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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION (NATIONAL RESIDUE SURVEY - LAYING CHICKEN) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 167

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

STATUTORY RULES 1994 No. 167

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 - Laying Chicken) 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 laying chickens under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Laying Chicken) Regulations from to 1 July 1994.

The prescribed operative rate of levy appearing in Regulation 9 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Laying Chicken) Regulations has been decreased from .48 cents per head to .40 cents per head.

This rate of levy is effective from 1 July 1994, and is consistent with the wishes of industry in accordance with its commitment to the National Residue Survey under full cost recovery.


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