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PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES COLLECTION (NATIONAL RESIDUE SURVEY - GAME ANIMALS) REGULATIONS AMENDMENT 1994 NO. 459

STATUTORY RULES 1994 No. 459

Issued by Authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

National Residue Survey (Game Animals) Levy Act 1992

Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey - Game Animals) Regulations Amendment

Section 8 of the National Residue Survey (Game Animals) Levy Act 1992 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, prescribing matters required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the purposes of carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

The purpose of the regulations is to reduce the operative levy rate for kangaroos under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Game Animals) Regulations retrospective to 1 July 1994.

The prescribed operative rate of levy appearing in Regulation 9 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection (National Residue Survey-Game Animals) Regulations in respect of kangaroos has been reduced from six (6) cents per carcase to five (5) cents per carcase.

This rate of levy is effective from 1 July 1994 and is consistent with the wishes of industry in accordance with its commitment to the National Residue Survey under full cost recovery.