Bills Digest no. 60 1976
Apple and Pear Export Charge Collection Bill 1976
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Passage History
Purpose
Provisions
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Passage History
Apple and Pear Export Charge
Collection Bill 1976
Date introduced: 18 November
1976
House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Primary Industry
Purpose
To provide for the collection of the
charge on exports of apples and pears to be imposed by the proposed
Apple and Pear Export Charge Act.
Related Legislation
See Digest for Apple and Pear Levy
Bill.
Provisions
To facilitate collection of the
charge, this Bill provides for export agents to be responsible for
the payment of the charge on fruit they handle, but empowers them
to recover the charge from growers. (clause 5)
The Bill also makes provision for due
date for payment (clause 4), penalties for non-payment (clause 6),
and offences (clause 8), access of collectors to inspect records
(clause 9).
Other matters relating to the
collection of the levy may be prescribed by regulations (clause
11).
Where the domestic levy has been paid
on fruit that is actually then exported, the payment of the levy
may be deemed to go towards payment of the export charge. (clause
10).
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