EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO. 290
Issued by Authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy
BARLEY RESEARCH (LEVY COLLECTION) ACT 1980
BARLEY RESEARCH (LEVY COLLECTION) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Barley Research (Levy Collection) Act empowers the Governor-General to make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters that are prescribed or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act or for facilitating the collection or recovery of amounts of levy or penalty.
The aims of the amendments are to:
• standardise collection periods for grain levies, bringing Barley in line with those currently in place for Grain Legumes, Triticale and Wheat levies
- the Grains Council of Australia has indicated full support for the amendments, which should lead to savings in administrative effort for some levy payers
• remove gender connotations in the legislation.
• update Interpretations.
The amendments are purely technical in nature, there are no staffing implications, and any administrative costs associated with the changeover to the new arrangement can be absorbed.
It is proposed that the amendments come into effect from 1 July 1990 to ensure that first returns and payment of levies, due under the standardised collection arrangements by 28 October 1990, cover the first quarter of the new levy year. Under current Regulations the next returns are due on 14 September 1990, however if the draft Regulations are made before that date the amendments will have full effect without the need for retrospectivity. Details of the proposed amendments are set out in the attachment.
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BARLEY RESEARCH (LEVY COLLECTION) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
• Definition of “authorised agent | - removes gender connotations. |
• Definition of “quarter” | amends the existing definition of quarter to read 3 month periods ending on the last day of September, December, March or June. These periods are consistent with those applying in respect of grain legumes, triticale and wheat levies. |
• Definition of “Department” | - is deleted as superfluous. |
• Definition of “Secretary” | - “is simplified. |
• Definition of “the Act” | is amended to correctly refer to the Barley Research Levy Collection Act 1980 |
Regulation 3 | requires that the levy be due and payable upon the expiration of 28 days following the end of each quarterly period, consistent with the conditions applying to grain legumes, triticale and wheat levies. |
Regulation 5 |
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• Subregulation 5(1) | - removes gender connotations. |
Regulation 6 |
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• Subparagraph 6(a)(i) | - as above. |
Paragraph 6(b) | - ‘requires that levy returns be lodged within 28 days after the end of the quarter to which it relates, consistent with conditions applying to grain legumes, triticale and wheat levies. |
Regulation 7 | - removes gender connotations. |
Regulation 8 | - as ab-,e. |
Schedule | - as above. |
| correct.? a date anomaly in the [Illegible] block. |