Agricultural Livestock (Disease Control Funding) Act 1998
23Local Land Services required to collect industry levies
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23 Local Land Services required to collect industry levies
23 Local Land Services required to collect industry levies
(1) The Secretary may, by notice in writing, direct Local Land Services to collect the industry levies imposed by the Secretary in respect of ratable land.
(2) Local Land Services is to collect any such industry levy in the same manner as it collects a rate imposed under the Local Land Services Act 2013.
(3) Any amount collected by Local Land Services is to be paid to the Secretary within such time and in such manner as the Secretary directs.
(4) Local Land Services is to be paid such amount for the collection of industry levies as the Minister determines having regard to the advice of Local Land Services and the relevant industry advisory committee. The arrangements for that payment may include the retention by Local Land Services of a percentage of industry levies collected by Local Land Services.
(5) A failure by Local Land Services to collect or pay the levy, or to comply with any requirement made by or under this Act with respect to the levy, is taken to be a contravention by Local Land Services of the Local Land Services Act 2013 and may be dealt with accordingly.
s 23: Am 1998 No 139, Sch 2, cl 2 (a); 2008 No 112, Sch 6.1 [6]. Subst 2013 No 51, Sch 7.2 [6].