EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1990 NO: 201
Issued by the Authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy
PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS ACT 1987
PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS REGULATIONS (Amendment)
Section 55 of the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 (the Act) provides for the making of regulations not inconsistent with the Act.
Proposed Regulation 1 defines the commencement dates of these amendments and Regulation 2 defines the Principal Regulations.
Proposed Regulations 3 amends the existing Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations by replacing fees under column 3 with new fees, increased in accordance with a five year program to achieve full cost recovery and to adjust for inflation.
Proposed Regulation (Amendment) would commence on 1 July 1990