Wool Industry (Sampling Sites) Regulations (Amendment)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

STATUTORY RULES 1985 NO. 259

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industry

WOOL INDUSTRY ACT 1972

WOOL INDUSTRY (SAMPLING SITES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

The Wool Industry Act 1972 provides for the Governor-General to make regulations for and in relation to -

• the registration and inspection of wool sampling sites, and

• the fees payable in respect of the registration and inspection of sampling sites in accordance with the regulations.

The Wool Industry (Sampling Sites) Regulations provide for the registration of establishments testing wool and for monitoring their sampling and testing procedures to ensure that they maintain a high standard of performance. The Regulations prescribe the fees payable for registration and inspection.

This amending Regulation decreases the fee for inspection of registered sampling by the Australian Wool Measurement Standards Authority of the Department.

The fee is based on the number of lots of wool expected to be sampled at registered sampling sites for the purpose of issuing International Wool Textile Organisation Certificates during the financial year and the cost of inspection during that period.

The sampling site inspection fees have been revised with a view to maintaining 50% recovery of costs incurred in line with Government policy. The decrease in charge in respect of each lot of wool that is sampled arises as the result of a significant increase expected in the number of lots to be inspected during the year. No consequent increase in the number of inspection staff is expected.

The former and present fees are as follows:

The reduced rate of charge for inspection of sampling at registered sampling sites is to come into effect from 1 October 1985.