Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations

Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 64

made under the

Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989

This compilation was prepared on 4 July 2003

[Note: These Regulations were repealed by SR 1995 No. 167]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Citation [see Note 1] 

 2 Commencement 

 3 Interpretation 

 4 Establishment of the Honeybee Council 

 5 Honeybee Industry Fund 

 6 Levy attached to the Fund 

 7 Gross value of production of honey 

Notes  

1 Citation [see Note 1]

  These Regulations may be cited as the Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations.

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 2 July 1990.

3 Interpretation

  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

Council means the Honeybee Research and Development Council specified in regulation 4.

Fund means the Honeybee R & D Fund referred to in regulation 5.

honeybee industry means the industry concerned with:

 (a) the production, processing, sale and distribution of honey, beeswax and pollen; and

 (b) the provision of pollination services by honeybees; and

 (c) the breeding, sale and distribution of queen bees.

the Act means the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.

4 Establishment of the Honeybee Council

  An R & D Council to be known as the Honeybee Research and Development Council is  declared to be established in respect of the honeybee industry.

5 Honeybee Industry Fund

  For the purposes of section 107 of the Act, the R & D Fund established in respect of the Honeybee R & D Council is to be known as the Honeybee R & D Fund.

6 Levy attached to the Fund

 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 5 (1) (a) of the Act, the levies imposed by:

 (a) paragraph 5 (1) (b) of the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962; and

 (b) paragraph 5 (1) (b) of the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962; and

 (c) paragraph 7 (1) (b) of the Honey Export Charge Act 1973; are attached to the Fund.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph 5 (3) (a) of the Act, the whole of each of those levies is the research component.

 (3) For the purposes of paragraph 5 (3) (b) of the Act, the honeybee industry is the primary industry to which each levy relates.

7 Gross value of production of honey

 (1) The Minister is to determine the gross value of the production of honey for a financial year (in this regulation called relevant year) by calculating that value in accordance with the formula:

where:

A is the value of honey produced in the financial year ending 1 year before the start of the relevant year; and

B is the value of honey produced in the financial year immediately before the relevant year; and

C is the estimated value of honey to be produced in the relevant year.

 (2) A reference to the value of honey produced or to be produced in a financial year is a reference to the value of production determined by the Minister, having regard to:

 (a) the amount of honey on which levy and charge have been paid to the Commonwealth under the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962, the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962, and the Honey Export Charge Act 1973; and

 (b) the wholesale price of honey;

in that financial year.

Notes to the Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations

Note 1

The Honeybee Research and Development Council Regulations (in force under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1990 No. 64 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules