Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 2)1
Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 205
I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999.
Dated 23 November 2011
QUENTIN BRYCE
Governor-General
By Her Excellency’s Command
MIKE KELLY
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
1              Name of Regulations
                These Regulations are the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 2).
2              Commencement
                These Regulations commence on 1 January 2012.
3              Amendment of Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000
                Schedule 1 amends the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(regulation 3)
 
[1]           Schedule 10, before clause 14.1
insert
Division 14.1  Product charge
[2]           Schedule 10, clause 14.4
omit
49
insert
48
[3]           Schedule 10, clause 14.4A
omit
[4]           Schedule 10, after clause 14.5
insert
Division 14.2  Special purpose charges
[5]           Schedule 10, before Part 15
insert
14.6        PHA charge
     (1)       For clause 2 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, PHA charge is imposed on unprocessed potatoes.
     (2)       For clause 5 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of PHA charge on unprocessed potatoes is 2 cents per tonne of unprocessed potatoes.
     (3)       For clause 10 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, PHA charge on unprocessed potatoes is payable by the producer of the potatoes.
14.7        EPPR charge
     (1)       For clause 2 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, EPPR charge is imposed on unprocessed potatoes on which charge is imposed by Schedule 10 of the Customs Charges Act.
     (2)       For clause 5 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of EPPR charge on unprocessed potatoes is nil.
     (3)       For clause 10 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, EPPR charge on unprocessed potatoes is payable by the producer of the unprocessed potatoes.
Note   In relation to EPPR charge, see Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002.
[6]           Schedule 10, before clause 17.1
insert
Division 17.1  Product charge
[7]           Schedule 10, clause 17.5
omit
0.4925%
insert
0.485%
[8]           Schedule 10, clause 17.5A
omit
[9]           Schedule 10, after clause 17.6
insert
Division 17.2  Special purpose charges
[10]         Schedule 10, before Part 18
insert
17.7        PHA charge
     (1)       For clause 2 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, PHA charge is imposed on vegetables to which this Part applies.
     (2)       For clause 5 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of PHA charge on vegetables is 0.0150% of the free on board value of the vegetables immediately before export.
     (3)       For clause 10 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, PHA charge on vegetables is payable by the producer of the vegetables.
17.8        EPPR levy
     (1)       For clause 2 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, EPPR charge is imposed on vegetables on which charge is imposed by Schedule 10 to the Customs Charges Act.
     (2)       For clause 5 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of EPPR charge on vegetables is nil.
     (3)       For clause 10 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, EPPR charge on vegetables is payable by the producer of the vegetables.
Note   In relation to EPPR charge, see Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Act 2002.
Note
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