Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES (CUSTOMS) CHARGES REGULATIONS 2000 - SCHEDULE 9

(regulation 5)

1               Rate of charge -- research and development component

                For paragraph 3 (b) of Schedule 9 to the Customs Charges Act, the rate of charge is:

                (a)    from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2009 -- 1.2 cents per kilogram of honey; and

               (b)    from 1 July 2009 -- 1.5 cents per kilogram of honey.

Note    For the rate of NRS customs levy on honey, see clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act 1998 and regulation 79 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Regulations 1998 .

2              EADR charge

         (1)   For clause 2 of Schedule 14 to the Customs Charges Act, EADR charge is imposed on honey on which charge is imposed by clause 2 of Schedule 9 to that Act.

         (2)   For clause 5 of Schedule 14 to that Act, the rate of EADR charge imposed by this clause is 0.7 of a cent per kilogram.

         (3)   For clause 10 of Schedule 14 to that Act, EADR charge imposed on honey by this clause is payable by the producer of the honey.