Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (COLLECTION OF LEVY) ACT 1994

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Extension to certain external Territories  
   5.      Act to bind Crown  
   5A.     Application of the Criminal Code  
   6.      Power of APVMA to make certain determinations  

   PART 2--LIABILITY FOR LEVY AND PENALTIES

           Division 1--Liability for levy from 1 January 1994 to 30 June 2005

   8.      Liability for levy in respect of disposals during any calendar year from 1994 to 2003  
   9.      Liability for levy in respect of disposals during the first 6 months of any calendar year from 1995 to 2004  
   10.     Liability for levy in respect of disposals during the 2004-2005 financial year  
   11.     Amount of levy imposed in respect of disposals during any calendar year from 1994 to 2003  
   12.     Amount of levy imposed in respect of disposals during the first 6 months of any calendar year from 1995 to 2004  
   12A.    Amount of levy imposed in respect of disposals during the 2004-2005 financial year  

           Division 2--Liability for levy for financial years from 1 July 2005

   12B.    Liability for levy in respect of disposals during the 2005-2006 and later financial years  
   12C.    Amount of levy imposed in respect of disposals during the 2005-2006 and later financial years  

           Division 3--Other rules relating to the levy

   13.     Payment of levy  
   14.     Late payment penalty  
   14A.    Understatement penalty  

   PART 3--CALCULATION OR ASSESSMENT OF LEVY

   15.     Calculation of levy by person liable  
   16.     Assessment of levy by APVMA  
   17.     Fresh assessments  
   18.     Reconsideration and review of assessments  

   PART 4--ENFORCEMENT

   19.     Levy, late payment penalty and understatement penalty recovered as debts  
   20.     APVMA may require information about disposals of chemical products  
   21.     Searches to monitor compliance with Act  
   22.     Offence-related searches and seizures  
   23.     Power of inspector to require information or documents  
   24.     Offence-related warrants  
   25.     Announcement before entry  
   26.     Details of warrant to be given to occupier  
   27.     Use of equipment to examine or process things  
   28.     Use of electronic equipment at premises  
   29.     Compensation for damage to electronic equipment  
   30.     Copies of seized things to be provided  
   31.     Return of things that are seized  
   32.     Court of summary jurisdiction may permit a thing to be kept  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   33.     Administrative Appeals Tribunal may review certain decisions by APVMA  
   34.     Self-incrimination  
   35.     Copying of documents  
   36.     Applicant for registration of chemical product to keep records  
   38.     Exemptions from liability for damages  
   38A.    Refund of overpayments  
   38B.    Waiver of amounts  
   38C.    Rounding of amounts  
   39.     Regulations