Statutory
Rules1991No. 186 1
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Primary
Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Pasture Seed) Regulations
I, THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of
the Federal Executive Council and under section 4 of the Acts Interpretation
Act 1901, make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries
Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991.
Dated 27 June 1991.
BILL HAYDEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
R. McMULLAN
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
for and on behalf of the
Minister of State for Primary Industries
and Energy
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Citation
1.These Regulations may be cited as the Primary Industries Levies
and Charges Collection (Pasture Seed) Regulations.
Incorporation
2. The Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Regulations
are incorporated and must be read as one with these Regulations.
Interpretation
3.In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
“certification
scheme”, in relation to a State, means a scheme for the testing and
certification of seed by the State;
“certifying
Department”, in relation to a State, means the Department of the State that
is responsible for the certification of pasture seed under the certification
scheme of the State;
“Levy
Act” means the Pasture Seed Levy Act 1989;
“pasture
seed” means the seed of a plant used or capable of being used as pasture;
“quarter”
means a period of 3 months ending on the last day of March, June, September or
December;
“State”
includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
Who
is a producer?
4.(1) Pasture seed is prescribed for the purposes of
paragraph (e) of the definition of “producer” in subsection 4 (1) of the
Collection Act.
(2) The person who was growing the pasture seed immediately before
harvesting is taken to be the producer of the pasture seed for the purposes of
the definition of “producer” in subsection 4 (1) of the Collection Act.
When
is levy due for payment?
5. For the purposes of section 6 of the Collection Act, levy imposed
on pasture seed is payable on or before the 28th day following the end of the
quarter in which the pasture seed is certified under a certification scheme.
[NOTE:
For penalty, see section 15 of the Collection Act]
Collection
of levy
6. If a collection agreement between the Commonwealth and a State
under section 10 of the Collection Act is in force for pasture seed, payment of
an amount of levy that is payable for leviable seed certified in that State
must be made to the collecting authority in the State.
Publication
of amended Schedule to Levy Act
7.If the Minister makes a declaration under subsection 9 (1)
of the Levy Act, the Secretary must ensure that a copy of the Schedule as taken
to be amended is available for public inspection.
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NOTE
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of
Australia Gazette