Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00056:section:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00056
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 10
Character Range: 8662–9664

10  Imposition of levies
 (1) The regulations may impose a levy in relation to one or more specified goods:
 (a) that are of a kind consumed by, or used in the maintenance or treatment of, animals, plants, fungi or algae; and
 (b) in the circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
Note: Goods may be specified by name, by inclusion in a specified class, or in any other way.

Minister to be satisfied of matters
 (2) Before the Governor‑General makes regulations for the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister must be satisfied that the imposition of the levy will result in either or both of the following:
 (a) expenditure on activities, including biosecurity activities, relating to the promotion or maintenance of the health of plants, animals, fungi or algae;
 (b) expenditure on matters relating to a biosecurity response.

Duty of excise
 (3) This section authorises the imposition of a levy only so far as the levy is a duty of excise within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution.