National Residue Survey Levy;”.

3.3   Insert the following definition:

“ ‘value’, in relation to leviable coarse grain, has the meaning it has in the Coarse Grains Levy Act 1992.”.

4.   Regulation 6 (What is the rate of NRS levy on oats, grain sorghum and barley?)

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

What is the rate of NRS levy on oats, grain sorghum and barley?

 “6. For the purposes of paragraph 9 (2) (b) of the NRS Administration Act, the rate of NRS levy payable on the grain harvested from oats, grain sorghum and barley is 0.015% of the value of the grain.”.

5.   Regulation 7 (What is the value of barley for the purposes of NRS levy?)

5.1   Omit the regulation.

6.   Regulation 8 (When is NRS levy due for payment?)

6.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

When is NRS levy due for payment?

 “8. For the purposes of section 6 of the Collection Act, NRS levy imposed on leviable coarse grain is due for payment:

• (a)

  on the day on which a quarterly return under regulation 12 of the Coarse Grains Levy Collection Regulations is lodged for the coarse grain; or

• (b)

  if the quarterly return is not lodged within the period provided under regulation 11 of the Coarse Grains Levy Collection Regulations—on the last day of that period.

[NOTE:   For penalty, see section 15 of the Collection Act.]”.

7.   Regulation 9 (Additional information in returns)

7.1   Omit “Grain”, substitute “Grains”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 May 1996.

2. Statutory Rules 1993 No. 313.