Act means the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
Australian Kuruma prawn means an animal of the species Penaeus pulchricaudatus (formerly known as Penaeus japonicus).
banana prawn means an animal of the species Penaeus merguiensis, also known as Fenneropenaeus merguiensis.
black tiger prawn means an animal of the species Penaeus monodon.
bovine animal means an animal of the genus Bos.
brown tiger prawn means an animal of the species Penaeus esculentus.
buffalo means an animal of the species Bubalus bubalis.
buffalo industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of buffalo; and
(b) the slaughter of buffalo and the production of buffalo meat; and
(c) the aggregation, transport, marketing, sale and export of buffalo that are raised in Australia; and
(d) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing, sale and export of buffalo meat and buffalo meat products produced from buffalo that are slaughtered in Australia.
cattle means bovine animals other than buffalo.
Charges Regulations means the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2024.
chicken means a bird of the species Gallus gallus domesticus.
coarse grains means the seeds of a plant of a genus or species covered by column 2 of an item in this table (and with the common name mentioned in column 1 of that item).
cotton industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing and harvesting of cotton; and
(b) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing, sale and export of cotton that is grown in Australia.
cotton lint means cotton processed to exclude linters, seeds and waste cotton.
dairy cattle means cattle held for use for the production of milk, or for purposes incidental to the production of milk, and includes:
(a) dairy cows; and
(b) dairy heifers; and
(c) calves that are the progeny of dairy cows; and
(d) bulls used, or held for use, for the purpose of fertilising dairy cows or dairy heifers.
dairy industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of dairy cattle; and
(b) the production of whole milk; and
(c) the processing, manufacture, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of whole milk, or products made in Australia from or containing whole milk or a constituent part of whole milk, where the whole milk is produced in Australia.
declared dairy industry body means the body declared to be the dairy industry body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared egg industry body means the body declared to be the egg industry body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared forestry industry body means the body declared to be the forestry industry body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared horticultural industry body means the body declared to be the horticultural industry body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared livestock export body means the body declared to be the livestock export body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared meat industry body means the body declared to be the meat industry body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared meat processor body means the body declared to be the meat processor body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared pig industry body means the body declared to be the pig industry body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared sugarcane industry body means the body declared to be the sugarcane industry body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
declared wool industry body means the body declared to be the wool industry body by a declaration under subsection 39(1) of the Act, as that declaration is in force from time to time.
deer means an animal of the family Cervidae.
deer industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of deer; and
(b) the slaughter of deer and the production of deer meat; and
(c) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of deer meat and deer meat products produced from deer that are slaughtered in Australia.
Eastern school prawn means an animal of the species Metapenaeus macleayi.
edible offal means any edible portion, other than the flesh, of cattle, sheep, lambs or goats.
egg industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of laying chickens; and
(b) the production of chicken eggs; and
(c) the distribution, storage, marketing and sale of chicken eggs that are produced in Australia.
farmed prawn industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the culturing of farmed prawns; and
(b) the processing, preserving, storage, transport, marketing, sale and export of farmed prawns that are produced in Australia.
farmed prawns means banana prawns, black tiger prawns, brown tiger prawns, Australian Kuruma prawns or Eastern school prawns that are produced by aquaculture.
fish means all living aquatic natural resources of:
(a) rivers; or
(b) estuaries; or
(c) the sea; or
(d) the seabed; or
(e) waters within the limits of Australia.
fishing industry means the industry carried on in or from Australia that is concerned with the taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storage, transport, marketing and sale of fish and fish products.
fish products means all products derived from the culturing, processing or preserving of fish.
fodder means the following that are for use for animal feed:
(a) hay (including oaten hay, lucerne hay and wheaten hay);
(b) straw (including cereal straw);
but does not include chaff, extruded products or silage.
fodder industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the production of fodder for export; and
(b) the processing and storage of fodder that is produced in Australia and is for export.
forestry industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing and harvesting of trees; and
(b) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing, sale, importing and exporting of wood, wood fibre and products made from wood or wood fibre.
ginger means a rhizome of the species Zingiber officinale.
ginger industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing and harvesting of ginger; and
(b) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of ginger that is grown in Australia.
goat means an animal of the genus Capra.
goat fibre industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of goats for the purposes of goat fibre production; and
(b) the harvesting of goat fibre; and
(c) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of goat fibre that is harvested from goats in Australia.
grain means wheat, coarse grains, oilseeds or grain legumes.
grain legumes means the seeds of a plant of a species covered by column 2 of an item in this table (and with the common name mentioned in column 1 of that item).
grains industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing and harvesting of grain; and
(b) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of grain that is grown in Australia.
grape means a fruit of the genus Vitis.
grape industry has the same meaning as in the Wine Australia Act 2013.
grape juice means grape juice produced in Australia, from grapes grown in Australia, whether single‑strength or concentrated.
honeybee industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the production of honey, beeswax and pollen; and
(b) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of honey, beeswax and pollen that is produced in Australia; and
(c) the provision of pollination services in Australia by honeybees.
horticultural industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing and harvesting of horticultural products; and
(b) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing, sale and export of horticultural products that are grown in Australia.
horticultural products means:
(a) fruits, including processed fruits; and
(b) vegetables, including processed vegetables; and
(c) mushrooms and other edible fungi, including processed mushrooms and other edible fungi; and
(d) nuts, including processed nuts; and
(e) nursery products; and
(f) cut flowers and foliage, including processed cut flowers and foliage; and
(g) turf.
lamb means an animal of the species Ovis aries that:
(a) is under 12 months of age; or
(b) does not have any permanent incisor teeth in wear.
laying chicken means a female chicken that is to be raised for egg production.
