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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES (CUSTOMS) CHARGES ACT 1999 - NOTES

Act No. 30 of 1999 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 24 December 2010
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 148 of 2010

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Simplified outline ................................................................................ 1

4............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 2

5............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 2

6............ Duties of customs ............................................................................... 2

7............ Imposition of charge ........................................................................... 2

8............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1--Buffaloes                                                                                                          3

1............ Imposition of charge ........................................................................... 3

2............ Rate of charge ..................................................................................... 3

3............ Who pays the charge .......................................................................... 3

4............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................... 3

Schedule 2--Cattle (exporters)                                                                                        5

1............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 5

2............ Imposition of charge ........................................................................... 5

3............ Rate of charge ..................................................................................... 5

4............ Who pays the charge .......................................................................... 6

5............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 6

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................... 6

7............ Transitional--declarations .................................................................. 7

Schedule 3--Cattle (producers)                                                                                       8

1............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 8

2............ Imposition of charge ........................................................................... 9

3............ Rate of charges .................................................................................... 9

4............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 10

5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 11

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 11

7............ Transitional--declarations ................................................................ 11

Schedule 4--Dairy produce                                                                                              12

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 12

2............ Imposition of charge--re‑importation of exported dairy produce ... 13

3............ Imposition of charge--import offset ................................................ 13

4............ Rate of charges .................................................................................. 14

5............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 15

6............ Charge may be referred to as a levy .................................................. 16

Schedule 5--Deer                                                                                                                  17

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 17

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 17

3............ Rate of charge ................................................................................... 17

4............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 17

5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 17

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 18

Schedule 6--Deer velvet                                                                                                   19

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 19

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 19

3............ Rate of charge ................................................................................... 19

4............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 21

5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 21

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 21

7............ Transitional--delegation ................................................................... 21

Schedule 7--Forest industries (export)                                                                     22

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 22

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 22

3............ Rate of charge ................................................................................... 23

4............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 23

5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 23

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 23

Schedule 8--Forest industries (import)                                                                     24

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 24

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 24

3............ Rate of charge ................................................................................... 24

4............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 25

5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 25

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 26

7............ Transitional--determinations ........................................................... 26

Schedule 9--Honey                                                                                                               27

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 27

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 27

3............ Rate of charge ................................................................................... 28

4............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 28

5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 28

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 29

Schedule 10--Horticultural products                                                                          30

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 30

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 30

3............ Rates of charge .................................................................................. 31

4............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 32

5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 32

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 34

Schedule 11--Live‑stock (exporters)                                                                         35

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 35

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 35

3............ Rate of charge--sheep ...................................................................... 36

4............ Rate of charge--lambs ...................................................................... 36

5............ Rate of charge--goats ....................................................................... 36

6............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 36

7............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 37

8............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 37

9............ Transitional--declarations ................................................................ 37

10.......... Transitional--authorisations ............................................................ 38

Schedule 12--Live‑stock (producers)                                                                        39

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 39

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 39

3............ Rate of charges--sheep .................................................................... 40

4............ Rate of charges--lambs .................................................................... 40

5............ Rate of charges--goats ..................................................................... 40

6............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 41

7............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 41

8............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 41

9............ Transitional--declarations ................................................................ 42

Schedule 13--Wine                                                                                                               43

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 43

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 43

3............ Rate of charge ................................................................................... 43

4............ Who pays the charge ........................................................................ 43

5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 44

6............ Transitional--regulations ................................................................. 44

Schedule 14--Regulations may impose primary industries charges        45

Part 1--Definitions                                                                                                                45

1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 45

Part 2--Regulations may impose charges on primary industry products 47

2............ Imposition of charge ......................................................................... 47

3............ Imposition of 2 or more charges ....................................................... 47

4............ Additional charges ............................................................................ 47

Part 3--Rate of charge                                                                                                       48

5............ Rate of charge ................................................................................... 48

