Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986

Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 164 as amended

made under the

Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979

This compilation was prepared on 1 October 2000
taking into account amendments up to SR 1999 No. 4

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

Contents

Page

 1 Name of regulations [see Note 1] 

 2 Interpretation 

 3 Rate of levy on prescribed goods 

 3A Research amount 

 3B Gross value of production for prescribed goods 

Notes 

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986.

2 Interpretation

  In these Regulations:

Act means the Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979.

grape industry means the industry concerned with the production of grapes for processing.

3 Rate of levy on prescribed goods

  For the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, in calculating levy imposed on prescribed goods used at a winery in a year, an amount calculated in accordance with the following table is taken to be the amount referred to in paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act for that year:

Note   Section 4 of the Act defines prescribed goods as:

(a) fresh grapes; and

(b) dried grapes; and

(c) grape juice, whether single strength or concentrated;

being grapes or grape juice produced in Australia.

3A Research amount

  For the definition of research amount in subsection 6 (2) of the Act, the amount is $3.

3B Gross value of production for prescribed goods

 (1) For the purposes of subsection 6 (4) of the Act, the manner in which the Minister is to determine the gross value of production of prescribed goods for a year is in accordance with the following formula:

  where:

A is the estimated gross value of grapes to be produced by the grape industry in that year, as shown in figures supplied by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics; and

B is the gross value of grapes produced by the grape industry in the 2 years immediately before that year, as shown in figures supplied by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Note   Section 4 of the Act defines prescribed goods as:

(a) fresh grapes; and

(b) dried grapes; and

(c) grape juice, whether single strength or concentrated;

being grapes or grape juice produced in Australia.

Notes to the Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986

Note 1

The Wine Grapes Levy Regulations 1986 (in force under the Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1986 No. 164 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Table of Amendments

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