{"id":"F2007L03866","name":"Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (Forest Growers) Designated Bodies Declaration 2007","slug":"primary-industries-excise-levies-forest-growers-designated-bodies-declaration-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70409,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03866-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (Forest Growers) Designated Bodies Declaration 2007","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nPrimary Industries (Excise) Levies (Forest Growers) Designated Bodies Declaration 2007\n\nPrimary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999\n\nI, ERIC ABETZ, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation, make this Declaration under clause 13 of Schedule 27 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.\n\nDated 20 September 2007\n\nERIC ABETZ\n\nMinister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies (Forest Growers) Designated Bodies Declaration 2007.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on 1 October 2007.\n\n3 Designated bodies\n\n(1) For subclause 13 (1) of Schedule 27 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999, the following bodies are declared to be designated bodies in relation to the product specified in subsection (2):\n\n(a) Australian Forest Growers (ABN 39 000 694 904);\n\n(b) Australian Plantation Products & Paper Industry Council Ltd (ABN 40 005 904 898);\n\n(c) Australian Timber Importers Federation (ABN 77 498 242 560);\n\n(d) National Association of Forest Industries Limited (ABN 40 008 621 510).\n\n(2) For subsection (1), the product is logs:\n\n(a) within the meaning of clause 1 of Schedule 10 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999; and\n\n(b) subject to levy under Part 8 of Schedule 27 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1683},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Declaration performs exactly the narrow administrative function described in its title—designating specific industry bodies to receive levy funds for forest growers. It does not expand beyond the original purpose of clause 13 of Schedule 27 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument containing only 3 sections","Simple list structure with 4 designated bodies identified only by name and ABN","No conditional language, exceptions, or nested logic","Minimal cross-referencing limited to definitional clauses in the parent Act and Regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially names four specific industry groups that are authorized to receive and manage money collected from a mandatory tax (**levy**) on timber logs.\n\nUnder Australian law, forest growers pay levies when they produce or sell logs. This money is used for industry research, development, or marketing. This Declaration lists which organizations can receive these funds:\n\n*   **Australian Forest Growers**\n*   **Australian Plantation Products & Paper Industry Council Ltd**\n*   **Australian Timber Importers Federation**\n*   **National Association of Forest Industries Limited**\n\nBy naming these \"designated bodies,\" the Minister authorizes them to receive the collected levy money for the forest growing industry under the *Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999*."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/primary-industries-excise-levies-forest-growers-designated-bodies-declaration-2007","history":"/api/acts/primary-industries-excise-levies-forest-growers-designated-bodies-declaration-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/primary-industries-excise-levies-forest-growers-designated-bodies-declaration-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/primary-industries-excise-levies-forest-growers-designated-bodies-declaration-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/primary-industries-excise-levies-forest-growers-designated-bodies-declaration-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/primary-industries-excise-levies-forest-growers-designated-bodies-declaration-2007/documents"}}