Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES (EXCISE) LEVIES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (NO. 6) 2001 NO. 152 - SCHEDULE 1

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[1] Schedule 9, clause 1

substitute

1 Rates of levy

For subclause 4 (1) of Schedule 9 to the Excise Levies Act, the following rates of levy are fixed:

(a)

for dried vine fruits — $0.00 per tonne;

(b)

for dried plums — $0.00 per tonne;

(c)

for dried tree fruits other than dried plums — $0.00 per tonne.

Note
For the operative rate of NRS levy on dried fruits, see clause 4 of Schedule 4 to the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998 .

[2] Schedule 15, Part 9

substitute

Part 9 Dried fruits
9.1 Definitions for Part 9
In this Part:

"dried fruits" means dried tree fruits or dried vine fruits.

"dried tree fruits" means dried apricots, dried pears, dried peaches, dried nectarines or dried plums.

"dried vine fruits" means dried grapes.

9.2 Dried fruits are leviable horticultural products

For the definition of leviable horticultural products in clause 1 of Schedule 15 to the Excise Levies Act, dried fruits are leviable horticultural products.

9.3 Rate of levy — marketing component

For subclause 4 (1) of Schedule 15 to the Excise Levies Act, the rate of levy is $7 per tonne of processed dried vine fruits.

Note
Subclause 2 (3) of Schedule 15 to the Excise Levies Act provides that levy is not imposed by that Schedule on leviable horticultural products that are exported from Australia.

9.4 Rates of levy — research and development component
For subclause 4 (3) of Schedule 15 to the Excise Levy Act, the following rates of levy are fixed:

(a)

for dried vine fruits — $11 per tonne;

(b)

for dried plums — $13 per tonne;

(c)

for dried tree fruits other than dried plums — $32 per tonne.

Note
For the operative rate of NRS levy on dried fruits, see clause 4 of Schedule 4 to the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998 .