Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
 

 

Select Legislative Instrument 2013 No. 178
 

 

Issued by the Authority of the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry

 

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical products              (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013

Legislative Authority

Subsection 39(1) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994 (Collection Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act; and, in particular, prescribing the way in which notices may be given by or to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) (a Commonwealth authority) under the Collection Act. Section 12C of the Collection Act provides specific authority to prescribe rates of levy in regulations.

Purpose

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013 (Amendment Regulation) amends the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Regulations 1995 (Principal Levy Regulations).

The Amendment Regulation commences on the day after it is registered. Consistent with an approved and published Cost Recovery Impact Statement, the purpose of the Amendment Regulation is to clarify that reduced levy rates apply to levies payable in respect of leviable disposals in the 2012-2013 financial year. This ensures clarity as to the original intention of the amendments made to the Principal Levy Regulations on 1 July 2013 by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (2013 Measures No.1) Regulation 2013.

Legislative Instruments Act 2003

The Amendment Regulation is a disallowable legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (LI Act). Section 54 of the LI Act means that the Amendment Regulation is not subject to sunsetting as the amendments to regulations in the Amendment Regulation are enabled by legislation which facilitates the establishment and operation of a scheme involving the Commonwealth and one or more states.

Cost Recovery Impact Statement and Regulatory Impact Analysis

The Amendment Regulation clarifies reductions in the rates of levies payable consistent with an approved Cost Recovery Impact Statement (CRIS) that is accessible at <http://www.apvma.gov.au/about/work/cost_recovery.php>.

The Amendment Regulation only clarifies a reduction in the rate of levy from the CRIS that was intended to apply in respect of leviable disposals in the 2012-2013 financial year. The Office of Best Practice Regulation was consulted and advised that the measures were machinery and that no further regulatory impact analysis was required (ID 15005).

Public Consultation

No additional public consultation has been undertaken as the Amendment Regulation is to clarify a reduction in the rates of the levies payable consistent with an approved and published Cost Recovery Impact Statement for which public consultation has already occurred.

Details of the Amendment Regulations

The details of the Amendment Regulation, including the impact and effect of the amending regulations are at Attachment A.

Human Rights Compatibility Assessment

This legislative instrument is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared under section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011. A full statement of compatibility is set out in Attachment B.


 ATTACHMENT A

Details of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013

Section 1 – Name of Regulation

This section provides that the title of the regulation is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013 (Amendment Regulation).

Section 2 – Commencement

This section provides that the Amendment Regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

Section 3 – Authority

This section specifies that the Amendment Regulation is made under the authority in the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994 (Collection Act).

Section 4 – Schedule(s)

This section provides that each instrument in a Schedule of the Amendment Regulation is amended as described in the Schedule.

Schedule 1 – Amendments to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Regulations 1995 (Principal Levy Regulations)

Items 1 to 4 – Subregulations 6A(2) and 6A(3)

For the authority in section 12C of the Collection Act and consistent with the approved Cost Recovery Impact Statement, these items amend subregulations 6A(2) and 6A(3) of the Principal Levy Regulations to clarify the reduction in the rates of the levies payable in respect of leviable disposals in the 2012-13 financial year. The Collection Act defines a ‘leviable disposal’. The reduction in these levy rates is a consequence of changes to application fees and new cost recovery arrangements for monitoring compliance with good manufacturing practice requirements for veterinary chemical products.

Items 1 and 2 amend subregulation 6A(2) to specify that the rates of the levy in this subregulation apply to leviable disposals in the 2006-2007 financial year and each financial year up to and including the 2011-2012 financial year. Items 3 and 4 amend subregulation 6A(3) to specify that the lower rates of the levy in this subregulation apply to leviable disposals during the 2012-2013 financial year. Until any variation of these rates in the future, the rates of the levies in subregulation 6A(3) also apply to leviable disposals in succeeding financial years.  

 

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT B

 

STATEMENT OF COMPATIBILITY WITH HUMAN RIGHTS

Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013

This Legislative Instrument is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.

