The new agricultural levies legislative framework is now in effect. This framework is made up of five new pieces of legislation:
- Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 2024
- Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2024
- Primary Industries (Services) Levies Act 2024
- Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 2024
- Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024.
The new legislation is more streamlined, flexible and consistent. This will make it easier for levy payers, collection agents and recipients of levy funds to understand their obligations.
The key features of the levy system remain the same. This means there is no change to existing levy rates, the bodies that receive levies, or the purposes for which levies can be established and used.
The new legislation uses consistent terms for the different levy components. These are:
- research and development component
- marketing component
- general component
- biosecurity activity component
- biosecurity response component
- National Residue Survey component.
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