Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Bananas) Regulation 2013

Select Legislative Instrument No. 158, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.

Dated 11 July 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Peter Douglas Sidebottom

Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Contents

1 Name of regulation

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

1  Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Bananas) Regulation 2013.

2  Commencement

  This regulation commences on 1 October 2013.

3  Authority

  This regulation is made under the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.

4  Schedule(s)

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

1  Clause 27.3 of Schedule 15

Omit “1.16”, substitute “1.1497”.

2  At the end of Part 27 of Schedule 15

Add:

Division 27.2—Special purpose levies

27.6  PHA levy

 (1) For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, PHA levy is imposed on bananas on which levy is imposed by Schedule 15 to the Excise Levies Act.

 (2) For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, the rate of PHA levy on bananas is 0.0103 of a cent per kilogram.

 (3) For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, PHA levy imposed on bananas is payable by the producer of the bananas.

Note: In relation to PHA levy, see the Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002.

27.7  EPPR levy

 (1) For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EPPR levy is imposed on bananas on which levy is imposed by Schedule 15 to the Excise Levies Act.

 (2) For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, the rate of EPPR levy on bananas is nil.

 (3) For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EPPR levy imposed on bananas is payable by the producer of the bananas.

Note: In relation to EPPR levy, see the Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002.