{"id":"C1977L00234","name":"Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 2) Regulations","slug":"c1977l00234","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"234 of 1977","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380971,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1977L00234-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 2) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1977 No. 234\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE HONEY LEVY ACT (No. 2) 1962\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of 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. 2) 1962, hereby make the following Regulations under the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962.\n\nDated this twenty-ninth day of November 1977.\n\nJOHN R. KERR\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nIAN SINCLAIR\n\nMinister of State for Primary Industry\n\nHONEY LEVY (AMOUNT OF LEVY) (No. 2) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 2) Regulations.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 December 1977.\n\nRepeal of former Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 2) Regulations\n\n3. Statutory Rules 1973, No. 194 are repealed.\n\nRate of levy\n\n4. For the purposes of section 5 of the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962, the rate of levy is 1.5 cents per kilogram of honey.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1977.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1659},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of prescribing the monetary rate for the honey levy under the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962, containing only the necessary administrative provisions to set and activate the new rate."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections total with minimal text","Single operative provision (regulation 4) containing the substantive rule","No defined terms, interpretation section, or glossary","No conditional logic, exceptions, or 'if/then' scenarios","Only basic cross-references to the parent Act and repealed instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the amount of a **levy (tax) on honey at 1.5 cents per kilogram**. This applies to honey produced in Australia and is used to fund industry activities like research, marketing, and administration by the Australian Honey Board.\n\n**Key points:**\n*   **Who it affects:** Honey producers and sellers who must pay this charge to the government.\n*   **What it does:** Replaces the previous 1973 rate and fixes the levy at 1.5 cents per kilogram of honey.\n*   **Why it matters:** This rate determines the cost per kilogram that the honey industry pays to support collective industry functions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1977l00234","history":"/api/acts/c1977l00234/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1977l00234/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1977l00234/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1977l00234/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1977l00234/documents"}}