EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 No. 378
Issued by the Authority of the Minister of State for Transport and Construction for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Primary Industry
DAIRY PRODUCTS (EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE) REGULATIONS
The Dairy Products (Export Inspection Charge) Act 1982 (the Act) (Act No. 10, Assented to on 15 April 1982) provides for the imposition of charges aimed at recovering approximately fifty percent of the cost of the Government’s inspection program for dairy products exported from Australia.
Section 5 of the Act provides for a charge to be imposed on dairy products that are submitted for inspection for export from Australia. Section 6 of the Act provides for operative rates of charge to be set by regulation, subject to a maximum rate of $5.00 per tonne.
The proposed regulations are similar to other regulations already promulgated for meat, grains, dried fruit and fish. They establish the actual rate of charge to be imposed.
Details of the proposed regulations are:
Regulation 1 | - | citation |
Regulation 2 | - | commencement date of 1 January 1983 |
Regulation 3 | - | interpretations |
Regulation 4 | - | establishes the rate of charge applicable to classes of dairy products specified in the Schedule as follows |
Class of dairy products | Rate per tonne | |
| $ | |
| $ | |
Butter packed in bulk or pat form..................................... | 2.50 | |
Butter packed otherwise than in bulk or pat form........................... | 1.00 | |
Butter fat products other than butter................................... | 1.00 | |
Cheese packed in bulk............................................ | 2.50 | |
Cheese packed otherwise than in bulk.................................. | 1.00 | |
Concentrated, condensed and dried milk................................ | 0.50 | |
All other dairy products........................................... | 1.00 | |
It is estimated that, at the proposed rates, some $153,500 will be raised during the period 1 January 1983 to 30 June 1983. This is equivalent to approximately half the estimated total inspection costs for dairy products exported from Australia over the same period.