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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION (NATIONAL RESIDUE SURVEY -GRAIN LEGUMES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1996 NO. 65

STATUTORY RULES 1996 No. 65

Issued by Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey - Grain Legumes) Regulations (Amendment)

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 13 of the National Residue Survey Administration 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 purpose of the regulations is to decrease the operative levy rate on lupins and field peas and include chickpeas under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Grain. Legumes) Regulations from to 1 July 1996.

The prescribed operative rate of levy appearing in Regulation 6 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Grain Legumes) Regulations on lupins and field peas has been decreased from 0.03% of the value of the grain to 0.015% of the value of the grain.

This rate of levy is effective from 1 July 1996, and is consistent with the wishes of industry in accordance with its commitment to the National Residue Survey under full cost recovery.