EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1986 No. 163
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Finance for and on behalf of the Minister for Primary Industry.
GRAPE RESEARCH LEVY COLLECTION REGULATIONS
The Grape Research Levy Collection Act 1986 provides the machinery for the collection of levy imposed by the related Grape Research Levy Act 1986. Both Acts will commence on 1 July 1986. The money raised by the imposition of the levy will be used to finance a research scheme for the grape industry. Administrative and organisational arrangements for the scheme will be provided under the Rural Industries Research Act 1985.
Section 15 of the Grape Research Levy Collection Act 1986 provides that regulations may be made, not inconsistent with the Act for the purposes of facilitating the collection or recovery of amounts of levy or penalty and in particular :
(a) providing for the manner of payment of levy
(b) requiring the keeping of records by growers or processors of prescribed goods
(c) requiring the furnishing of returns by growers or processors in respect of prescribed goods
(d) prescribing penalties for offences against the regulations.
In accordance with Section 15 of the Grape Research Levy Collection Act 1986, the Grape Research Levy Collection Regulations prescribe the necessary administrative arrangements to give effect to levy collection provisions under the Act.