Cotton Levy Act 1982

Cotton Levy Act 1982

Act No. 147 of 1982 as amended

Consolidated as in force on 14 October 1999

(includes amendments up to Act No. 32 of 1999)

[Note: This Act is repealed by No. 32 of 1999]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Short title [see Note 1]...........................

2 Commencement [see Note 1].......................

4 Interpretation.................................

5 Imposition of levy..............................

6 Regulations..................................

Notes 

An Act to impose a levy upon certain cotton produced in Australia

1  Short title [see Note 1]

  This Act may be cited as the Cotton Levy Act 1982.

2  Commencement [see Note 1]

  This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

4  Interpretation

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears

growers’ organization means the organization known as the Australian Cotton Growers' Research Association or such other organization as is from time to time prescribed for the purposes of this definition.

leviable cotton means raw cotton, that is to say, the natural fibrous hairs that are produced from seed cotton by separating the hairs from the seed and are not further processed.

levy means an amount of levy imposed by this Act.

seed cotton means cotton seed, with the natural fibrous hairs attached, as extracted from the ripened bolls of a cotton plant.

 (2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a word or expression contained in this Act that is not defined for the purposes of this Act but is defined in the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 for the purposes of that Act has the same meaning in this Act as in the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991.

5  Imposition of levy

 (1) Subject to this Act, levy is imposed on leviable cotton produced in Australia on or after 1 March 1983.

 (2) The rate of levy in respect of leviable cotton is $1.00 per 225 kilograms or such other rate (not being a rate higher than $3.00 per 225 kilograms) as is from time to time prescribed for the purposes of this sub‑section.

 (3) Levy on leviable cotton is payable to the Commonwealth by the producer of the cotton.

6  Regulations

 (1) The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing matters permitted by this Act to be prescribed.

 (2) Before making regulations for the purposes of sub‑section 5 (2), the Governor‑General shall take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by the growers' organization.

Notes to the Cotton Levy Act 1982

Note 1

The Cotton Levy Act 1982as shown in this consolidation comprises Act No. 147, 1982 amended as indicated in the tables below.

Table of Acts

(a) The Cotton Levy Act 1982 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 3-5) only of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991, section 2 of which provides as follows:

 (1) This Act commences at the commencement of the Primary Industriues Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991.

 The Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 commenced on 1 July 1991.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted