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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION (DAIRY) REGULATIONS (REPEAL) 1995 NO. 211

STATUTORY RULES 1995 No. 211

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

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Dairy) Regulations (Repeal)

The Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 (the Collection Act) provides for the administrative arrangements for the collection of levies and charges imposed by the Commonwealth. This repeal of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Dairy) Regulations is required to give effect to the collection arrangements to apply from 1 July 1995 with respect to the market milk, manufacturing milk, research, Corporation, promotion, acquisition offset, re-import and import offset levies. The administrative arrangements pertaining to the collection of levies to apply from 1 July 1995 are detailed in regulations. In respect to the imposition, administration and collection of these dairy levies, the Collection Act works in conjunction with the Dairy Produce Act 1986, the Dairy Produce Levy (No. 1) Act 1986 and the Dairy Produce Levy (No. 2) Act 1986.

The changes to the collection arrangements are necessitated by the termination of the current dairy market support arrangements from 1 July 1995 and the implementation of a replacement scheme from that date. These changes resulted from Australia's commitments under the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. The scheme provides the same level of support to manufacturing milk producers as would have been provided under the previous scheme had it continued until its scheduled termination date of 30 June 2000. In replicating the previous levels of industry assistance, the arrangements will continue until 30 June 2000.

Details of the regulations are as follows:

Regulation 1 provides for the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (Dairy) Regulations to commence on 1 July 1995.

Regulation 2 provides for the repeal of Statutory Rules 1991 No. 270.