New South Wales Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK (DISEASE CONTROL FUNDING) ACT 1998 - SECT 23

23 Authorities required to collect industry levies

(1) The Director-General may, by notice in writing, direct a livestock health and pest authority to collect the industry levies imposed by the Director-General in respect of ratable land in the district for which the authority is established.

(2) A livestock health and pest authority is to collect any such industry levy in the same manner as it collects a rate imposed under the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 .

(3) Any amount collected by any such authority is to be paid to the Director-General within such time and in such manner as the Director-General directs.

(4) Any such authority is to be paid such amount for the collection of industry levies as the Minister determines having regard to the advice of the authority and the relevant industry advisory committee. The arrangements for that payment may include the retention by the authority of a percentage of industry levies collected by the authority.

(5) A failure by any such authority to collect or pay the levy, or to comply with any requirement made by or under this Act with respect to the levy, is taken to be a contravention by the authority of the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 and may be dealt with accordingly.