Commonwealth act

National Residue Survey (Laying Chicken) Levy Act 1992

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

257 of 1992

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This Act constitutionally imposes a compulsory levy on laying chickens to fund Australia’s National Residue Survey, which pays for testing agricultural products for chemical residues. It is a narrow tax on commercial poultry businesses (and, expressly, government bodies/Crown entities) and exists to meet the constitutional requirement that a levy be enacted by Parliament.

The detailed rates, collection and enforcement rules are handled in the linked Administration Act.

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National Residue Survey (Laying Chicken) Levy Act 1992

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National Residue Survey (Laying Chicken)

Levy Act 1992

No. 257 of 1992

View image in the official source View image in the official sourceAn Act to impose National Residue Survey Levy in respect of laying chickens

[Assented to 24 December 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Residue Survey (Laying Chicken) Levy Act 1992.

Commencement

This Act commences on 1 July 1993.

Interpretation

In this Act:

“laying chicken” has the same meaning as in the Laying Chicken Levy Act 1988.

Act binds Crown

This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory.

Imposition of levy

National Residue Survey Levy, within the meaning of the National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992, to the extent that it is payable in respect of laying chickens, is imposed by this Act.

View image in the official source[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 3 November 1992

Senate on 10 November 1992]

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 National Residue Survey (Laying Chicken) Levy Act 1992