Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 31 of 1999 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 15 February 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 89 of 2011
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 excise ................................................................................... 2
7............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................... 2
8............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Beef production 3
1............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 3
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................... 3
3............ Rate of levy ......................................................................................... 4
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................... 5
5............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 5
Schedule 2--Buffalo slaughter 6
1............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................... 6
2............ Rate of levy ......................................................................................... 6
3............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................... 6
4............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................... 6
Schedule 3--Cattle transactions 8
1............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 8
2............ Intermediary ........................................................................................ 9
3............ Determining the weight of a carcase .................................................... 9
4............ Related companies ............................................................................... 9
5............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................... 9
6............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 11
7............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 13
8............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 13
9............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 13
10.......... Transitional--declarations ................................................................. 14
Schedule 4--Coarse grains 15
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 15
2............ Delivery ............................................................................................ 16
3............ Producer ............................................................................................ 16
4............ Application of regulations ................................................................. 16
5............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 17
6............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 18
7............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 18
8............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 18
9............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 18
Schedule 5--Cotton 20
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 20
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 20
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 20
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 20
5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 20
6............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 21
Schedule 6--Dairy produce 22
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 22
2............ Persons taken to use dairy produce ................................................... 22
3............ Prescribed exporter ........................................................................... 23
4............ Relevant export ................................................................................. 23
5............ Related bodies corporate ................................................................... 23
6............ Imposition of levies ........................................................................... 23
7............ Rate of market milk levy ................................................................... 25
8............ Rate of manufacturing milk levy ....................................................... 25
9............ Rate of acquisition offset levy ........................................................... 27
10.......... Rate of other levies on relevant dairy produce ................................... 28
11.......... Milk fat rate ....................................................................................... 29
12.......... Protein rate ........................................................................................ 29
13.......... Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 30
14.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 30
15.......... Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 30
Schedule 7--Deer slaughter 31
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 31
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 31
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 31
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 32
5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 32
6............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 32
Schedule 8--Deer velvet 34
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 34
2............ Imposition of levy--sale of deer velvet ............................................. 35
3............ Imposition of levy--deer velvet used in producing other goods ....... 35
4............ Rate of levy--sale of deer velvet ....................................................... 35
5............ Rate of levy--deer velvet used in producing other goods ................. 35
6............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 36
7............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 36
8............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 37
9............ Transitional--determinations ............................................................ 37
10.......... Transitional--delegations .................................................................. 37
Schedule 9--Dried fruits 38
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 38
2............ Receipt of dried fruits for processing ................................................ 38
3............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 39
4............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 39
5............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 39
6............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 39
7............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 39
Schedule 10--Forest industries products 41
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 41
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 41
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 42
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 42
5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 43
6............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 43
Schedule 11--Goat fibre 44
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 44
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 44
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 45
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 45
5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 45
6............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 46
7............ Transitional--determinations ............................................................ 46
Schedule 12--Grain legumes 47
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 47
2............ Delivery ............................................................................................ 47
3............ Producer ............................................................................................ 48
4............ Application of regulations ................................................................. 48
5............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 48
6............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 50
7............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 50
8............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 50
9............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 50
Schedule 13--Grapes 51
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 51
2............ Quantity of fresh grapes equivalent to a quantity of other prescribed goods 51
3............ Processing establishments ................................................................. 52
4............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 52
5............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 53
6............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 53
7............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 53
8............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 53
Schedule 14--Honey 55
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 55
2............ Imposition of levy--sale of honey .................................................... 55
3............ Imposition of levy--use of honey in the production of other goods . 56
4............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 57
5............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 57
6............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 58
7............ Transitional--regulations (sale) ........................................................ 58
8............ Transitional--regulations (use) ......................................................... 58
Schedule 15--Horticultural products 60
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 60
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 60
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 61
4............ Rates of levy destined for particular bodies etc. ................................ 62
5............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 62
6............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 63
7............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 64
Schedule 16--Laying chickens 66
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 66
2............ Number of chickens not exceeding 106 may be taken to be 100 chickens 66
3............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 66
4............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 67
5............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 67
6............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 67
7............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 67
8............ Transitional--declarations ................................................................. 68
Schedule 17--Live-stock slaughter 69
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 69
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 69
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 70
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 71
