Poultry Industry Levy

No. 68 of 1966

An Act to amend the Poultry Industry Levy Act 1965 in relation to Exemption from Levy in respect of Broiler Breeder Hens, and in relation to Decimal Currency.

[Assented to 29 October 1966]

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

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Poultry Industry Levy Act 1966.

(2.) The Poultry Industry Levy Act 1965 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Poultry Industry Levy Act 1965–1966.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Rate of levy.

3. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (3.) the words “Ten shillings” and inserting in their stead the words “One dollar”.

Exemptions in respect of hens for home use and for the production of “broilers”.

4. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-section (2.), after the words “prescribed period” (wherever occurring), the words “applicable to him”;

(b) by omitting from sub-section (3.) the definition of “prescribed period”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:—

“(4.) For the purposes of sub-section (2.) of this section, the period that is the prescribed period applicable to an owner of hens in relation to a day on which levy is imposed is—

(a) if, in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this section, this paragraph applies to him in respect of that day—the period of three months ending—

(i) where that day is the thirtieth day of September, the thirty-first day of December, the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of June—on that day; or

(ii) in any other case—on the thirtieth day of September, the thirty-first day of December, the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of June that last preceded that day; or

(b) if, in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this section, this paragraph applies to him in respect of that day—the period of two weeks ending on that day.

“(5.) The owner of hens may, in accordance with the regulations, elect that either paragraph (a) of the last preceding sub-section or paragraph (b) of that sub-section shall apply to him in respect of a day specified in the election, being a day on which levy is imposed, and, in that event, the paragraph so specified applies to him in respect of the day so specified and in respect of each subsequent day on which levy is imposed, other than the day specified in any further election made by him under this sub-section or a day subsequent to the day so specified.

“(6.) A person who has made an election under the last preceding sub-section specifying a day on which levy is imposed is not entitled to make a further election under that sub-section specifying a day included in the period of twelve months immediately following that first-mentioned day.

“(7.) Where a person has not made an election under sub-section (5.) of this section, paragraph (a) of sub-section (4.) of this section applies to him in respect of each day on which levy is imposed.”.