EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 No. 240
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industry
APPLE AND PEAR STABILIZATION ACT 1971
APPLE AND PEAR STABILIZATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
A Stabilization Scheme for export apples and pears is provided for by the Apple and Pear Stabilization Act 1971. The Scheme has operated over the seasons 1971-1980 and by amendment to the Act in 1981 the Scheme was extended on a phase-out basis for apples for a further four seasons (ending 1984) whilst the Scheme for pears was terminated at the end of the 1980 season.
Under the Scheme average export returns for particular varieties of apples are compared each season with established seasonal support prices for those varieties. The relationship between average export return and the support price for a particular variety determines whether a Stabilization payment is to be made on that variety.
Section 7 of the Act provides that support prices for the first season were as laid down in the Act and that support prices for seasons after the first season are to be prescribed by Regulation under the Act.
The support prices are varied each season to reflect movements in industry cash costs over the immediately preceding season. With respect to the 1982 season the cash costs movement over the 1981 season has been assessed at an average increase of 67 cents per box.
The new Regulation prescribes support prices for the 1982 season (which commenced on 1 October 1981) in accordance with the assessed cash costs movement of 67 cents per box.