Primary Industries (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 (60 of 2024)

Schedule 3   Application and transitional provisions - operation of new law

2   Transitional provisions - exemptions from levies and charges

(1) For the purposes of a provision of regulations under the new Charges Actthat deals with exemptions from a charge on an animal product (within the meaning of that Act) or a plant product (within the meaning of that Act):

(a) a reference in that provision to levy imposed on that product under a provision of regulations under the new Levies Actis taken to include a reference to levy imposed on that product under the old Levies Act or regulations under the old Levies Act; and

(b) a reference in that provision to charge being previously imposed on that product includes a reference to charge being previously imposed on that product under the old Charges Act or regulations under the old Charges Act.

(2) For the purposes of a provision of regulations under the new Levies Actthat deals with exemptions from a levy on an animal product (within the meaning of that Act) or a plant product (within the meaning of that Act):

(a) a reference in that provision to levy being previously imposed on that product includes a reference to levy being previously imposed on that product under the old Levies Act or regulations under the old Levies Act; and

(b) a reference in that provision to charge being previously imposed on that product includes a reference to charge being previously imposed on that product under the old Charges Act or regulations under the old Charges Act.

(3) In this item:

new Charges Act means the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2022.

new Levies Act means the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 2024.

old Charges Act means the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999.

old Levies Act means the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.


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