Commonwealth Numbered Acts

APPLE AND PEAR EXPORT CHARGE COLLECTION ACT 1976 No. 198 of 1976 - SECT 6

6. (1) Where the liability of a person to pay any charge is not discharged on
or before the date when the charge is payable, there is payable to the
Commonwealth by way of penalty, in addition to the amount of the charge, an
amount calculated at the rate of 10 per centum per annum upon the amount of
the charge from time to time remaining unpaid, to be computed from the date on
which the charge became payable.

(2) A penalty under this section is payable-

   (a)  where the penalty relates to charge payable by the grower of fruit and
        section 5 does not apply to the fruit-by the grower;

   (b)  where the penalty relates to charge payable by the grower of fruit and
        an amount is payable by another person under section 5 in respect of
        the charge-by that other person; or

   (c)  in any other case-by the person by whom the charge is payable.

(3) The Minister or, subject to sub-section (4), a person authorized in
writing by the Minister to grant remissions under this sub-section may, in a
particular case, for reasons that the Minister or person, as the case may be,
in his discretion thinks sufficient, remit the whole or a part of an amount
payable under this section.

(4) A remission granted under sub-section (3) by a person other than the
Minister shall not exceed $100.