{"id":"C1978L00243","name":"Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 2) Regulations","slug":"c1978l00243","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"243 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320881,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1978L00243-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 2) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1978 No. 243\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-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. 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 1978.\n\nRepeal of former Honey Levy (Amount of Levy) (No. 2) Regulations\n\n3. Statutory Rules 1977 No. 234 are repealed.\n\nRate of levy\n\n4.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 1.8 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":1699},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose: setting the specific rate of levy prescribed by the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962. It has not expanded beyond this narrow fiscal function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision containing a flat monetary rate","No defined terms or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only to section 5 of the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations set the amount that honey producers must pay to the government for every kilogram of honey they produce or import. The rate is fixed at **1.8 cents per kilogram**.\n\n**Who it affects:** Australian honey producers and anyone liable to pay the honey levy under the *Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962*.\n\n**Why it matters:** This levy (essentially an industry tax) funds national honey industry activities—including research, marketing, and administration by bodies like the Australian Honey Board mentioned in the preamble.\n\n**Key details:**\n*   **Rate:** 1.8 cents per kilogram of honey\n*   **Effective date:** 1 December 1978\n*   **Replaces:** The previous 1977 rate regulations (which are repealed by this instrument)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1978l00243","history":"/api/acts/c1978l00243/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1978l00243/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1978l00243/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1978l00243/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1978l00243/documents"}}