EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1988 No 369
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Resources
PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS ACT 1987
PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS REGULATIONS
Section 55 of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 (“the Act”) provides for the making of regulations for the purposes of the Act including the prescribing of fees in relation to the granting of Plant Variety Rights.
The proposed Plant Variety Rights Regulations (Amendment) (“the proposed regulations”) prescribe a number of species and genera for the purposes of section 13(1) of the Act.
The proposed regulations prescribe additional genera or species of plant for the purposes of sub-section 13(1) of the Act to be operative upon the making of the regulation.