EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1987 No. 183
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
BARLEY RESEARCH LEVY ACT 1980
BARLEY RESEARCH LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Under the Barley Research Levy Act 1980 levy is imposed on barley delivered by the grower to another person other than for storage on behalf of the grower and the money raised, together with a Commonwealth contribution, is used to fund barley research.
The Act provides for the relevant growers’ organisation to be consulted before changes are made to certain aspects of the research scheme arrangements. Under the Act this is the Australian Wheatgrowers’ Federation. However the Federation changed its name to the Grains Council of Australia by amendment to is Constitution in October 1986 and it is appropriate that the Grains Council of Australia be prescribed as the growers’ organisation.