{"id":"C2004L00188","name":"Grape Research Levy Regulations","slug":"grape-research-levy-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"162 of 1986","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25331,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L00188-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Grape Research Levy Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1986 No. 1621\n\nGrape Research Levy Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and pursuant to section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, after taking into consideration, pursuant to sub-section 10 (2) of the Grape Research Levy Act 1986, any relevant recommendation made to the Minister of State for Primary Industry by the organisations in respect of which a declaration is in force under sub-section 5 (3) of the Rural Industries Research Act 1985 in relation to leviable goods within the meaning of the Grape Research Levy Act 1986, hereby make the following Regulations under the Grape Research Levy Act 1986.\n\nDated 27 June 1986.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nPeter Walsh\n\nMinister of State for Finance for and on behalf\n\nof the Minister of State for Primary Industry\n\nCitation\n\n1\\. These Regulations may be cited as the Grape Research Levy Regulations.\n\nRate of levy\n\n2\\. For the purposes of the definition of “standard amount” in sub-section 7 (2) of the Grape Research Levy Act 1986, the amount of 30 cents is prescribed.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1986.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer\n\n(S.R. 175/86)—Cat. No. 12/17.6.1986","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1300},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations perform the exact single function authorized by the Grape Research Levy Act 1986: prescribing the monetary rate of the levy. There is no expansion beyond the original legislative intent or scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (Regulation 2) containing only one sentence","No defined terms within the instrument itself—only references to terms in the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No cross-references between sections","Extremely short total length (under 200 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These regulations set the dollar amount that grape growers must pay into an industry research fund.\n\n**The key number:** The levy is fixed at **30 cents** per unit of grapes (the exact unit—such as per tonne—is specified in the parent Act). This is called the \"standard amount\" in the legislation.\n\n**Who it affects:** Commercial grape growers in Australia.\n\n**Why it matters:** This small charge on grape production funds research into better growing techniques, pest management, and industry innovation. Rather than each farmer paying for their own research, the collective levy funds shared benefits for the entire sector."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/grape-research-levy-regulations","history":"/api/acts/grape-research-levy-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/grape-research-levy-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/grape-research-levy-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/grape-research-levy-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/grape-research-levy-regulations/documents"}}