Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts
In this Schedule:
"game animal" means a wild animal that has been killed in its habitat by a shot from a firearm.
(1) National Residue Survey Levy is imposed on the processing at a processing establishment of game animals intended for human consumption, if the processing occurs after the commencement of this Schedule.
(2) National Residue Survey Levy is not imposed by this Schedule if the game animal is prescribed for the purposes of this subclause.
(1) The rate of National Residue Survey Levy imposed by this Schedule on game animals of a particular class is:
(a) the rate specified in the third column of the following table opposite that class; or
(b) if regulations are made prescribing a rate in relation to that class, being a rate that does not exceed the rate specified in the fourth column of the following table opposite that class--that prescribed rate.
Rate of levy | |||
| Class of game animal | Operative rate of levy | Maximum rate of levy |
1 | Pigs | 12 cents per carcase | 40 cents per carcase |
2 | Goats | 3 cents per carcase | 40 cents per carcase |
3 | Kangaroos | 4 cents per carcase | 40 cents per carcase |
4 | Other game | 0 cents per carcase | 40 cents per carcase |
(2) The regulations may prescribe different rates in relation to different kinds of game animals within a class of game animals.
(3) Subclause ( 2) does not affect the application of subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
National Residue Survey Levy imposed by this Schedule on the processing of game animals is payable by the producer of the game animals.