{"id":"F2025L01503","name":"Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy)(Payment Dates) Direction 2025","slug":"agricultural-and-veterinary-chemical-products-collection-of-levy-payment-dates-direction-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443067,"registerId":"F2025L01503-fast-fetch-1775957975415","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy)(Payment Dates) Direction 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAgricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy)(Payment Dates) Direction 2025\n\nI, Keith Lockyer, Chief Financial Officer, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, make the following direction.\n\nDated 2 December 2025    \n\nKeith Lockyer\n\nChief Financial Officer  Delegate  Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Prescribed Date for Payment – paragraph 6(1)(c) of the Act\n\n6 Payment by Instalments – paragraph 6(1)(d) of the Act\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy)(Payment Dates) Direction 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 6 of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 3 of the Act, including the following:\n\n1.      leviable disposal\n2.      levy: \n\n\n(c) prescribed date for payment.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994.\n\n5  Prescribed Date for Payment – paragraph 6(1)(c) of the Act\n\n (1) For the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition of prescribed date for payment in relation to levy payable for leviable disposals that took place in the 2024/2025 financial year, a reference to 31 December 2025 is instead taken to be a reference to 15 January 2026.\n\n \n\n6 Payment by Instalments – paragraph 6(1)(d) of the Act\n\n (1) This section applies to all amounts of levy payable for leviable disposals that took place in the 2024/2025 financial year.\n\n (2) Any amount of levy that would be required to be paid by 15 January 2026 pursuant to paragraph (b) of the definition of prescribed date for payment and section 5 of this direction is taken to have been paid by that date if the levy is paid by instalments worked out as follows:\n\n (a) 50% of the levy payable is paid on or before 15 January 2026; and\n\n (b) the balance of the levy payable is paid on or before 15 March 2026.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose — setting payment dates for the 2024/2025 levy year. It does not expand beyond the administrative function authorised by section 6 of the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 sections, approximately 300 words)","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the instrument itself; relies on parent Act definitions","Single, clear operative provision with straightforward date substitution","Simple two-part instalment formula (50/50 split with fixed dates)","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act section","No nested conditions, exceptions, or discretionary powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction delays the APVMA levy deadline for companies selling or disposing of agricultural and veterinary chemical products for 2024/25: the due date moves from 31 Dec 2025 to 15 Jan 2026. It also allows payment by instalments (half by 15 Jan and the rest by 15 Mar 2026). The change gives affected chemical businesses short-term cash-flow relief and administrative flexibility."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument changes only timing and payment method for levy liabilities relating to the 2024/25 year (s5–6). It does not alter who is liable for the levy, the definition of leviable disposals, levy rates, or the statutory powers in the Act; it is an administrative adjustment to payment dates and instalment options."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, time‑limited change limited to disposals in the 2024/2025 financial year (s6(1)).","Alters prescribed payment date from 31 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 (s5(1)); a straightforward temporal adjustment.","Introduces a two‑instalment payment schedule: 50% by 15 January 2026 and balance by 15 March 2026 (s6(2)(a)–(b)); simple arithmetic but requires tracking two due dates.","Relies on definitions and cross‑references to the Act (note in s4 referencing section 3 of the Act), so users must consult the principal Act to determine who and what disposals are leviable.","Made by the CFO as a delegated direction under section 6 of the Act (s3 and instrument header); limited delegated decision‑making rather than primary legislation.","Commences the day after registration (s2), so timing of registration matters for administration and compliance."],"plain_english_summary":"This direction pushes back the due date for levies on agricultural and veterinary chemical disposals from 31 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 for the 2024–25 year and allows those levies to be paid in two instalments (50% by 15 January 2026, remainder by 15 March 2026). It affects producers, importers and others who made leviable disposals in 2024–25 by easing short‑term cashflow obligations; it does not change who is liable or the levy base."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemical-products-collection-of-levy-payment-dates-direction-2025","history":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemical-products-collection-of-levy-payment-dates-direction-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemical-products-collection-of-levy-payment-dates-direction-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemical-products-collection-of-levy-payment-dates-direction-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemical-products-collection-of-levy-payment-dates-direction-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemical-products-collection-of-levy-payment-dates-direction-2025/documents"}}