GRAPE RESEARCH LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 455

GRAPE RESEARCH LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 455

STATUTORY RULES 1994 No. 455

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Resources

Grape Research Levy Act 1986

Grape Research Levy Regulations (Amendment)

Subsection 10(1) of the Grape Research Levy Act 1986 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make Regulations for the purposes of subsection 7(2) of the Act, which permits the "standard amount" (ie. the rate of levy per tonne of fresh grapes or fresh grape equivalent) to be prescribed.

Subsection 10(2) requires that the Government shall take into account any relevant recommendation made by a representative organisation to the Minister. The Minister has received recommendations from both the Winegrape Growers' Council of Australia and the Winemakers' Federation of Australia to raise the levy from the present $0.90 to $1.10.

The Regulations are to commence on 1 January 1995 in order to cover the 1995 vintage, which should begin in February.

Details of the Regulations are given in the Attachment.

ATTACHMENT

Proposed Regulation 1 - Commencement

This Regulation states that the Regulations commence on 1 January 1995.

Proposed Regulation 2 - Amendment

This Regulation states that the Grape Research Levy Regulations are amended.

Proposed Regulation 3 - Regulation 2 (Rate of Levy)

This Regulation sets the standard amount at $1.10, instead of the previous 90 cents.