Bill

Primary Industries (Services) Levies Bill 2023

passed, as at 2024-07-09. Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio.

Sponsor

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Portfolio

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Recorded stages

• introduced — 2023-10-18

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• second reading — 2023-10-18

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• second reading — 2023-11-14

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• other — 2023-11-14

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• second reading — 2023-11-15

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• second reading — 2023-11-15

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• other — 2023-11-15

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• committee — 2023-11-15

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• third reading — 2023-11-15

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• introduced — 2023-11-16

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• second reading — 2023-11-16

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• second reading — 2024-07-01

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• third reading — 2024-07-01

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• passed — 2024-07-01

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• royal assent — 2024-07-09

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Divisions

• Murray Watt I table addenda to the explanatory memoranda relating to the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023 and the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Bill 2023. The addenda respond to matters raised by the Scrutiny of Bills Committee. Question agreed to. Bills read a second time. Sue Lines The question is that the amendments on sheets 2420, 2421 and 2422, circulated by the opposition, be agreed to. _Opposition's circulated amendments—_ SHEET 2420 Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Bill 2023 (1) Clause 4, page 3 (after line 12), after the definition of _animal_, insert: _Animal Health Australia_ has the same meaning as in the _Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024_. (2) Clause 4, page 3 (after line 22), after the definition of _charge_, insert: _emergency animal biosecurity response deed_ has the same meaning as in the _Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024_. _emergency plant biosecurity response deed_ has the same meaning as in the _Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024_. (3) Clause 4, page 4 (after line 11), after the definition of _plant_, insert: _Plant Health Australia_ has the same meaning as in the _Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024_. (4) Clause 7, page 6 (lines 19 to 22), omit paragraphs (3)(c) and (d), substitute: (c) expenditure on activities, including biosecurity activities, that: (i) are undertaken by, or at the direction of, Animal Health Australia or Plant Health Australia; and (ii) relate to the promotion or maintenance of the health of plants, animals, fungi or algae; (d) expenditure on matters relating to a biosecurity response under: (i) an emergency animal biosecurity response deed; or (ii) an emergency plant biosecurity response deed; (5) Clause 10, page 8 (lines 17 to 20), omit paragraphs (2)(a) and (b), substitute: (a) expenditure on activities, including biosecurity activities, that: (i) are undertaken by, or a — 2024-07-01, Senate: negative, ayes 28, noes 34

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Plain-language summary

Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2023-10-18.

This bill is one of three Imposition Bills that together would replace five existing Acts and modernise the agricultural levies framework.

The package would let regulations re-establish current excise levies and customs charges, and also impose new levies on certain agricultural services.

The explanatory memorandum does not specify a start date for the changes or list which Acts are amended.

• The Imposition Bills would enable regulations to set excise levies and customs charges on primary produce like grains, horticulture, red meat and poultry.
• The package would let regulations impose levies for goods used in animal or plant treatment, such as the horse disease response levy.
• The bills would allow levies on services that support primary industry production, for example bee pollination services.
• The three bills would include consistent rules on definitions, exemptions, rates and other common matters.
• The package would require consultation with affected industries before regulations change levy rates or introduce new levies.
• The bills would allow an instrument to set rules for polls, including those for dairy and wool industries.

Farmers, producers, processors, exporters and agricultural industries that pay levies or charges under the agricultural levy system.

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