Primary Industry Funding Schemes (SA Grape Growers Industry Fund) Regulations 2021

Subject to these regulations, an SA grape grower must, in respect of each prescribed period commencing on or after 1 June 2022, pay to the Minister (for payment into the Fund) the amount fixed for the prescribed period by the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, for each tonne of SA grapes delivered to an SA winemaker during the prescribed period.

The contributions in respect of a prescribed period are payable on or before the last day of the month that immediately follows the prescribed period.

Contributions payable by an SA grape grower must be paid on behalf of the grower by the SA winemaker who purchases the grapes out of the amount payable by the winemaker to the grower for the grapes.

The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette published before the date for payment of contributions for a prescribed period, vary an amount fixed under subregulation (1) in respect of the prescribed period.

If the Minister varies an amount payable under subregulation (1) in respect of a prescribed period after the commencement of the prescribed period, the amount as varied applies only in respect of the part of the prescribed period following the date on which the variation takes effect.

An SA winemaker must—

keep proper records relating to the tonnage of SA grapes delivered to the winemaker, the growers of those grapes and the contributions required to be made on behalf of growers in respect of those grapes; and

make those records available for inspection at any reasonable time by a person authorised by the Minister for the purpose.

An SA winemaker must, on or before the last day of the month that immediately follows a prescribed period—

furnish the Minister with a financial statement relating to the contributions payable for SA grapes delivered during that prescribed period that—

is in the form, and contains the information, required by the

Minister; and

is, if the person has the necessary equipment, in an electronic form acceptable to the Minister; and

forward to the Minister, with the financial statement required by paragraph (a), the required contributions on behalf of SA grape growers for SA grapes delivered during the prescribed period to which the financial statement relates.