Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEVIES AND CHARGES DISBURSEMENT ACT 2024

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Simplified outline of this Act  
   4.      General definitions  
   5.      Declared fishery  
   6.      Designated primary industry sectors for declared recipient bodies  
   7.      Definition of relevant animal health body  
   8.      Definition of relevant plant health body  
   9.      Definition of research and development activity  
   10.     Definition of research and development  
   11.     Act binds Crown  
   12.     Extension of this Act to external Territories  
   13.     Extra - territorial application of this Act  

   PART 2--FUNDING--FOR RECIPIENT BODIES

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   14.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Levy or charge payments

              Subdivision A--Commonwealth to make levy or charge payments

   15.     Commonwealth to make levy or charge payments  
   16.     Payment of Commonwealth costs  
   17.     Effect of refunds  

              Subdivision B--Spending requirements for declared recipient bodies

   18.     Spending of amounts equal to marketing collected amounts  
   19.     Spending of amounts equal to research and development collected amounts  
   20.     Spending of amounts equal to general collected amounts  

              Subdivision C--Spending requirements for statutory recipient bodies

   21.     Spending of amounts equal to marketing collected amounts  
   22.     Spending of amounts equal to research and development collected amounts  

           Division 3--Matching payments

              Subdivision A--Commonwealth to make matching payments to most recipient bodies

   23.     Commonwealth to make matching payments  
   24.     Definition of qualifying expenditure amount  
   25.     Definition of average gross value of production amount  

              Subdivision B--Commonwealth to make matching payments to Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

   26.     Commonwealth to make matching payments in relation to the fishing industry (except declared fisheries)  
   27.     Commonwealth to make matching payments in relation to a declared fishery  
   28.     Scope of Fisheries Research and Development Corporation's expenditure amounts  
   29.     Definition of average total main fishing industry GVP amount  
   30.     Definition of average Commonwealth main fishing industry GVP amount  
   31.     Definition of average State/Territory main fishing industry GVP amount  
   32.     Definition of average declared fishery GVP amount  

              Subdivision C--Spending requirements for declared recipient bodies

   33.     Spending of matching payments  

              Subdivision D--Spending requirements for statutory recipient bodies

   34.     Spending of matching payments--statutory recipient bodies except the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation  
   35.     Spending of matching payments--Fisheries Research and Development Corporation  

           Division 4--Other payments to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

   36.     Commonwealth to make other payments to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation  

           Division 5--Appropriation

   37.     Appropriation  

           Division 6--Funding agreements and recipient bodies

              Subdivision A--Funding agreements and declared recipient bodies

   38.     Funding agreements with companies  
   39.     Minister may declare bodies to be recipient bodies  
   40.     Minister may revoke declaration of a body as a recipient body  
   41.     Minister may give directions to declared recipient bodies  

              Subdivision B--Funding agreements with statutory re ipient bodies

   42.     Funding agreements with statutory recipient bodies  

   PART 3--FUNDING--FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AUSTRALIA

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   43.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Funding for Animal Health Australia

              Subdivision A--Payments relating to biosecurity activity

   44.     Commonwealth to make payments--collected amounts relating to biosecurity activity  
   45.     Application of money  
   46.     Effect of refunds  
   47.     Recoverable payments--payment of debt  

              Subdivision B--Payments relating to biosecurity response

   48.     Commonwealth to make payments--collected amounts relating to biosecurity response  
   49.     Application of money  
   50.     Effect of refunds  
   51.     Recoverable payments--payment of debt  

              Subdivision C--Appropriation

   52.     Appropriation  

   PART 4--FUNDING--FOR PLANT HEALTH AUSTRALIA

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   53.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Funding for Plant Health Australia

              Subdivision A--Payments relating to biosecurity activity

   54.     Commonwealth to make payments--collected amounts relating to biosecurity activity  
   55.     Application of money  
   56.     Effect of refunds  
   57.     Recoverable payments--payment of debt  

              Subdivision B--Payments relating to biosecurity response

   58.     Commonwealth to make payments--collected amounts relating to biosecurity response  
   59.     Application of money  
   60.     Effect of refunds  
   61.     Recoverable payments--payment of debt  

              Subdivision C--Appropriation

   62.     Appropriation  

   PART 5--FUNDING--AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL RESIDUE SURVEY

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   63.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Funding for National Residue Survey

   64.     National Residue Survey Special Account  
   65.     Credits to the National Residue Survey Special Account  
   66.     Purposes of the National Residue Survey Special Account  
   67.     Report about National Residue Survey Special Account  

           Division 3--Information management

              Subdivision A--Authorised uses and disclosures of relevant NRS information

   68.     Use or disclosure for National Residue Survey activities etc.  
   69.     Use or disclosure for the purposes of other Acts  
   70.     Disclosure to authorities of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory  
   71.     Disclosure to foreign governments etc. for export, trade and other purposes  
   72.     Disclosure to persons holding an approval  
   73.     Disclosure for the purposes of law enforcement  
   74.     Disclosure to a court, tribunal etc.  
   75.     Use or disclosure of statistics  
   76.     Use or disclosure of publicly available information  
   77.     Disclosure to person to whom information relates  
   78.     Use or disclosure with consent  
   79.     Disclosure to person who provided information  
   80.     Use or disclosure authorised by rules  

              Subdivision B--Protected information

   81.     Offence and civil penalty--use or disclosure of protected information  
   82.     Enforcement of civil penalty provisions  

   PART 6--OTHER--MATTERS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   83.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Reconsideration and review of decisions

   84.     Internal reconsideration of decisions  
   85.     Administrative Review Tribunal review of decisions  

           Division 3--Recoverable payments

   86.     Recoverable payments  
   87.     Report about recoverable payments  

           Division 4--Administrative provisions

   88.     Delegation by Minister  
   89.     Delegation by Secretary  
   90.     Rules