EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 No. 258
Issued by the authority of the Minister of Primary Industry.
EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE ACT 1985
EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT).
The Export Inspection Charge Act 1985 (the Act) provides for the Governor-General to make regulations for the purposes of the Act. The Act imposes charges on the export inspection of primary products other than meat.
The Export Inspection Charge Regulations (Amendment) increases the charges listed for the inspection of dairy products and dried fruits. This increase in charge has been necessitated by cost increases over the past year and is in line with the Government policy of recovering 50% of inspection costs.
The former and present fees are as follows.
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1. | Butter | $1.16 per tonne | $1.26 per tonne |
2. | Butter fat products other than Butter | $1.64 per tonne | $2.13 per tonne |
3. | Cheese | $2.57 per tonne | $2.80 per tonne |
4. | Dairy produce not included in Item 1, 2 or 3 | $1.97 per tonne | $2.13 per tonne |
5. | Dried tree fruit | $4.80 per tonne | $5.20 per tonne |
6. | Dried vine fruit | $4.80 per tonne | $5.20 per tonne |
The revised charges were announced in the Budget papers and in a Departmental press release on 22 August 1985.