Levies Regulations means the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 2024.
livestock means cattle, sheep, lambs or goats.
livestock meat means the fresh or preserved flesh of cattle, sheep, lambs or goats.
livestock meat by‑product includes skin, hide, tallow, meat meal and inedible offal from cattle, sheep, lambs or goats.
livestock meat product means food prepared from or containing livestock meat, and includes canned livestock meat.
macropod means an animal of the family Macropodidae.
macropod industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the killing of macropods for the provision of meat and the processing of the carcases; and
(b) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of macropod meat and macropod meat products produced from macropods that are killed in Australia.
main fishing industry means that part of the fishing industry (other than a declared fishery) that is concerned with the taking or culturing of fish.
meat and livestock industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of livestock; and
(b) the slaughter of livestock and the production of livestock meat; and
(c) the aggregation, transport, marketing, sale and export of livestock that is raised in Australia; and
(d) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing, sale and export of livestock meat, livestock meat products, livestock meat by‑products and edible offal produced from livestock that is slaughtered in Australia.
meat chicken means a chicken that is to be raised for meat production.
meat chicken industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of meat chickens; and
(b) the slaughter of meat chickens and the production of chicken meat; and
(c) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of chicken meat and chicken meat products produced from meat chickens that are slaughtered in Australia.
oilseeds means the seeds of a plant of a species covered by column 2 of an item in this table (and with the common name mentioned in column 1 of that item).
ostrich means an animal of the species Struthio camelus.
ostrich industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of ostriches; and
(b) the slaughter of ostriches and the production of ostrich meat; and
(c) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of ostrich meat and ostrich meat products produced from ostriches that are slaughtered in Australia.
pasture seed industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing and harvesting of pasture seeds; and
(b) the distribution, storage, marketing and sale of pasture seeds that are grown in Australia.
pasture seeds means seeds of a plant of a species specified in column 2 of an item in this table (and with the common name mentioned in column 1 of that item).
pig industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of pigs; and
(b) the slaughter of pigs and the production of pig meat; and
(c) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of pig meat and pig meat products produced from pigs that are slaughtered in Australia.
primary industry has the meaning given by section 6.
queen bee means a fertile female bee of the species Apis mellifera (commonly known as the European honeybee).
queen bee breeding industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding of queen bees; and
(b) the distribution, marketing and sale of queen bees that are bred in Australia.
rice means the grain of the species Oryza sativa.
rice industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing and harvesting of rice; and
(b) the distribution, storage, marketing and sale of rice that is grown in Australia.
sheep means an animal of the species Ovis aries, but does not include lambs.
sugarcane means:
(a) the stalks (whether whole or not) of the sugarcane plant; or
(b) the stalks (whether whole or not) and leaves of the sugarcane plant.
sugarcane industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing and harvesting of sugarcane; and
(b) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing and sale of sugarcane that is grown in Australia.
sugarcane plant means a plant of the genus Saccharum, including any hybrids within that genus.
tea tree oil means oil distilled from Melaleuca alternifolia in accordance with the standard produced by the International Organization for Standardization and known as ISO 4730:2017 Essential oil of Melaleuca, terpinen‑4‑ol type (Tea Tree oil), as in force from time to time.
tea tree oil industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the growing of trees and the harvesting and processing of tree material for the production of tea tree oil; and
(b) the distribution, storage, marketing, sale and export of tea tree oil that is produced in Australia.
thoroughbred horse industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with the breeding of thoroughbred horses.
turf means a living grass species that forms a uniform ground cover.
wheat means the seeds of a plant of the genus Triticum.
whole milk means the lacteal fluid product of a dairy cow, where that product contains all its constituents as received from the dairy cow.
wine means an alcoholic beverage produced by the complete or partial fermentation of fresh grapes or products derived solely from fresh grapes, or both.
wine industry has the same meaning as in the Wine Australia Act 2013.
wine‑making means:
(a) a step in the manufacture of wine (including wine used, or intended for use, in the manufacture of brandy); or
(b) a step in the production of grape spirit suitable for the fortifying of wine or the manufacture of brandy; or
(c) the addition of single‑strength grape juice or concentrated grape juice to wine;
but does not include:
(d) the extraction of juice from grapes; or
(e) the concentration of grape juice.
wool industry means the industry in Australia that is concerned with:
(a) the breeding and raising of sheep and lambs for the purposes of wool production; and
(b) the harvesting of wool; and
(c) the processing, distribution, storage, marketing, sale and export of wool that is harvested from sheep or lambs in Australia.