Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (Deer) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1992

No. 202 1

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Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (Deer) 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 and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.

 Dated 23 June 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

SIMON CREAN

Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy

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Citation

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (Deer) Regulations.

Commencement

 2. These Regulations commence on 1 July 1992.

Interpretation

 3. In these regulations:

“Act” means the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989;

“Corporation” means the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation established under subsection 9 (1) of the Act;

“deer industry” means the primary industry in Australia concerned with:

• (a)

  the raising, breeding and slaughter of deer; and

• (b)

  the export of live deer; and

• (c)

  the production, processing and export of deer velvet;

“specified levies” means:

• (a)

  the levy imposed by section 6 of the Deer Slaughter Levy Act 1992; and

• (b)

  the levy imposed by sections 6 and 7 of the Deer Velvet Levy Act 1992; and

• (c)

  the charge imposed by section 6 of the Deer Export Charge Act 1992; and

• (d)

  the charge imposed by section 6 of the Deer Velvet Export Charge Act 1992.

Attachment of specified levies

 4. (1) For the purposes of subsection 5 (1) of the Act, the specified levies are attached to the Corporation.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph 5 (3) (a) of the Act, the whole of each of the specified levies is the research component of the levy.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph 5 (3) (b) of the Act, the primary industry to which the specified levies relate is the deer industry.

Accounting records for specified levies

 5.(1) For the purposes of paragraph 40 (1) (a) of the Act, the Corporation is to keep separate accounting records of the funding of R & D activities in relation to the deer industry.

 (2)For the purposes of paragraph 40 (1) (b) of the Act, the following amounts are to be credited in the accounting records kept under subregulation (1):

• (a)

  amounts received by the Commonwealth under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 for the specified levies and paid to the Corporation under paragraph 30 (1) (a) of the Act; and

• (b)

  amounts paid to the Corporation by the Commonwealth under paragraph 30 (1) (b) of the Act; and

• (c)

  amounts received by the Corporation as contributions to the cost of R & D activities in relation to the deer industry; and

• (d)

  amounts received by the Corporation:

  • (i)

    from the sale of property paid for; or

  • (ii)

    from the sale of property produced, or from dealing with patents in respect of inventions made; or

  • (iii)

    in respect of work paid for;

 in connection with research and development relating to the deer industry; and

• (e)

  amounts paid to the Corporation as interest in respect of the investment of the amounts referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d).

 (3)For the purposes of paragraph 40 (1) (b) of the Act, all amounts specified in section 33 of the Act that are required to be paid by the Corporation in relation to the deer industry are to be debited in the accounting records kept under subregulation (1).

 (4)For the purposes of subsection 40 (2) of the Act, the only R & D activities on which amounts credited under subregulation (2) can be spent are R & D activities in relation to the deer industry.

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NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1992.