Wine Grapes Levy Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1994

No. 423 1

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Wine Grapes Levy 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 Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979.

Dated 20 December 1994.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

bob collins

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 January 1995.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Wine Grapes Levy Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

3.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Interpretation

“2.

In these Regulations:

‘Act’ means the Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979;

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

4.   Regulation 3 (Rate of levy)

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Rate of levy on prescribed goods

“3.

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 defines “prescribed 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.]

Definition of “research amount”—prescribed amount

“3A.

For the purposes of the definition of ‘research amount’ in subsection 6 (2) of the Act, the amount of $1.90 is prescribed.

Gross value of production for prescribed goods

“3B.

(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 defines “prescribed 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.]

5.   Regulation 4 (Maximum amount of marketing component of levy)

5.1   Omit the regulation.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 1994.

2. Statutory Rules 1986 No. 164 as amended by 1987 No. 324; 1988 No. 117; 1991 No. 145.