Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992

Queensland Fruit Marketing Organisation Act 1923 FRUIT MARKETING (COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION LEVIES) REGULATION 1992 Reprinted as in force on 7 August 1998 (includes amendments up to SL No. 27 of 1998) Reprint No. 4 This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 7 August 1998. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 have also been made to use aspects of format and printing style consistent with current drafting practice (s 35). This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the Reprints Act 1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints.

Queensland FRUIT MARKETING (COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION LEVIES) REGULATION 1992 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 2—LEVIES 4 COD empowered to make a levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Rate of levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6 Procedure for making a levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 Payment of a levy by growers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 Filing of returns by growers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Payment of a levy by intermediaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 Filing of returns by intermediaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 11 Recovery of an unpaid amount of a levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 12 Application of levies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 LEVIES ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5 Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

s1 3 s3 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 FRUIT MARKETING (COMMITTEE OF DIRECTION LEVIES) REGULATION 1992 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 7 August 1998] † PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 . ˙ Definitions 3. In this regulation— “avocados” means all avocados grown in Queensland. “bananas” means all bananas grown in Queensland. “bulk bin” means a bulk bin container of a kind ordinarily used in the Australian horticultural industry. “citrus fruit” means all citrus fruit grown in Queensland, including pomelos and cumquats. “custard apples” means all custard apples grown in Queensland. “exotic fruit” means all abius, ambarellos, babacos, bell fruit, black sapotes, boysenberries, breadfruit, carambolas, chempedaks, durians, feijoas, jaboticabas, jackfruit, jambus, mabolos, mamey sapotes, mangosteens, miracle fruit, monsteras, pomegranates, rambutans, rollinias, salaks, sapodillas, soursops, tamarillos, uvillas and white sapotes grown in Queensland. “grapes” means all grapes grown in Queensland. “gross sales” means the amount received for the sale of produce without any deductions for costs.

s3 4 s3 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 “grower” means a grower of produce. “heavy produce” means all potatoes, sweet potatoes, swede turnips, onions, garlic and pumpkins grown in Queensland. “intermediary” means a person, who in the course of carrying on business— (a) sells produce on behalf of a grower and holds money to the credit of the grower; or (b) purchases produce from a grower and holds money to the credit of the grower. “longans” means all longans grown in Queensland. “lychees” means all lychees grown in Queensland. “mangoes” means all mangoes grown in Queensland. “melons” means all melons grown in Queensland, including rockmelons, watermelons, preserving melons, horned melons and honeydew melons. “other fruit” means all cape gooseberries, coconuts, currants, figs, gooseberries, granadillas, kiwi fruit, loganberries, loquats, macadamia nuts, mulberries, passionfruit, pecan nuts, raspberries, rosellas and exotic fruit grown in Queensland. “package” means a container of a kind ordinarily used in the Australian horticultural industry for packing produce. “papaws” means all papaws grown in Queensland, including papayas. “persimmons” means all persimmons grown in Queensland. “pineapples” means all pineapples grown in Queensland. “pome fruit” means all pome fruit grown in Queensland, including apples, pears, nashis and quinces. “produce” means fruit or vegetables mentioned in the categories listed in column 1 of schedule 1. “stone fruit” means all apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums grown in Queensland. “strawberries” means all strawberries grown in Queensland.

s4 5 s6 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 “tomatoes” means all tomatoes grown in Queensland. “vegetables” means all vegetables, other than heavy produce, grown in Queensland. † PART 2—LEVIES ˙ COD empowered to make a levy 4. The COD is empowered to make— (a) a general levy; and (b) a promotion levy; and (c) a research and development levy; on growers up to the maximum rate mentioned in section 5 and in compliance with this regulation. ˙ Rate of levy 5. In relation to each category of produce mentioned in column 1 of schedule 1, the corresponding maximum general levy is mentioned in column 2, the corresponding maximum promotion levy is mentioned in column 3 and the corresponding maximum research and development levy is mentioned in column 4. ˙ Procedure for making a levy 6.(1) To make a levy, the COD must publish a notice in the gazette and in the Queensland Fruit and Vegetable News. (2) The notice must refer to this regulation and specify— (a) the nature and purpose of the levy; and (b) the rate of the levy; and (c) the persons who must pay an amount of levy; and