Overview of the Legislative Instrument

The Amendment Regulation commences on the day after it is registered. The Amendment Regulation clarifies the reduction in the rates of the levies consistent with an approved and published Cost Recovery Impact Statement and the original intention of the amendments made to the Principal Levy Regulations on 1 July 2013 by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (2013 Measures No.1) Regulation 2013.

Human rights implications

This Legislative Instrument does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.

Conclusion

This Legislative Instrument is compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human rights issues.

 

The Hon. Peter Douglas Sidebottom MP

Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

 

Overview

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013 was enacted to clarify the reduced levy rates applicable to leviable disposals during the 2012-2013 financial year, ensuring consistency with an approved Cost Recovery Impact Statement. This regulation was introduced to address a need for clarity regarding the application of reduced levy rates, as initially intended by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (2013 Measures No.1) Regulation 2013, which amended the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Regulations 1995. Authorised by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994, the regulation aims to rectify any ambiguity in the levy rates applicable for the specified financial year, providing a clear framework for levy collection. This regulation is a disallowable legislative instrument under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, exempt from sunsetting due to its alignment with ongoing legislative schemes involving the Commonwealth and state governments. It has been assessed for compatibility with human rights, finding no adverse implications, and does not require further regulatory impact analysis beyond the approved Cost Recovery Impact Statement.

Scope and Application

The Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013 amends the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Regulations 1995, which are subordinate instruments under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994. This Act applies to entities involved in the disposal of agricultural and veterinary chemical products in Australia, ensuring the collection of a levy for the regulation and monitoring of these products. The Amendment Regulation specifically targets the clarification of reduced levy rates for the 2012-2013 financial year, ensuring consistency with previously approved cost recovery measures. The regulation applies nationally and is designed to streamline the levy collection process in line with changes in application fees and compliance monitoring costs. There are no exclusions or exemptions specified in the regulation, which will continue to apply until any future variation. The Amendment Regulation, as a disallowable legislative instrument, is not subject to sunsetting and is compatible with human rights as assessed under the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.

Key Provisions

The main operative sections of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Amendment (2012-2013 Leviable Disposals) Regulation 2013 are outlined in Attachment A of the explanatory statement. This regulation amends the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Regulations 1995 (Principal Levy Regulations) by reducing the rates of the levies payable in respect of leviable disposals in the 2012-2013 financial year. Specifically, items 1 to 4 in the Schedule to the Amendment Regulation adjust subregulations 6A(2) and 6A(3) of the Principal Levy Regulations to reflect the reduced levy rates. The Amendment Regulation aims to clarify the reduction in the rates of the levies consistent with the approved Cost Recovery Impact Statement and the original intention of the amendments made to the Principal Levy Regulations on 1 July 2013 by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (2013 Measures No.1) Regulation 2013. The Amendment Regulation imposes obligations on the parties and entities it governs by specifying the reduced rates of levies payable for leviable disposals in the 2012-2013 financial year. This includes ensuring that the lower rates of the levy, as amended in subregulations 6A(2) and 6A(3) of the Principal Levy Regulations, are applied correctly for the specified financial year. The regulation also ensures that the rates of the levies in subregulation 6A(3) apply to leviable disposals in succeeding financial years until any future variation of these rates. The obligations are designed to provide clarity and consistency in the application of levy rates, in line with the approved Cost Recovery Impact Statement. There are no specific offences, penalties, or civil/criminal consequences outlined in the Amendment Regulation itself. However, the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994 (Collection Act) may include provisions for penalties and enforcement actions for breaches related to the collection of levies. For instance, section 22 of the Collection Act provides for a penalty for non-compliance with a notice or direction issued under the Act, with the penalty being a fine of up to 1,000 penalty units for individuals and up to 5,000 penalty units for bodies corporate. Additionally, section 24 of the Collection Act provides for civil penalty provisions, with penalties for non-compliance including fines and imprisonment. These penalties are intended to ensure compliance with the regulatory framework governing the collection of levies for agricultural and veterinary chemical products.

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