Statutory
Rules 1997No. 364 1
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Primary Industries Levies and Charges
Collection (National Residue Survey—Honey) 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 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—Honey)
Regulations.
Commencement
2. These Regulations commence on 1 January 1998.
Interpretation
3.(1)In
these Regulations:
“Honey Levy Collection Regulations” means the
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Honey) Regulations;
“NRS Export Levy Act” means the National Residue
Survey (Honey Export) Levy Act 1992;
“NRS levy” means National Residue Survey Levy;
“NRS Levy Act” means the National Residue Survey
(Honey) Levy Act 1992.
(2) An expression used in these Regulations and
in the Honey Levy Collection Regulations has the same meaning in these
Regulations as in those Regulations.
NRS levy
4.The NRS Levy Act and the NRS Export Levy
Act are 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 honey?
5. For paragraph 9 (2) (b) of the National
Residue Survey Administration Act 1992, the rate of NRS levy payable on
honey is 0.25 cents a kilogram.
When is NRS levy due for payment?
6. For section 6 of the Collection Act, NRS levy
imposed on honey is due for payment:
- (a)
on the day when a monthly return mentioned in
regulation 9 of the Honey Levy Collection Regulations is lodged for the honey;
or
- (b)
if the return
is not lodged within the period stated in regulation 9 of those Regulations—on
the last day of that period.
[NOTE: For penalty, see section 15 of the
Collection Act.]
Additional information in returns
7. As well as complying with the Honey Levy
Collection Regulations, a return lodged by a person under those Regulations
must include particulars of the total amount of NRS levy payable on the honey
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