s7 6 s8 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 (d) the time within which each amount of levy must be paid; and (e) the persons who must lodge returns under this regulation; and (f) the time within which a return must be lodged; and (g) the day, being at least 7 days after publication of the notice in the gazette or the Queensland Fruit and Vegetable News, whichever is the later, on which the requirement to pay the levy starts. ˙ Payment of a levy by growers 7.(1) A grower who sells produce, other than through or to an intermediary, must pay the amount of the levy payable on the produce— (a) direct to the COD; and (b) by the 15th day of the month following the month in which the produce was sold. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. (2) If an intermediary fails to pay an amount of a levy in accordance with section 9, the grower must pay the levy within 1 month of the receipt of a written notice from the COD requiring the payment of the unpaid amount. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply while an intermediary holds money to the credit of the grower for the levy. ˙ Filing of returns by growers 8.(1) If, in a month, a grower sells produce other than through or to an intermediary, the grower must file a return for the month in compliance with this section. (2) The return must specify— (a) the grower’s name; and (b) the month and year to which the return relates; and (c) the type and amount of produce sold by the grower in the month; and

s 9 7 s 10 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 (d) the amount of the levy payable on the produce. (3) The grower must file the return with the COD at the same time as the grower pays the amount of the levy payable on the produce mentioned in the return. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. ˙ Payment of a levy by intermediaries 9.(1) If an intermediary sells or purchases produce, the intermediary must pay the levy payable by the grower in relation to the produce— (a) direct to the COD; and (b) by the 15th day of the month following the month in which the produce was sold or purchased by the person. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an intermediary to the extent that an amount payable has already been paid. ˙ Filing of returns by intermediaries 10.(1) If, in a month, a person acts as an intermediary, the person must file a return for the month in compliance with this section. (2) The return must specify— (a) the person’s name; and (b) the month and year to which the return relates; and (c) the type and amount of produce sold or bought by the person as an intermediary in the month; and (d) the amount of the levy payable on the produce. (3) The person must file the return with the COD at the same time as the person pays the amount of the levy payable on the produce mentioned in the return. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit.

s 11 8 s 12 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 ˙ Recovery of an unpaid amount of a levy 11. If an amount of a levy is not paid by a person in compliance with this regulation, the amount is recoverable by the COD as a debt due to the COD in a court of competent jurisdiction. ˙ Application of levies 12. The COD may spend the amount of— (a) the general levy only in relation to administration, promotion, research and development; and (b) the promotion levy only in relation to promotion; and (c) the research levy only in relation to research and development; in relation to the categories from which the levy was raised and that it considers will be in the interests of growers.

9 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 ¡ SCHEDULE 1 † LEVIES section 5 Column 1 Category Avocados Bananas Citrus Custard apples Grapes Heavy produce Longans Lychees Mangoes Melons —packaged —bulk Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 General levy Promotion levy Research levy 7c per package — 10c per package 5.5c per package 15c per package 4c per package or 85c per bulk or $2.25 per or 60c per bulk bin bulk bin bin 15c per package 15c per package or $3 per bulk or $3 per bulk bin bin — 8c per package 14c per package — 12c per package 18c per package 5c per package 1c per $1 gross 0.5c per $1 — sales gross sales 8c per package 5c per package 25c per package 11c per package — 29c per package 8c per package 18c per package 2c per package 7c per package 9c per package 4c per package $1.26 per tonne $1.99 per tonne 60c per tonne

10 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 Other fruit Papaws Persimmons Pineapples —fresh —processed Pome fruit Stone fruit Strawberries Tomatoes Vegetables SCHEDULE 1 (continued) 8c per package 14c per package 10c per package 9c per package 15c per package 20c per package 8c per package 14c per package 15c per package 0.75c per $1 1c per $1 gross gross sales sales 90c per tonne — — — 0.75c per $1 1c per $1 gross — gross sales sales 6c per package 8c per package 3c per package 12c per package 20c per package 18c per package 3c per package 4c per package 5c per package 0.25c per $1 0.85c per $1 0.15c per $1 gross sales gross sales gross sales

11 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 † ENDNOTES ´ 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5 Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ´ 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 7 August 1998. Future amendments of the Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49.