6............ Composite rate of charge .................................................................. 48

7............ Flexibility in relation to rates of charge ............................................ 48

8............ Maximum rate of charge for animal products ................................... 48

9............ Maximum rate of charge for plant products ..................................... 49

Part 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        50

10.......... Person liable to pay charge ............................................................... 50

11.......... Exemptions from charge ................................................................... 50

12.......... Designated bodies ............................................................................. 50

13.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 50

Notes                                                                                                                                             53


An Act relating to the imposition of primary industries charges that are duties of customs

Notes to the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

Note 1

The Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 30, 1999 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

For all other relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999

30, 1999

14 May 1999

1 July 1999 (see s. 2)

 

Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000

163, 2000

21 Dec 2000

Schedule 2 (items 4-16): (a)

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Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

55, 2001

28 June 2001

Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (item 432): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (b)

Ss. 4-14

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2004

139, 2004

13 Dec 2004

Schedule 1 (items 32-65): 13 Dec 2004

--

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005

8, 2005

22 Feb 2005

S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 270-275, 496): Royal Assent

S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496)

Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2007

123, 2007

28 June 2007

Schedule 1: 29 June 2007
Schedule 2: 3 Sept 2007 (see F2007L02639)
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010

148, 2010

17 Dec 2010

Schedule 4 (items 13, 14): 18 Dec 2010

--


(a)     The Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 4-16) only of the Horticulture Marketing and Research and Development Services (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Act 2000, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1 (repeals) and 2 (consequential amendments) commence on the transfer day, immediately after the transfer of assets, liabilities and staff under Part 2.

Note:          See sections 12 and 13 for the transfer day, and the time at which the transfer occurs.

         The transfer day was 1 February 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN6).

(b)    The Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 432) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Schedule 1

 

Note 2 to c. 2....................

am. No. 8, 2005

Schedule 2

 

C. 1...................................

am. No. 139, 2004

Notes 1, 2 to c. 3(1).........

am. No. 139, 2004

Schedule 3

 

C. 1...................................

am. No. 139, 2004

Notes 1, 2 to c. 3(1).........

am. No. 139, 2004

Note 3 to c. 3(1)...............

am. No. 8, 2005

Notes 1, 2 to c. 3(2).........

am. No. 139, 2004

Note 3 to c. 3(2)...............

am. No. 8, 2005

Schedule 4

 

C. 1 ..................................

am. No. 55, 2001

Schedule 7

 

C. 1 ..................................

am. No. 123, 2007

Schedule 8

 

C. 1 ..................................

am. No. 123, 2007

Schedule 9

 

C. 1 ..................................

am. No. 163, 2000

C. 5 ..................................

am. No. 163, 2000

Schedule 10

 

C. 1 ..................................

am. No. 163, 2000

Subhead to c. 3(3)...........

rs. No. 163, 2000

Subhead to c. 3(5)...........

rs. No. 163, 2000

C. 3 ..................................

am. No. 163, 2000

C. 5 ..................................

am. No. 163, 2000

Schedule 11

 

C. 1...................................

am. No. 139, 2004

Notes 1, 2 to c. 3..............

am. No. 139, 2004

Notes 1, 2 to c. 4..............

am. No. 139, 2004

Notes 1, 2 to c. 5..............

am. No. 139, 2004

Schedule 12

 

C. 1...................................

am. No. 139, 2004

Notes 1, 2 to c. 3..............

am. No. 139, 2004

Notes 1, 2 to c. 4..............

am. No. 139, 2004

Notes 1, 2 to c. 5..............

am. No. 139, 2004

Schedule 13

 

C. 1...................................

am. No. 148, 2010

C. 5...................................

am. No. 148, 2010

Schedule 14

 

C. 1 ..................................

am. No. 163, 2000


Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

4  Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and

                     (b)  the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;

then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.

             (2)  In this section:

Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

496  Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations

If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.


 



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