2004-2005

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Bill 2005

No.      , 2005

(Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)

A Bill for an Act to amend the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998, and for related purposes

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                 3

National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998                                                 3

A Bill for an Act to amend the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment Act 2005.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998

1  Subclause 5(1) of Schedule 9

Omit “0.06 cents per kilogram” (first occurring), substitute “0.075 of a cent per kilogram”.

2  Subclause 5(1) of Schedule 9

Omit “(not exceeding 0.06 cents per kilogram)”, substitute “(not exceeding 0.1 of a cent per kilogram)”.

3  Subclause 5(2) of Schedule 9

Omit “0.06 cents per kilogram” (first occurring), substitute “0.075 of a cent per kilogram”.

4  Subclause 5(2) of Schedule 9

Omit “(not exceeding 0.06 cents per kilogram)”, substitute “(not exceeding 0.1 of a cent per kilogram)”.

5  Subclauses 5(3), (4), (5) and (6) of Schedule 9

Omit “(not exceeding 60 cents per tonne)”, substitute “(not exceeding $1.00 per tonne)”.

6  Application of amendments

(1)        The amendments made by this Schedule apply to apples and pears sold or used on or after:

                     (a)  if the first day of the first quarter after the Royal Assent quarter is more than 30 days after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent—the first day of the first quarter after the Royal Assent quarter; or

                     (b)  otherwise—the first day of the second quarter after the Royal Assent quarter.

(2)        In this item:

quarter means a period of 3 months beginning on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October of a year.

Royal Assent quarter means the quarter in which this Act receives the Royal Assent.