EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 No. 187
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industry
EGGS (EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE) ACT 1982
EGGS (EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Eggs (Export Inspection Charge) Act 1982 provides for the Governor-General to make regulations for the purpose of imposing a charge on eggs inspected for export. The Act provides that regulations may prescribe different rates of charge for different classes of eggs provided they do not exceed the maximum charges set in the Act. Currently, the maximum charges allowable are $22.00 per 1000 dozen eggs in shell and $33.00 per tonne of eggs other than eggs in shell.
The maximum rate of charge for eggs other than eggs in shell was recently increased to the above rate by amendment to the Act and will enable future increases in the operative rate of charge to be made by regulatory amendment. The amendment to the Act came into effect from the date of Royal Assent, 1983.
The Eggs (Export Inspection Charge) Regulations prescribe the operative rates of charge applicable to 2 classes of eggs inspected for export. The operative charges first came into effect on 1 January 1983.
The proposed eggs export inspection charges have been determined with a view to achieving 50% recovery of costs during the remainder of 1983/84, in line with Government policy. The proposed charges are based on expected exports and inspection costs in the 1983/84 financial year. If charges continued at the current level for the full year it is estimated that only 33% of eggs export inspection costs would be recouped.
The current charges and proposed new charges are as follows:
Class of Product | Current Charge ($) | Proposed Charge ($) |
Eggs in shell (1000 dozen) | 11 | 10 |
Eggs other than eggs in shell (tonne) | 8 | 16 |
The charge for eggs in shell has been decreased in the light of a reassessment of the inspection effort involved for this class of eggs.
The proposed regulation replaces the Schedule to the Eggs (Export inspection Charge) Regulations to enable implementation of the revised export inspection charges. The revised charges are to come into effect from 1 October 1983.