New Zealand Legislation: Acts

26 Governor-General may impose levy

• (1) The Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by Order in Council, impose a levy on qualifying members of a levy group, payable to an industry training organisation.

  (2) The Minister must not recommend the making of an Order in Council under subsection (1) unless the Minister is satisfied of the matters in section 27.

  (3) Under a levy order under subsection (1), a levy may be payable to—

  • (a) 1 industry training organisation by all qualifying members of the industry that is covered by that organisation; or

  • (b) 1 industry training organisation by all qualifying members of a specific industry that is within the range of industries covered by that industry training organisation; or

  • (c) more than 1 industry training organisation, jointly, by all qualifying members of an industry that is covered by those industry training organisations.

  (4) Every levy order is a regulation for the purposes of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989.

  Section 26: added, on 1 January 2003, by section 16 of the Industry Training Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 51).