STATUTORY RULES
1971 No. 165
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DRIED FRUITS LEVY COLLECTION ACT 1971.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Dried Fruits Levy Collection Act 1971.
Dated this ninth day of December, 1971.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(SGD.) IAN SINCLAIR
Minister of State for Primary Industry.
DRIED FRUITS LEVY COLLECTION REGULATIONS
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Dried Fruits Levy Collection Regulations.
Definition of “return period”.
2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “return period” means—
(a) the period of nine months that ended on the thirtieth day of September, 1971; or
(b) the period of twelve months ending on the thirtieth day of September in a subsequent year.
Manner of payment of levy, &c.
3. Payment of levy or other amounts payable to the Commonwealth under the Dried Fruits Levy Collection Act 1971 shall be made to the Collector of Public Moneys, Department of Primary Industry, at the office of that Department in Canberra.
Proper records to be kept.
4.—(1.) The proprietor of a packing house shall keep records showing, in respect of dried fruits received at that packing house on a day—
(a) the name and address of each grower of dried fruits from whom dried fruits are received at that packing house on that day for packing; and
(b) the quantity of each variety of dried fruits so received from each such grower.
Penalty: Two hundred dollars.
(2.) A person who has kept records under the last preceding sub-regulation shall retain those records for at least three years after the day to which they relate.
Penalty: Two hundred dollars.
(3.) For the purpose of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, dried apricots, dried pears, dried peaches dried nectarines, dried plums, dried currant grapes, dried sultana grapes and dried raisin grapes are each a variety of dried fruits.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1971.
21299/71—Price 8c 10/2110.1971
Annual returns.
5. The proprietor of a packing house shall, on or before the thirtieth day of November in a season, furnish to the Secretary a return, in accordance with Form 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations, of all dried fruits that were received for packing at that packing house during the return period that ended on the preceding thirtieth day of September.
Authorized agents.
6.—(1.) The proprietor of a packing house may appoint a person to be his authorised agent for the purpose of executing, from time to time, on his behalf, declarations on forms in accordance with Form 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2.) An appointment under the last preceding sub-regulation—
(а) shall be in accordance with Form 2 in the Schedule to these Regulations; and
(b) shall be furnished to the Secretary.
THE SCHEDULE
Form 1 Regulation 5.
Commonwealth of Australia
Dried Fruits Levy Collection Act
RETURN OF DRIED FRUITS RECEIVED AT A PACKING HOUSE
Name of Packing House
Address of Packing House
Name of Proprietor
Particulars of dried fruits received for packing at the abovementioned packing house are as follows:—
A. Dried fruits received during the return period that ended on 30th September, 19 being dried fruits of the season that commenced on 1st January in that year—
Variety | Weight | Rate of Levy Per Ton | Levy Payable |
Currants................... |
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Raisins.................... |
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Sultanas................... |
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Apricots................... |
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Nectarines................. |
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Peaches................... |
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Pears..................... |
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Plums (Prunes).............. |
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| Total Levy Payable..................$............................. | ||
B. Dried fruits received during that return period, being dried fruits of the season that commenced on 1st January in the preceding year—
Variety | Weight | Rate of Levy Per Ton | Levy Payable |
Currants................... |
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Raisins.................... |
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Sultanas................... |
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Apricots................... |
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Nectarines................. |
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Peaches................... |
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Pears..................... |
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Plums (Prunes).............. |
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| Total Levy Payable..................$............................... | ||
DECLARATION
I, (full name and address of declarant)
declare—
1. That I am (the authorised agent of) the proprietor of the abovementioned packing house.
2. That the information contained in the above return is true in every particular.
Declared at this day
of , 19
(Signature of Declarant)
(Signature of Witness)
(Address and occupation of Witness)
Form 2
Commonwealth of Australia Regulation 6.
Dried Fruits Levy Collection Act
APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORIZED AGENT
To the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industry at Canberra:—
I, (full name and address of proprietor),
being the proprietor of the Packing
House at
hereby appoint (full name, occupation and address of authorized agent),
a specimen of whose signature appears on this appointment, to be my authorized agent for the purposes of executing, from time to time, on my behalf, declarations on forms in accordance with Form 1 in the Schedule to the Dried Fruits Levy Collection Regulations.
Dated at this day
of , 19 .
(Signature of Proprietor)
(Signature of Witness)
(Address and occupation of Witness)
(Signature of Agent)
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