Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES (CUSTOMS) CHARGES AMENDMENT ACT 2013 (NO. 144, 2013) - SCHEDULE 2

Part 1 -- Amendments relating to maximum rate of charge

Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

1  At the end of clause 5 of Schedule 13

Add:

             (4)  The regulations must not, for the purposes of clause 3, prescribe a rate of charge greater than the rate recommended to the Minister under subclause (1).

Part 2 -- Other amendments

Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

2  After clause 4 of Schedule 13

Insert:

5   Regulations

             (1)  The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , declare a body to be the body whose recommendations about the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of clause 3 of this Schedule are to be taken into consideration under subclause (2).

             (2)  If a declaration is in force under subclause (1), then, before the Governor-General makes regulations for the purposes of clause 3 of this Schedule, the Minister must take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by the body specified in the declaration.

             (3)  If there is no declaration in force under subclause (1), then, before the Governor-General makes regulations for the purposes of clause 3 of this Schedule, the Minister must take into consideration any relevant recommendation made to the Minister by the Australian Grape and Wine Authority established under the Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013 .

             (4)  Before the Australian Grape and Wine Authority makes such a recommendation to the Minister, the Authority must consult with the persons who are required to pay the charge concerned.

             (5)  The regulations must not, for the purposes of clause 3 of this Schedule, prescribe an amount greater than the amount recommended to the Minister under subclause (2) or (3).