2013/391
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
At Wellington this 23rd day of September 2013
Present:Hon Bill English presiding in Council
Pursuant to section 4 of the Commodity Levies Act 1990, His Excellency the Governor-General makes the following order, acting—
(a) on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(b) on the recommendation of the Minister for Primary Industries given in accordance with sections 5 and 6 of that Act.
1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
Levy imposed
4 Levy imposed
Responsibility for payment of levy
5 Growers primarily responsible for paying levy
6 Collection agents must pay levy and recover it from growers
Determination of levy
7 Basis of calculation of levy
8 Initial rate of levy
9 Later rates of levy
10 Previous rate of levy to apply
11 Notification of rate of levy
Payment of levy
12 Payment of levy
Spending of levy money
13 BCNZ must spend levy money
14 Purposes for which levy money may be spent
15 BCNZ must inform and consult growers about spending of levy money
Record-keeping requirements and confidentiality of information
16 Records
17 Confidentiality of information
Miscellaneous
18 Conscientious objectors
19 Remuneration of persons conducting compliance audits
Mediation of disputes
20 Appointment of mediators
21 Remuneration of mediators
22 Conference
23 Time and place of conference
24 Conference to be held in private
25 Right to be heard
26 Evidence
27 Mediator may resolve dispute in certain cases
28 Costs of mediation
29 Appeal to District Court
Explanatory note
Administrative information