12 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 3 ´ AIA amd amdt ch def div exp gaz hdg ins lap notfd o in c om p para prec pres = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Acts Interpretation Act 1954 amended amendment chapter definition division expires/expired gazette heading inserted lapsed notified order in council omitted page paragraph preceding present prev (prev) proc prov pt pubd R[X] RA reloc renum rep s sch sdiv SIA SL sub unnum = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = previous previously proclamation provision part published Reprint No.[X] Reprints Act 1992 relocated renumbered repealed section schedule subdivision Statutory Instruments Act 1992 subordinate legislation substituted unnumbered ´ 4 Table of earlier reprints TABLE OF EARLIER REPRINTS [If a reprint number includes a roman letter, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only.] Reprint No. Amendments included Reprint date 1 none 1 January 1993 2 to SL No. 400 of 1993 16 November 1993 3 to SL No. 360 of 1994 15 November 1994 3A to SL No. 157 of 1996 26 July 1996 3B to SL No. 314 of 1997 14 November 1997 3C to SL No. 27 of 1998 9 March 1998 ´ 5 Tables in earlier reprints Name of table TABLES IN EARLIER REPRINTS Changed names and titles Reprint No. 3

13 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 ´ 6 List of legislation Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 SL No. 424 made by the Governor in Council on 17 December 1992 notfd gaz 18 December 1992 pp 1988–96 commenced on date of notification exp 17 December 2002 (see SIA s 54) as amended by— Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1993 SL No. 400 notfd gaz 5 November 1993 pp 853–4 commenced on date of notification Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1994 SL No. 360 notfd gaz 14 October 1994 pp 651–3 commenced on date of notification Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 SL No. 217 notfd gaz 30 June 1995 pp 1475–6 commenced on date of notification Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1996 SL No. 157 notfd gaz 28 June 1996 pp 1164–70 commenced on date of notification Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Amendment (No. 1) 1997 SL No. 314 notfd gaz 26 September 1997 pp 354–6 ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent remaining provisions commenced 1 October 1997 (see s 2) Regulation Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Amendment (No. 1) 1998 SL No. 27 notfd gaz 27 February 1998 pp 884–6 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 28 February 1998 (see s 2) Regulation ´ 7 List of annotations Repeal of regulations s 2 om R1 (see RA s 40) Definitions prov hdg sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 s 3 def “avocados” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4

14 Fruit Marketing (Committee of Direction Levies) Regulation 1992 def “bananas” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “bulk bin” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “citrus” om 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “citrus fruit” ins 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “custard apples” ins 1995 SL No. 217 s 3 sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “exotic fruit” ins 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “grapes” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “gross sales” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “grower” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “heavy produce” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “intermediary” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “longans” ins 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “lychees” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “mangoes” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “melons” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “other fruit” amd 1995 SL No. 217 s 3 sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “package” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “papaws” ins 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “pawpaws” om 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “persimmons” ins 1995 SL No. 217 s 3 sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “pineapples” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “pome fruit” ins 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “produce” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “Stanthorpe fruit and vegetable area” om 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “Stanthorpe fruit and vegetables” om 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “stone fruit” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “strawberries” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “tomatoes” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 def “vegetables” sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 4 Savings and transitional s 13 om R3 (see RA s 38) SCHEDULE 1—LEVIES sub 1993 SL No. 400 s 3 amd 1994 SL No. 360 s 3 sub 1995 SL No. 217 s 4 amd 1996 SL No. 157 s 3; 1997 SL No. 314 s 4 sub 1998 SL No. 27 s 5 SCHEDULE 2—REPEALED REGULATIONS om R1 (see s 40 RA) © State of Queensland 1998