Honey Export Charge Amendment Act 1980

No. 146 of 1980

An Act to amend the Honey Export Charge Act 1973

[Assented to 19 September 1980]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Honey Export Charge Amendment Act 1980.

(2) The Honey Export Charge Act 1973 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the date fixed under sub-section 2(2) of the Honey Industry Amendment Act 1980.

3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Interpretation

“4. In this Act—

‘Board’ means the Australian Honey Board established under the Honey Industry Act 1962;

‘Committee’ means the Honey Research Committee established under the Honey Research Act 1980;

‘producers’ organization’ has the same meaning as in the Honey Research Act 1980.”.

4. (1) Section 7 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Rates of charge

“7. (1) The charge imposed on honey by this Act is the sum of—

(a) a charge at the rate of 0.50 cent per kilogram of honey or, if another rate, not exceeding 1 cent per kilogram of honey, is for the time being prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph, that other rate; and

(b) a charge at the rate of 0.25 cent per kilogram or, if another rate, not exceeding 0.50 cent per kilogram, of honey is for the time being prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph, that other rate.

“(2) Before making regulations prescribing a rate for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) or making regulations that amend or repeal regulations made for those purposes, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the rate made to the Minister by the Board.

“(3) Before making regulations prescribing a rate for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) or making regulations that amend or repeal regulations made for those purposes, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the rate made to the Minister by the Committee or by the producers’ organization.”.

(2) Notwithstanding the amendment made by sub-section (1), the provisions of section 7 of the Principal Act continue to apply to honey on which charge is imposed by that Act before the commencement of this Act.