Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1994 No. 423 WINE GRAPES LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 2

2.1 The Wine Grapes Levy Regulations are amended as set out in these
Regulations. 

3.1 Omit the regulation, substitute: Interpretation

"2. In these Regulations:
'Act' means the Wine Grapes Levy Act 1979;
'grape industry' means the industry concerned with the production of grapes
for processing.". 

4.1 Omit the regulation, substitute: Rate of levy on prescribed goods

"3. For the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Act, in calculating levy
imposed on prescribed goods used at a winery in a year, an amount calculated
in accordance with the following table is taken to be the amount referred to
in paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act for that year:
    Quantity of prescribed         Amount of levy

goods used in a year (tonnes)
    0 - 10                         $200

    11 - 3000                      $180 + for each tonne-4.20

    3001 - 6000                    $12,780 + for each tonne over 3000

tonnes-$3.80
    6001 - 9000                    $24,180 + for each tonne over 6000

tonnes-$2.00
    9001 - 12000                   $30,180 + for each tonne over 9000

tonnes-$1.30
    12001 - 20000                  $34,080 + for each tonne over 12000

tonnes-$0.60
    20001 - 40000                  $38,880 + for each tonne over 20000

tonnes-$0.50
    40001 -                        $48,880 + for each tonne over 40000

tonnes-$0.40
(Note: Section 4 of the Act defines "prescribed goods" as:

   (a)  fresh grapes; and

   (b)  dried grapes; and

   (c)  grape juice, whether single strength or concentrated; being grapes or
        grape juice produced in Australia.)
Definition of "research amount"-prescribed amount

"3A. For the purposes of the definition of 'research amount' in subsection 6
(2) of the Act, the amount of $1.90 is prescribed. Gross value of production
for prescribed goods

"3B. (1) For the purposes of subsection 6 (4) of the Act, the manner in which
the Minister is to determine the gross value of production of prescribed goods
for a year is in accordance with the following formula:
(A+B)
3 where:
A is the estimated gross value of grapes to be produced by the grape industry
in that year, as shown in figures supplied by the Australian Bureau of
Agricultural and Resource Economics; and
B is the gross value of grapes produced by the grape industry in the 2 years
immediately before that year, as shown in figures supplied by the Australian
Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.". (Note: Section 4 of the Act
defines " prescribed goods" as:

   (a)  fresh grapes; and

   (b)  dried grapes; and

   (c)  grape juice, whether single strength or concentrated; being grapes or
        grape juice produced in Australia.)