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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES (EXCISE) LEVIES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2003 (NO. 1) 2003 NO. 3

STATUTORY RULES 2003 No. 3

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1)

Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1)

Section 8 of both the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 (the Excise Levies Act) and the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999 (the Customs Charges Act) provide that the Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by those Acts to be prescribed or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to those Acts.

The purpose of the regulations is to provide for the levy and charge that fund the Sugar Industry Reform Programme to cease on 31 December 2007.

The Sugar Industry Reform Programme announced by the Minister on 10 September 2002 will provide support for the industry to ensure its long-term viability and sustainability. This support consists of immediate assistance, in the form of income support, replanting interest rate subsidies and exit grants. The programme also contains long-term reform initiatives in the form of an Industry Guidance Group, Regional Guidance Groups and Regional Project Assistance. The programme will be administered by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (AFFA) and levy will be paid by Levies Revenue Service into the Consolidated Revenue Fund and appropriated by the AFFA programme managers in accordance with the demands of the programme. Payments of income support and interest relief have commenced, with exit grants to be available from 1 February 2003. Funding under the Regional Projects component will be available commencing in 2003-04.

The Regulations will provide that the Sugar levy and customs charge cease to have effect at the end of 31 December 2007.

Details of the Regulations are set out in the Attachment.

The Regulations will commence on gazettal.

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ATTACHMENT

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES (EXCISE) LEVIES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2003 (No. 1)

Regulation 1 provides for the name of the regulations to be the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1).

Regulation 2 provides for the commencement date to be on gazettal.

Regulation 3 provides that Schedule 1 amends the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999 (the Excise Levies Regulations).

SCHEDULE 1       AMENDMENT

Item 1 inserts a new clause into Part 6 about Sugar in Schedule 27 of the Excise Levies Regulations.

Clause 6.6 provides that Part 6 of Schedule 27 of the Excise Levies Regulations ceases to have effect at the end of 31 December 2007.

The note states that this clause may be amended any time before 31 December 2007 to change the date if, for example, the financial requirements of the Sugar Industry Reform Programme are met before this date.

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES (CUSTOMS) CHARGES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2003 (No. 1)

Regulation 1 provides for the name of the regulations to be the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1).

Regulation 2 provides for the commencement date to be on gazettal.

Regulation 3 provides that Schedule 1 amends the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 1999 (the Customs Charges Regulations).

SCHEDULE 1       AMENDMENT

Item 1 inserts a new clause into Part 4 about Sugar in Schedule 14 of the Customs Charges Regulations.

Clause 4.5 provides that Part 4 of Schedule 14 of the Customs Charges Regulations ceases to have effect at the end of 31 December 2007.

The note states that this clause may be amended any time before 31 December 2007 to change the date if, for example, the financial requirements of the Sugar Industry Reform Programme are met before this date.