5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 71
Schedule 18--Live-stock transactions 72
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 72
2............ Related companies ............................................................................. 72
3............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 72
4............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 74
5............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 75
6............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 75
8............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 76
9............ Transitional--declarations ................................................................. 76
Schedule 19--Meat chickens 77
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 77
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 77
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 78
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 78
5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 78
6............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 79
7............ Transitional--declarations ................................................................. 79
Schedule 20--Oilseeds 80
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 80
2............ Levy year .......................................................................................... 80
3............ Delivery ............................................................................................ 80
4............ Producer ............................................................................................ 81
5............ Application of regulations ................................................................. 81
6............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 81
7............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 83
8............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 83
9............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 83
10.......... Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 83
Schedule 21--Pasture seeds 84
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 84
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 84
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 84
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 84
5............ Pasture seed species .......................................................................... 84
6............ Transitional--instruments ................................................................. 86
Schedule 22--Pig slaughter 87
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 87
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 87
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 87
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 87
5............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 88
6............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 88
7............ Transitional--declarations ................................................................. 89
Schedule 23--Rice 90
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 90
2............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 90
3............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 91
4............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 92
6............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 92
7............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 92
9............ Transitional--authorisations ............................................................. 92
Schedule 24--Sugar cane 93
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 93
2............ Grower .............................................................................................. 93
3............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 93
4............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 93
5............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 94
6............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 94
7............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 94
Schedule 25--Wheat 95
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 95
2............ Delivery ............................................................................................ 95
3............ Producer ............................................................................................ 95
4............ Imposition of levy ............................................................................. 95
5............ Rate of levy ....................................................................................... 96
6............ Who pays the levy ............................................................................. 96
7............ Regulations ....................................................................................... 96
8............ Transitional--regulations .................................................................. 96
Schedule 26--Wine grapes 98
1............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 98
2............ Use of prescribed goods in manufacture of wine .............................. 99
3............ Day on which prescribed goods used in manufacture of wine .......... 99
4............ Quantity of fresh grapes equivalent to quantity of other prescribed goods 99
5............ Wineries .......................................................................................... 100
6............ Imposition of levy ........................................................................... 100
7............ Rate of levy ..................................................................................... 100
8............ Who pays the levy ........................................................................... 101
9............ Regulations ..................................................................................... 101
10.......... Transitional--regulations ................................................................ 101
11.......... Transitional--determinations .......................................................... 102
Schedule 27--Regulations may impose primary industries levies 103
Part 1--Definitions 103
1............ Definitions ...................................................................................... 103
Part 2--Regulations may impose levies on primary industry products 105
2............ Imposition of levy ........................................................................... 105
3............ Imposition of 2 or more levies ........................................................ 105
4............ This Part does not authorise imposition of National Residue Survey Levy 105
5............ Additional levies ............................................................................. 105
Part 3--Rate of levy 106
6............ Rate of levy ..................................................................................... 106
7............ Composite rate of levy .................................................................... 106
8............ Flexibility in relation to rates of levy ............................................... 106
9............ Maximum rate of levy for animal products ..................................... 106
10.......... Maximum rate of levy for plant products ........................................ 107
Part 4--Miscellaneous 108
11.......... Person liable to pay levy ................................................................. 108
12.......... Exemptions from levy ..................................................................... 108
13.......... Designated bodies ........................................................................... 108
14.......... Regulations ..................................................................................... 108
Notes 111
An Act relating to the imposition of primary industries levies that are duties of excise
Notes to
the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act
1999 Note 1 The Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 as
shown in this
compilation comprises
Act No. 31, 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 |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
|
31, 1999 |
14 May 1999 |
Schedule 26: 1 Jan 2000 |
|
|
|
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (GST Consequential Amendments) Act 2000 |
32, 2000 |
19 Apr 2000 |
1 July 2000 (a) |
-- |
|
65, 2000 |
22 June 2000 |
30 June 2000 |
-- |
|
|
163, 2000 |
21 Dec 2000 |
Schedule 2 (items 17-29): (b) |
-- |
|
|
30, 2001 |
28 Apr 2001 |
Schedule 1 (items 4-14): (c) |
-- |
|
|
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001 |
55, 2001 |
28 June 2001 |
Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (items 433-436): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (d) |
Ss. 4-14 [see Note 1] |
|
Egg Industry Service Provision (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 |
115, 2002 |
2 Dec 2002 |
Schedule 1: 16 Jan 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette
2003, No. S11) (e) |
-- |
|
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Dairy) Act 2003 |
31, 2003 |
15 Apr 2003 |
Schedule 1: 1 July 2003 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette
2003, No. S228) |
Sch. 1 (item 8) |
|
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Wine Grapes) Act 2004 |
5, 2004 |
27 Feb 2004 |
27 Feb 2004 |
Sch. 1 (item 2) |
|
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2004 |
139, 2004 |
13 Dec 2004 |
Schedule 1 (items 66-101): 13 Dec 2004 |
-- |
|
8, 2005 |
22 Feb 2005 |
S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 276-283, 496): Royal Assent |
S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496) |
|
|
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Rice) Act 2005 |
84, 2005 |
6 July 2005 |
Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2006 (see F2005L03468) |
Sch. 1 (item 11) |
|
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007 |
91, 2007 |
22 June 2007 |
22 June 2007 |
-- |
|
123, 2007 |
28 June 2007 |
Schedule 1: 29 June 2007 |
-- |
|
|
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Act 2010 |
122, 2010 |
17 Nov 2010 |
Schedule 1: 18 Nov 2010 |
-- |
|
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010 |
148, 2010 |
17 Dec 2010 |
Schedule 4 (items 15-17): 18 Dec 2010 |
-- |
|
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 |
46, 2011 |
27 June 2011 |
Schedule 2 (item 914) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 |
Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) |
|
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2011 |
89, 2011 |
4 Aug 2011 |
Schedule 4: Royal Assent |
-- |
(a) The Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 was amended by the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (GST Consequential Amendments) Act 2000, section 2 of which provides as follows:
2 This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, immediately after the commencement of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.
