Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES (EXCISE) LEVIES REGULATIONS 1999 - SCHEDULE 19

(regulation 5)

1              Rate of levy

         (1)   For paragraph 3 (a) of Schedule 19 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount is 0.195 cents per meat chicken.

Note    The levy mentioned in subclause (1) is attached to the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation -- see section 6 of the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989 and regulation 23 of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Regulations 2000 .

         (2)   For paragraph 3 (b) of Schedule 19 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount is 0.0194 cents per meat chicken.

Note 1    The levy mentioned in subclause (2) is to fund the Australian Animal Health Council.

Note 2    For the rate of NRS excise levy on meat chickens, see Schedule 12 to the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998 .

2              EADR levy

         (1)   For clause 2 of Schedule 27 to the Excise Levies Act, EADR levy is imposed on meat chickens on which levy is imposed by clause 2 of Schedule 19 to that Act.

         (2)   For clause 6 of Schedule 27 to that Act, the rate of EADR levy imposed by this clause is nil.

         (3)   For clause 11 of Schedule 27 to that Act, EADR levy imposed on meat chickens by this clause is payable by the proprietor of the hatchery where the chickens were hatched.