EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 NO. 220
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industry
DRIED FRUITS LEVY ACT 1971
DRIED FRUITS LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Dried Fruits Levy Act 1971 provides for the Governor-General to make regulations for the purpose of prescribing levy rates for dried fruits. The levy is used to finance research arranged under the Dried Fruits Research Act 1971. In addition, the Commonwealth contributes half of amounts payable for purposes approved under that Act.
The Dried Fruits Research Committee, established under the Dried Fruits Research Act 1971, makes recommendations to the Minister on the operative rates of levy.
The Committee has recommended that the rates of levy for dried vine fruits and dried plums should be increased to $1.50 per tonne and $7.50 per tonne respectively, but that the rate for dried tree fruits other than dried plums remain unchanged at $5.00 per tonne. The then Acting Minister for Primary Industry approved the recommendations on 3 June 1985.
The existing operative rates of levy of $1.00 per tonne of dried vine fruit and $5.00 per tonne of dried plums have been specified as the operative rates of levy for those fruits since 1977 and 1983 respectively.
Following the changes now proposed operative rates of levy from fruit produced in the 1985 season will be as follows:-
| Dried Vine Fruits Dried Plums | $1.50 per tonne $7.50 per tonne |
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| Dried Tree Fruits other than Dried Plums | $5.00 per tonne |
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