Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986 (Cth)

Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 164 as amended

made under the

Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979

This compilation was prepared on 1 October 2000

taking into account amendments up to SR 1999 No. 4

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting

Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

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      1Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

 These Regulations are the Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986.

2Interpretation

 In these Regulations:

Act means the Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979.

grape industry means the industry concerned with the production of grapes for processing.

3Rate of levy on prescribed goods

 For the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, in calculating levy imposed on prescribed goods used at a winery in a year, an amount calculated in accordance with the following table is taken to be the amount referred to in paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act for that year:

Quantity of prescribed goods used in a year (tonnes)	Amount of levy
0 - 10	$200
11 - 3000	$180 + for each tonne—$4.20
3001 - 6000	$12,780 + for each tonne over 3000 tonnes—$3.80
6001 - 9000	$24,180 + for each tonne over 6000 tonnes—$2.00
9001 - 12000	$30,180 + for each tonne over 9000 tonnes—$1.30
12001 - 20000	$34,080 + for each tonne over 12000 tonnes—$0.60
20001 - 40000	$38,880 + for each tonne over 20000 tonnes—$0.50
40001 -	$48,880 + for each tonne over 40000 tonnes—$0.40

Note Section 4 of the Act definesprescribed goods as:

(a) fresh grapes; and

(b) dried grapes; and

(c) grape juice, whether single strength or concentrated;

being grapes or grape juice produced in Australia.

3AResearch amount

 For the definition of research amount in subsection 6 (2) of the Act, the amount is $3.

3BGross value of production for prescribed goods

• (1)

  For the purposes of subsection 6 (4) of the Act, the manner in which the Minister is to determine the gross value of production of prescribed goods for a year is in accordance with the following formula:

   where:

  A is the estimated gross value of grapes to be produced by the grape industry in that year, as shown in figures supplied by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics; and

  B is the gross value of grapes produced by the grape industry in the 2 years immediately before that year, as shown in figures supplied by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

  Note Section 4 of the Act definesprescribed goods as:

  (a) fresh grapes; and

  (b) dried grapes; and

  (c) grape juice, whether single strength or concentrated;

  being grapes or grape juice produced in Australia.

Notes to the Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986

Note 1

The Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986 (in force under the Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1986 No. 164 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1986 No. 164	30 June 1986	1 July 1986
1987 No. 324	22 Dec 1987	1 Jan 1988	—
1988 No. 117	10 June 1988	1 July 1988	—
1991 No. 145	26 June 1991	R. 3.1: 2 July 1991 R. 3.2: 1 July 1992 Remainder: 26 June 1991	—
1994 No. 423	23 Dec 1994	1 Jan 1995	—
1999 No. 4	5 Feb 1999	5 Feb 1999	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted       am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
R. 1 .........................................	rs. 1999 No. 4
R. 2 .........................................	rs. 1994 No. 423
R. 3 .........................................	am. 1987 No. 324; 1988 No. 117; 1991 No. 145
rs. 1994 No. 423
R. 3A ......................................	ad. 1994 No. 423
rs. 1999 No. 4
R. 3B ......................................	ad. 1994 No. 423
R. 4 .........................................	am. 1988 No. 117
rep. 1994 No. 423