Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 5)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 249

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.

Dated 12 December 2008

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

TONY BURKE

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 5).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 January 2009.

3 Amendment of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

  Schedule 1 amends the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Schedule 23, paragraph 2 (b)

substitute

 (b) on or after 1 January 2009 and before 1 January 2012 — $2.94 per tonne of rice; and

 (c) on or after 1 January 2012 — $1.97 per tonne of rice.

[2] Schedule 23, subclause 3 (2)

omit

  is 3 cents per tonne of rice.

insert

  is:

 (a) on or after 1 January 2009 and before 1 January 2012 — 6 cents per tonne of rice; and

 (b) on or after 1 January 2012 — 3 cents per tonne of rice.

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