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DAIRY PRODUCE LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1992 NO. 173

STATUTORY RULES 1992 No. 173

Issued by the authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

DAIRY PRODUCE LEVY (No. 1) ACT 1986

DAIRY PRODUCE LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

The Dairy Produce Levy (No. 1) Act 1986 (the Act) provides for the Governor-General to make regulations for the purpose of financing aspects of the dairy industry arrangements which are implemented under the Dairy Produce Act 1986.

The Act finances the arrangement by imposing five levies on. the milk fat content of relevant dairy produce (whole milk and whole milk products). The five milk fat levies address market support, Corporation administration, promotion, research and exotic animal disease control.

The Australian Dairy Corporation promotes dairy products with funds raised by the promotion levy. The purpose of the Regulation is to set the operative rate of the promotion levy which is increased from 4.65 cents per kilogram of milk fat to 5.15 cents per kilogram of milk fat.

The Governor-General has taken into consideration a recommendation made to the Minister by the Executive of the Australian Dairy Industry Council, as required by Subsection 14 (3) of the Act.

The recommendation to increase the promotion levy was made to boost funding for export marketing and market development to meet objectives of the post June 1992 marketing plan.

The levy rate is below the permitted maximum rate laid down in Subsection 7 (3) of the Act.