Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

DAIRY PRODUCE (DAIRY SERVICE LEVY POLL) REGULATIONS 2006 (SLI NO 261 OF 2006) - REG 5

         (1)   This regulation applies for subsection 9 (1) of the Act.

         (2)   The first recommendation that the industry services body must make to the Minister in relation to the amount of the dairy service levy must be made by 8 April 2007.

         (3)   After making that recommendation, the industry services body must make further recommendations ( further levy recommendations ) to the Minister in relation to the amount of the dairy service levy, in accordance with subregulations (4), (5) and (6).

         (4)   Each further levy recommendation must be made not later than a day ( levy recommendation day ) to be determined by the industry services body.

         (5)   The industry services body must ensure that each levy recommendation day is not later than:

                (a)    for the first of the further levy recommendations -- 8 April 2012; and

               (b)    for any other further levy recommendation -- the fifth anniversary of the immediately previous levy recommendation day.

         (6)   Before the industry services body determines a levy recommendation day, the industry services body must consult representatives of the entities that will be, or are likely to be, eligible to vote in the poll for the recommendation, about the timing of the recommendation day.