Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008

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No. 123, 2008

An Act to amend the Dairy Produce Act 1986, and for related purposes

Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Dairy Produce Act 1986

Part 1—Winding up the Dairy Adjustment Authority

Part 2—Terminating the dairy adjustment levy

Part 3—Winding up the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund

Schedule 2—Repeal of Acts

Dairy Adjustment Levy (Customs) Act 2000

Dairy Adjustment Levy (Excise) Act 2000

Dairy Adjustment Levy (General) Act 2000

Schedule 3—Consequential amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

Social Security Act 1991

Schedule 4—Regulations about transitional matters

Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008

No. 123, 2008

An Act to amend the Dairy Produce Act 1986, and for related purposes

[Assented to 25 November 2008]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	26 November 2008
2. Schedule 1	The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	26 November 2008
3. Schedule 2	The day after the day declared for the purposes of subclause 94(1) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986.	23 February 2009 (see F2009L00097)
4. Schedule 3, items 1 and 2	The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	26 November 2008
5. Schedule 3, item 3	Immediately after the day specified for the purposes of subclause 55(2) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986.	31 December 2008 (see F2008L04779)
6. Schedule 3, item 4	The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	26 November 2008
7. Schedule 4	The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.	26 November 2008

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Dairy Produce Act 1986

Part 1—Winding up the Dairy Adjustment Authority

1 Clause 55 of Schedule 2

Before “The”, insert “(1)”.

2 At the end of clause 55 of Schedule 2

Add:

(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that the Dairy Adjustment Authority ceases to exist immediately after a specified day.

(3) A declaration under subclause (2) has effect accordingly.

3 Applying provisions referring to the Dairy Adjustment Authority after it ceases to exist

(1) This item applies to a reference to the Dairy Adjustment Authority, to the extent that the reference concerns a power or function of that body, in any of the following:

(a) a provision of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986 or a regulation made for the purposes of that Schedule;

(b) a provision of the DEP scheme, the DSAP scheme or the SDA scheme (all within the meaning of that Schedule);

(2) If, because of subclause 55(3) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986, the Dairy Adjustment Authority has ceased to exist after a specified day, then, for the purposes of the provision referred to in subitem (1) after that day, the reference is taken to be a reference to a function or power performed or exercised by the Secretary of the Department.

(3) To avoid doubt, if, because of subclause 55(3) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986, the Dairy Adjustment Authority has ceased to exist after a specified day:

(a) a reference in subclause 73(1) of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986 to the DAA’s functions and powers; or

(b) a reference in subparagraph 79(i)(ii) of that Schedule to the functions, or the powers, of the DAA;

is taken, after that day, to be a reference to the functions and the powers, or the functions or the powers, of the Secretary of the Department to the extent that the Dairy Adjustment Authority was, before that day, capable of performing or exercising the power or function.

Part 2—Terminating the dairy adjustment levy

4 After paragraph 79(i) of Schedule 2

Insert:

(ia) in meeting the expenses incurred by the Commonwealth in relation to the termination of the program known as the Dairy Industry Adjustment Program; and

5 After subclause 83(3) of Schedule 2

Insert:

(3A) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that subclauses (1) and (2) do not apply to any amount received by the Commonwealth after the day specified in the instrument. The day specified must not be earlier than the day declared for the purposes of subclause 94(1).

6 Subclause 94(1) of Schedule 2

Repeal the subclause, substitute:

(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that the seventh day after the day on which the instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments established under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 is the levy termination day for the purposes of this clause.

7 Subclause 94(2) of Schedule 2

Omit “is no reasonable likelihood of money being paid out of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund, at any time after that 28th day, for any of”, substitute “will be sufficient money in the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund after the day declared under subclause (1), for”.

Part 3—Winding up the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund

8 After clause 77A of Schedule 2

Insert:

77AA Winding up the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund

(1) The Minister may, by written notice, specify a day or days on which there is to be paid to the Commonwealth an amount specified in the notice and standing, at the beginning of that day, to the credit of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund.

(2) The amount specified in the notice and standing to the credit of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund at the beginning of the day specified in the notice is to be paid to the Commonwealth.

(3) If no amount is standing to the credit of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund immediately after the time an amount has been paid under subclause (2), that Fund is taken to be wound up immediately after that time.

(4) A notice made under subclause (1) is not a legislative instrument.

9 At the end of Part 4 of Schedule 2

Add:

132 Compensation for acquisition of property

(1) If the operation of this Schedule would result in an acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms, the Commonwealth is liable to pay a reasonable amount of compensation to the person.

(2) If the Commonwealth and the person do not agree on the amount of the compensation, the person may institute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of compensation as the court determines.

