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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION (NATIONAL RESIDUESURVEY-GAME ANIMALS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1997 NO. 359

STATUTORY RULES 1997 No. 359

Issued by Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

National Residue Survey (Game Animals) Levy Act 1992

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Game Animals) Regulations Amendment

Section 8 of the National Residue Survey (Game Animals) Levy Act 1992 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, prescribing 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, such as penalties.

The purpose of the regulations is to reduce the operative levy rate for kangaroos under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Game Animals) Regulations retrospective to 1 July 1997.

The prescribed operative rate of levy appearing in Regulation 8 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Game Animals) Regulations in respect of game goats has been reduced from nineteen (19) cents per carcase to three (3) cents per carcase.

This rate of levy is effective from 1 July 1997 and is consistent with the wishes of industry in accordance with its commitment to the National Residue Survey under full cost recovery.