EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1986 NO. 120
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industry
DRIED VINE FRUITS EQUALIZATION ACT 1978
DRIED VINE FRUITS EQUALIZATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Dried Fruits Equalization Act 1978 provides for the Governor-General to make regulations for the purpose of the collection of levy imposed by the Dried Vine Fruits Equalization Levy 1978. The first Act provides that the regulations may prescribe the manner of payment of levy and require persons to furnish returns for the purposes of that Act.
Sub-regulation 4(3) of the Dried Vine Fruits Equalization Regulations currently requires that, if in any month no dried fruit had ceased to be in the custody of a packer, a ‘nil’ return be furnished to the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industry.
With effect from 1 July 1986, the Dried Vine Fruits Equalization Regulations are to be amended to remove this requirement to submit monthly ‘nil’ returns.