1Dairying Research Levy Act 1972

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Dairying Research Levy

No. 31 of 1972

An Act to impose a Levy on certain Whole Milk, and certain Butter Fat, produced in Australia and sold by the Producer.

[Assented to 26 May 1972]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Part I.—Preliminary.

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Dairying Research Levy Act 1972.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Parts.

3. This Act is divided into Parts, as follows:—

Part I.—Preliminary (Sections 1-5).

Part II—Levy on Whole Milk (Sections 6-9).

Part III—Levy on Butter Fat (Sections 10-12).

Part IV—Regulations (Section 13).

Collection Act to be read with this Act.

4. The Dairying Research Levy Collection Act 1972 shall be read as one with this Act.

Definitions.

5. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“milk” means the lacteal fluid product of the cow;

“producer”, in relation to any whole milk, means the person who, at the time when the whole milk was produced, was the owner of the cow that produced it;

“the Committee” means the Dairying Research Committee established by the Dairying Research Act 1972.

Part II.—Levy on Whole Milk.

Imposition of levy.

6. Subject to this Part, a levy is imposed on whole milk produced in Australia and sold by the producer.

Rate of levy.

7.—(1.) The rate of the levy imposed by the last preceding section is such amount, not exceeding 0.04 cent, per gallon of whole milk as is prescribed.

(2.) Before making regulations for the purposes of the last preceding sub-section, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the rate of the levy made to the Minister by the Committee, and regulations shall not be made prescribing a rate higher than the rate recommended, or last recommended, by the Committee to the Minister.

By whom levy payable.

8. The producer of any whole milk is liable to pay the levy on that whole milk.

Exemptions.

9.—(1.) The regulations may—