(3) In this clause:

acquisition of property has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.

just terms has the same meaning as in paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution.

Schedule 2—Repeal of Acts

Dairy Adjustment Levy (Customs) Act 2000

1 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Dairy Adjustment Levy (Excise) Act 2000

2 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Dairy Adjustment Levy (General) Act 2000

3 The whole of the Act

Repeal the Act.

Schedule 3—Consequential amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

1 Paragraph 118‑37(1)(e)

Repeal the paragraph.

2 Application

The amendment of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 made by this Schedule applies in relation to the 2009‑2010 income year and later income years.

Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

3 Paragraph 7(9)(ab)

Repeal the paragraph.

Social Security Act 1991

4 Subsection 23(1) (definition of Farm Household Support Act 1992)

Omit “the DEP scheme,”.

Schedule 4—Regulations about transitional matters

1 Regulations

(1) The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters:

(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) In particular, regulations may be made prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments or repeals made by this Act.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 24 September 2008

Senate on 16 October 2008]

(188/08)

Overview

The Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008 was enacted by the Parliament of Australia to address the need for the termination of the dairy adjustment levy and the associated programs within the Australian dairy industry. This Act amended the Dairy Produce Act 1986 to wind up the Dairy Adjustment Authority and the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund, and to terminate the dairy adjustment levy. The policy objective of the Act was to formalise the conclusion of the financial support mechanisms previously in place for the dairy industry, ensuring a smooth transition away from these levies and funds. The Act also repealed several related Acts and made consequential amendments to other legislation, ensuring that the termination of the dairy adjustment levy would not create unintended legal or financial complications. The Act provides for the winding up of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund and the cessation of the Dairy Adjustment Authority, transferring relevant powers and functions to the Secretary of the Department. It also allows for the Minister to declare specific dates for the termination of the levy and the winding up of the Fund, ensuring that these processes occur in an orderly and timely manner. This legislative framework was designed to bring about a definitive end to the financial support structures that were previously in place for the dairy industry, facilitating a transition to a new economic environment for dairy producers.

Scope and Application

The Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008 applies to the termination and winding up of the Dairy Adjustment Authority, the cessation of the dairy adjustment levy, and the winding up of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund. This Act amends the Dairy Produce Act 1986, which is the primary piece of legislation governing the Australian dairy industry. The Act applies to entities such as the Dairy Adjustment Authority, which is to be wound up and have its powers and functions transferred to the Secretary of the Department. Furthermore, the Act affects transactions and conduct related to the dairy industry by terminating the dairy adjustment levy and managing the financial resources of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund. Geographically, this Act is a Commonwealth legislation, applying across Australia. The Act extends its application through subordinate instruments such as legislative instruments and written notices issued by the Minister, which can specify dates for the cessation of the Dairy Adjustment Authority, the dairy adjustment levy, and the winding up of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund. Exclusions or exemptions are not explicitly stated in the provided text, but it is noted that compensation is to be paid if the operation of the Schedule results in the acquisition of property from a person otherwise than on just terms.

Key Provisions

The Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Act 2008 (C2008A00123) amends the Dairy Produce Act 1986, primarily to wind up the Dairy Adjustment Authority and the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund, as well as to terminate the dairy adjustment levy. The key operative sections of this Act include the winding up of the Dairy Adjustment Authority (Schedule 1, Part 1), the termination of the dairy adjustment levy (Schedule 1, Part 2), and the winding up of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund (Schedule 1, Part 3). These provisions require the Minister to declare the cessation of the Dairy Adjustment Authority and the levy and specify the dates for winding up the fund. The Act also mandates compensation for any property acquisition that occurs without just terms (Schedule 2, clause 132). The obligations imposed by the Act on the relevant parties include the declaration of the cessation of the Dairy Adjustment Authority and the dairy adjustment levy by the Minister, as per the provisions in Schedule 1, Parts 1 and 2. Furthermore, the Act requires the Minister to specify the days for the payment of funds from the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund to the Commonwealth, leading to the fund's winding up once the specified amount is paid (Schedule 1, Part 3). The Act also includes consequential amendments to other Acts, such as the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973, and Social Security Act 1991, to reflect the termination of the levy and the authority. Breaches of the provisions in this Act may lead to civil or criminal consequences. However, the Act does not explicitly outline offences or penalties for non-compliance. The potential legal consequences would depend on the specific provisions of the amended Dairy Produce Act 1986 and other relevant legislation. For example, failure to provide compensation for property acquisition without just terms may result in legal proceedings for the recovery of compensation as stipulated in clause 132 of Schedule 2.

Area of Law: Administrative Law; Taxation Law
Instrument: Act
Concepts: Commencement Provisions; Repeal & Amendment; Compensation for acquisition of property

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