{"id":"C1978L00242","name":"Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 1) Regulations","slug":"c1978l00242","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"242 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320879,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1978L00242-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 1) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1978 No. 242\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE HONEY LEVY ACT (No. 1) 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. 1) 1962, hereby make the following Regulations under the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962.\n\nDated this twenty-third day of November 1978.\n\nZELMAN COWEN\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. 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 1 December 1978.\n\nRepeal of former Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 1) Regulations\n\n3\\. Statutory Rules 1977 No. 233 are repealed.\n\nRate of levy\n\n4\\. For the purposes of section 5 of the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962, the rate of levy is 1.8 cents per kilogram of honey.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1978.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1133},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains its original and sole purpose of prescribing the rate of levy payable on honey under the Honey Levy Act (No. 1) 1962. It simply updates the monetary amount from the previous year's regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections total","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single straightforward purpose: setting a monetary rate","Only one legislative cross-reference (to section 5 of the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets the **price that honey producers must pay to the government** for each kilogram of honey they produce. This payment is called a \"levy\" (essentially a tax or fee on production).\n\n**The key detail:** The levy is set at **1.8 cents per kilogram** of honey.\n\n**What else does it do?**\n- Replaces the previous year's rate (which was set in 1977)\n- Takes effect on 1 December 1978\n\n**Who does this affect?**\nBeekeepers and commercial honey producers who must pay levies under the Honey Levy Act.\n\n**Why does this matter?**\nThese levies typically fund industry research, marketing, and administration for Australia's honey industry. The Australian Honey Board recommends the rate to the Minister, who then approves it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1978l00242","history":"/api/acts/c1978l00242/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1978l00242/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1978l00242/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1978l00242/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1978l00242/documents"}}