EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO 121
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy.
LAYING CHICKEN LEVY COLLECTION ACT 1988
LAYING CHICKEN LEVY COLLECTION REGULATIONS
The Regulations are to enable the collection of a levy for the purposes of financing research relevant to the laying chicken industry. The levy is in response to a request by producer organisations and is supported by laying chicken research groups.
The Regulations outline matters necessary or convenient for the collection of this levy. Specifically, the Regulations require the keeping of records, manner of payment of levies and other moneys, the furnishing of returns, the manner in which an agent is authorised, the penalties for offences against the regulations and the form of a warrant to enter premises.
The Act and the proposed regulations relate to laying chickens hatched after 1 July 1990.