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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION (DRIED VINE FRUITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1995 NO. 339

STATUTORY RULES 1995 No. 339

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

Horticultural Levy Act 1987

Horticultural Export Charge Act 1987

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Dried Vine Fruits) Regulations (Amendment)

Sections 14 of the Horticultural Levy Act 1987 and the Horticultural Export Charge Act 1987 provide that the Governor General may make regulations for the purposes of the Acts.

The Horticultural Levy Act 1987 and the Horticultural Export Charge Act 1987, provide the framework for the imposition of a levy and export charge on industry to support marketing and research through the Australian Horticultural Corporation (AHC) and the Horticultural Research and Development Corporation (HRDC) respectively. Regulations made under these two Acts determine the rate of levy and export charge that is imposed on each industry.

The dried vine fruits industry is one of those industries which has a statutory levy and export charge in place. The levy and export charge are imposed and collected under the Primary industries Levies and Charges Collection (Dried Vine Fruits) Regulations. Funds raised by the levy and export charge on dried vine fruits are used to fund the operations of the Australian Dried Fruits Board (ADFB), which is a product board under the AHC. The dried vine fruits industry does not participate in the HRDC.

Regulations 13 and 14 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Dried Vine Fruits) Regulations set the rate of levy and rate of export charge for dried vine fruits produced on or after 1 January 1995 at $15 per tonne.

Following advice from the Australian Dried Fruits Association, which is the recognised peak industry body for dried vine fruit growers, the ADFB has requested amendments to the Regulations which will reduce the rate of levy and rate of export charge from $15 to $10 per tonne. The reduction in the rate will be implemented on dried vine fruits produced on or after 1 January 1996.

The attached regulations will reduce the levy and export charge rate from $15 to $10 per tonne as proposed by the industry. The reduction in the rate of levy and export charge is supported by the ADFB and the AHC.