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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION (NATIONAL RESIDUE SURVEY - WHEAT) REGULATIONS 1993 NO. 314

STATUTORY RULES 1993 No. 314

Issued by Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey - Wheat) Regulations

Section 13 of the National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the purposes of carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

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 Act, prescribing all matters required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the purposes of 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.

Paragraph 9(2)(b) of the Act allows for a rate of levy to be prescribed in relation to wheat not exceeding the rate specified in Column [3] of the Table appearing in the Schedule to the Act.

The purpose of the proposed regulations is to provide the appropriate administrative measures and set the operative levy rate under which the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Wheat) Regulations will operate from 1 January 1994.

The prescribed operative rate of levy appearing in Column [2] of the Table appearing in the Act is being set at the maximum rate of zero point zero three per cent (0.03%) of the sale value of the grain, with effect from 1 January 1994. This rate of levy is consistent with the wishes of the Grains Council of Australia in accordance with its commitment to the National Residue Survey under full cost recovery.