Commonwealth Numbered Acts

WHEAT INDUSTRY FUND LEVY ACT 1989No. 57, 1989 - SECT 9

9. (1) The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this
Act, prescribing matters:

   (a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

   (b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving
        effect to this Act.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations that
may be made under subsection (1) include regulations prescribing a percentage
for the purpose of paragraph 6 (b).

(3) The power to make regulations prescribing a percentage for the purpose of
paragraph 6 (b) shall be so exercised that:

   (a)  until the commencement of subsection 85 (1) of the Wheat Marketing Act
        1989, the rate of levy is not lower than 0.25% of the value of wheat
        on which levy is imposed; and

   (b)  after that commencement, the rate of levy is not lower than 2.25% of
        the value of wheat on which levy is imposed.

(4) Before making any regulation for the purposes of section 6 or 8, the
Governor-General shall take into consideration any relevant recommendation
made to the Minister by the Grains Council of Australia.