Primary Industry Funding Schemes (Grain Industry Research and Development Fund) Regulations 2024

Contributions are payable to the Minister for payment into the Fund as follows:

the amount payable for grain produced and sold by a grain grower is—

0.12% of the value of the grain; or

if the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, specifies another amount (which may be 0) or the manner in which another amount may be calculated for the purposes of this subparagraph—that other amount;

contributions are payable on behalf of the grain grower by the person who purchases the grain from the grain grower (the

purchaser);

contributions are payable on a quarterly basis, or, with the approval in writing by the Minister on application by the purchaser, on a yearly or other basis;

contributions payable for grain sold during a particular quarter (or other period as may be approved under paragraph (c)) fall due 28 days after that quarter (or other period).

A purchaser who pays contributions on behalf of a grain grower must—

deduct the amount of the contributions from the amount payable by the purchaser to the grain grower for the grain; and

keep proper records constituting evidence of the sale and deduction and make those records available for inspection at any reasonable time by a person authorised by the Minister for the purpose.

Each quarterly (or other periodic) payment of contributions to the

Minister must be accompanied by a statement setting out the name and address of each grain grower on whose behalf the contributions are paid and, for each grain grower, the tonnage and value of grain sold to the purchaser during the quarter (or other period) in respect of which the contributions are paid.

The Minister may vary or revoke an approval under subregulation (1)(c).

A reference in subregulation (1)(a) to grain produced by a grain grower is a reference to grain produced by the grain grower during any season (including grain produced before the commencement of these regulations and sold after that commencement).