{"id":"C1971L00140","name":"Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 1) Regulations","slug":"c1971l00140","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"140 of 1971","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380816,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1971L00140-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 1) Regulations","content":"STATUTORY RULES\n\n1971 No.\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE HONEY LEVY ACT (No. 1) 1962-1965.\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and having taken into consideration the recommendations made to the Minister by the Australian Honey Board with respect to the rate of levy to be prescribed for the purposes of section 5 of the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962-1965, hereby make the following Regulations under the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962-1965.\n\nDated this twenty-eighth day of October, 1971.\n\nPaul Hasluck\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n(SGD.) IAN SINCLAIR\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industry.\n\nHONEY LEVY (AMOUNT OF LEVY) (No. 1) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 1) Regulations.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of November, 1971.\n\nRepeal.\n\n3. The Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 1) Regulations (being Statutory Rules 1966, No. 10) are repealed.\n\nRate of levy.\n\n4. For the purposes of section 5 of the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962-1965, the rate of levy is One-half of a cent per pound of honey.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1971.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Government Printer of the Commonwealth of Australia\n\n21034/71—Price 5c 9/8.10.1971","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1500},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative update of the levy rate, remaking the 1966 regulations. The scope remains strictly limited to setting the specific monetary rate as authorised by section 5 of the parent Act, without expanding into new regulatory territory."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with minimal text","No definitions section or interpretive provisions","Single mathematical calculation with no conditions or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation except the parent Act citation","Straightforward repeal and replacement of previous instrument without transitional provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the specific **rate of levy** (a compulsory fee or tax) that honey producers must pay on the honey they produce under the Honey Levy Act.\n\n**What it does**\n- Fixes the levy at **half a cent (0.5¢) per pound of honey** produced\n- Replaces the previous 1966 regulations that set the earlier rate\n- Takes effect on **1 November 1971**\n\n**Who it affects**\nBeekeepers and commercial honey producers in Australia who are liable to pay the levy under the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962–1965.\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis is essentially the \"price tag\" for the industry levy. The money is collected to fund the **Australian Honey Board** (the industry body that recommended this rate to the Minister), which typically uses such funds for research, marketing, and development of the Australian honey industry."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1971l00140","history":"/api/acts/c1971l00140/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1971l00140/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1971l00140/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1971l00140/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1971l00140/documents"}}