The A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 came into operation on 1 July 2000.
(b) The Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 17-29) 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).
(c) The Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 4-14) only of the Pig Industry Act 2001, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Schedule 1 (other than item 3) commences immediately after the transfer time.
Note: Transfer time is defined in section 7.
The transfer time was the beginning of 1 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S269).
(d) The Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 433-436) 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.
(e) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Egg Industry Service Provision (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2002 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
|
Commencement information |
||
|
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
|
Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
|
2. Schedule 1 |
Immediately after the date when the first declaration of an industry services body under subsection 6(1) of the Egg Industry Service Provision Act 2002 takes effect |
16 January 2003 (see Gazette 2003, No. S11) |
Table of Amendments
|
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
|
|
Provision affected |
How affected |
|
Schedule 1 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 139, 2004; No. 91, 2007 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 3(1)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004; No. 91, 2007 |
|
Cc. 6, 7.............................. |
rep. No. 91, 2007 |
|
Schedule 2 |
|
|
Note 2 to c. 2.................... |
am. No. 8, 2005 |
|
Schedule 3 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 139, 2004 |
|
C. 4.................................... |
am. No. 55, 2001 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 6(1)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004 |
|
Note 3 to c. 6(1)............... |
am. No. 8, 2005 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 6(2)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004 |
|
Note 3 to c. 6(2)............... |
am. No. 8, 2005 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 6(3)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004 |
|
Note 3 to c. 6(3)............... |
am. No. 8, 2005 |
|
Schedule 6 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 55, 2001; No. 89, 2011 |
|
C. 5.................................... |
am. No. 55, 2001 |
|
C. 6.................................... |
am. No. 31, 2003 |
|
Cc. 10-14.......................... |
am. No. 31, 2003 |
|
Schedule 8 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 32, 2000 |
|
Schedule 10 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 123, 2007 |
|
Schedule 11 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 32, 2000 |
|
Schedule 14 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 163, 2000 |
|
C. 6.................................... |
am. No. 163, 2000 |
|
Schedule 15 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 163, 2000 |
|
Subhead. to c. 4(1) ......... |
rs. No. 163, 2000 |
|
Subhead. to c. 4(3) ......... |
rs. No. 163, 2000 |
|
C. 4.................................... |
am. No. 163, 2000 |
|
C. 6.................................... |
am. No. 163, 2000 |
|
Schedule 16 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 115, 2002 |
|
C. 4.................................... |
am. No. 122, 2010 |
|
C. 6.................................... |
am. No. 115, 2002 |
|
Schedule 17 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 139, 2004; No. 91, 2007 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 3(1)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004; No. 91, 2007 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 3(2)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004; No. 91, 2007 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 3(3)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004; No. 91, 2007 |
|
Cc. 6, 7.............................. |
rep. No. 91, 2007 |
|
Schedule 18 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 139, 2004 |
|
C. 2.................................... |
am. No. 55, 2001 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 4(1)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 4(3)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to c. 4(4)......... |
am. No. 139, 2004 |
|
C. 7.................................... |
am. No. 65, 2000 |
|
Schedule 21 |
|
|
C. 5.................................... |
am. No. 46, 2011 |
|
Schedule 22 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 30, 2001 |
|
Notes 1, 2 to C. 3............. |
rs. No. 30, 2001 |
|
C. 5.................................... |
am. No. 30, 2001 |
|
Schedule 23 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 84, 2005 |
|
C. 3.................................... |
am. No. 84, 2005 |
|
C. 5.................................... |
rep. No. 84, 2005 |
|
C. 8.................................... |
rep. No. 84, 2005 |
|
Schedule 26 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 148, 2010 |
|
C. 7.................................... |
am. No. 5, 2004 |
|
C. 9.................................... |
am. No. 148, 2010 |
|
Schedule 27 |
|
|
C. 1.................................... |
am. No. 163, 2000 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Primary
Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Dairy) Act 2003
(No. 31, 2003)
Schedule 1
8 Application
The amendments made by this Schedule apply to:
(a) relevant dairy produce delivered to a manufacturer by the producer after the commencement of this Schedule; or
(b) relevant dairy produce produced by a manufacturer after the commencement of this Schedule.
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Wine
Grapes) Act 2004
(No.
5, 2004)
Schedule 1
2 Application of amendment
The amendment made by item 1 applies to levy imposed in respect of the levy year commencing on 1 July 2004, and to subsequent levy years.
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.
Primary
Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Rice) Act 2005
(No. 84, 2005)
Schedule 1
11 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule apply to leviable rice that is:
(a) produced in Australia (whether before or after the commencement of this Schedule); and
(b) delivered to a processor after the commencement of this Schedule.
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)
Schedule 3
10 Saving--appointments
The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.
11 Transitional regulations
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.