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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION (NATIONAL RESIDUE SURVEY -AQUATIC ANIMAL EXPORT) REGULATIONS 1998 1998 NO. 30

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

STATUTORY RULES 1998 NO. 30

Issued by Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

National Residue Survey (Aquatic Animal Export) Levy Act 1992

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey - Aquatic Animal Export) Regulations 1998

Section 30 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 (the Collection Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Collection Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Collection Act, in particular * the making of provisions in relation to the payment of levy or amounts on account of levy and other amounts payable to the Commonwealth.

Section 8 of the National Residue Survey (Aquatic Animal Export) Levy Act 1992 (the NRS Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the NRS Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted by the NRS Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the NRS Act.

The prescribed operative rate of levy, under the NRS Act, appearing in Column [2] of the Table appearing in the Act, is being set at a rate of one cent per kilo for fin fish, abalone, other crustaceans and molluscs and any other aquatic animals. The rates of levy are consistent with the wishes of the Australian Seafood Industry Council in accordance with its commitment to the National Residue Survey under full cost recovery.

These regulations are effective from 30 March 1998.


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