Summary
Part of a package of three bills in relation to rural research and development, the bill amends the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
to: remove product specific maximum levy rates for research and development and marketing levies; standardise and clarify the industry bodies to be consulted before the minister sets new or changed levies; provide that the maximum levy rate to be imposed is the rate requested by the levy payers; and make contingent amendments in relation to wine production.