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 Industry Views on the Making and Operation of Levy Orders under the Commodity Levies Ac 1990

Table of Contents

• INDUSTRY VIEWS ON THE MAKING AND OPERATION OF LEVY ORDERS UNDER THE COMMODITY LEVIES ACT 1990 Credits
  • DISCLAIMER
• Foreword
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Issues Relating To The Making Of Levy Orders: , Issues Relating To The Operation Of Levy Orders -Industry Organisations And Levy Payers: , Issues Relating To The Operation Of Levy Orders -Levy Collectors/ Collection Agents: , Table 1: Recommended Strategy (by Issue)
• Section 1 -Introduction
  • 1.1 THE BACKGROUND TO, AND OBJECTIVES OF, THE STUDY , 1.2 The Project Methodology
  • 1.3 The Structure Of The Report ,
• Section 2 -Major Issues Raised By The Study
  • 2.1 General Policy Issues Related To The Commodity Levies Act 1990
    • 2.1.1 Rationale behind the Commodity Levies Act 1990 , 2.1.2 The role of Government in the making and operation of Levy Orders , 2.1.3 The scope of an industry , 2.1.4 Duration of a commodity Levy Order , 2.1.5 Uses of funds collected as commodity levies , 2.1.6 Costs and benefits of commodity levies
  • 2.2 THE PROCESS OF MAKING LEVY ORDERS
    • 2.2.1 Identification of potential levy payers , 2.2.2 Ballot paper design , 2.2.3 Processing the application , 2.2.4 The costs of application , 2.2.5 The level of support , 2.2.6 Communication by levying organisations
  • 2.3 THE OPERATION OF LEVY ORDERS
    • 2.3.1 The number of levies , 2.3.2 Multiple levies on one product , 2.3.3 Compliance and remittance issues , 2.3.4 Communication by levying organisations , 2.3.5 Relationship between stakeholders in the commodity levy , 2.3.6 Failure to gain support at second or subsequent ballots
• SECTION 3 -ISSUES RELATING TO THE MAKING OF A LEVY ORDER UNDER THE COMMODITY LEVIES ACT 1990
  • 3.1 PHASE 1 METHODOLOGY , 3.2 THE APPLICATION PROCESS , 3.3 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDER , 3.4 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMMODITY LEVIES ACT , 3.5 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROCESS , 3.6 FACTORS CAUSING DELAY OR SETTING ASIDE OF ORDERS , 3.7 INDUSTRY VIEWS ON MAF'S ROLE OVERALL , 3.8 GOOD FEATURES OF THE LEGISLATION , 3.9 COSTS OF OBTAINING A LEVY ORDER , Table 2: Costs of Commodity Levy Applications , 3.10 OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDUCING COSTS , 3.11 CONSULTATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
• SECTION 4 -ISSUES RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF A LEVY ORDER UNDER THE COMMODITY LEVIES ACT 1990 -THE LEVY PAYERS' PERSPECTIVE
  • 4.1 PHASE 2 METHODOLOGY , 4.2 PROBLEMS/ DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED WHILE OBTAINING THE ORDER , 4.3 SATISFACTION WITH VOTER THRESHOLD , 4.4 SATISFACTION WITH INITIAL CONSULTATION , 4.5 EXTENT OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE PURPOSES OF LEVY EXPENDITURE , 4.6 CHANGES IN THE PURPOSES OF LEVY EXPENDITURE , 4.7 GOOD FEATURES OF THE COMPULSORY LEVY , 4.8 BAD FEATURES OF THE COMPULSORY LEVY , 4.9 GROWER INPUT TO LEVY EXPENDITURE DECISIONS , 4.10 REPORTING ON ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY LEVIES , 4.11 ATTITUDES TO COLLECTION FEES , Table 3: Communication Methods Used To Report Levy-Funded Activities
• SECTION 5 – ISSUES RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF A LEVY ORDER UNDER THE COMMODITY LEVIES ACT 1990 -THE COLLECTION AGENTS' PERSPECTIVE
  • 5.1 PHASE 3 METHODOLOGY , 5.2 COLLECTION AGENTS' ATTITUDES TO THE COMMODITY LEVIES ACT , 5.3 SATISFACTION WITH LEVEL OF CONSULTATION , 5.4 LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF LEVY PURPOSES , 5.5 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN LEVY COLLECTION , 5.6 GOOD FEATURES OF THE LEVY COLLECTION SYSTEM , 5.7 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LEVY COLLECTION SYSTEM , 5.8 THE COSTS OF LEVY COLLECTION , 5.9 LEVY COLLECTION FEES
• APPENDIX I -PROJECT BRIEFS
  • OBJECTIVES OF PHASE 1 , OBJECTIVES OF PHASE 2 , OBJECTIVES OF PHASE 3
• APPENDIX II - INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS INCLUDED IN THE STUDY
  • Organisations Presently Operating Levy Orders: , Organisations Operating Orders and Presently Re-applying: , Industry Boards Considering the Use of the Act: , Organisations which have Abandoned the Process: , Organisations Presently Applying, or Considering Applying, for a First Order: , Organisations seen as having an Interest in the Act:
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