{"id":"F1998B00085","name":"Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"fisheries-research-and-development-corporation-regulations-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"90 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29763,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1998B00085-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Regulations (Amendment)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1998 No. 901\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nFisheries Research and Development Corporation Regulations2 (Amendment)\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.\n\nDated 14 May 1998.\n\nWILLIAM DEANE  \nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nWARWICK PARER\n\nMinister for Resources and Energy\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n1. Commencement\n\n1.1 These Regulations are taken to have commenced on 1 July 1997.\n\n2. Amendment\n\n2.1 The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.\n\n3. Regulation 4A (Levies attached to the Corporation)\n\n3.1 Paragraph 4A (1) (c):\n\nOmit the paragraph, substitute:\n\n“(c) a levy of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5 (1) (b) of the Fisheries Agreements (Payments) Act 1991.”.\n\n3.2 Subregulation 4A (2):\n\nOmit the subregulation, substitute:\n\n“(2) For paragraph 5 (3) (a) of the Act, for the financial year beginning on 1 July 1996, the research component of a levy mentioned in subregulation (1) is:\n\n(a) for a levy mentioned in paragraph 4A (1) (b)—6.84% of the levy; and\n\n(b) for a levy mentioned in paragraph 4A (1) (c)—2.94% of the levy.”.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n> Note: NOTES\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 May 1998.\n\n> Note: 2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 91 as amended by 1992 No. 17; 1995 Nos. 186 and 414; 1996 No. 239.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2669},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains within the original regulatory purpose of defining which industry levies attach to the Corporation and how they are allocated. Adding or modifying levy sources and adjusting percentage rates is standard operational maintenance of the existing framework."},"complexity_factors":["Short amendment with only two operative provisions (substituting one paragraph and one subregulation)","Cross-references to two separate Acts requiring lookup (*Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989* and *Fisheries Agreements (Payments) Act 1991*)","Retrospective commencement date creating potential reconciliation issues for past levy calculations","Precise percentage allocations (6.84% and 2.94%) requiring mathematical apportionment"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment tweaks how the fishing industry funds research through mandatory levies (fees paid by fishers and industry bodies).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Updates the levy mix**: Changes one type of levy that gets funnelled to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, now specifically picking up levies defined under the *Fisheries Agreements (Payments) Act 1991*.\n- **Sets research spending rates**: Dictates exactly what slice of these levies must go toward research:\n  - **6.84%** for existing industry levies\n  - **2.94%** for the newly referenced levy\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Commercial fishers, aquaculture operators, and exporters who pay these mandatory levies\n- The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, which coordinates industry research projects\n\n**Timing note:**\nDespite being made in May 1998, these changes technically kicked in retrospectively on **1 July 1997** (meaning the new rates applied to that financial year)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-research-and-development-corporation-regulations-amendment","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-research-and-development-corporation-regulations-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-research-and-development-corporation-regulations-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-research-and-development-corporation-regulations-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-research-and-development-corporation-regulations-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-research-and-development-corporation-regulations-amendment/documents"}}