March 2017
Quarterly Horticulture Return
**Call the Levies Management free call number on 1800 020 619 or
email [email protected] for assistance completing your return**
1. How to complete your levy return
a)
If you are completing this form by hand, use BLOCK LETTERS and do not use pencil
b) A street address must be provided in the “business address” field.
c)
If your postal address is a PO Box or Bag, please provide these details in the “postal address” field.
d) If both address are the same, write the words “as above” in the postal address field.
e)
Review the form to ensure that all fields are completed accurately and that you have provided your unique LRS number
and signed the declaration.
2. How to submit your return and make a payment
a) When you have completed all required fields, forward your return together with the payment to:
Mail:
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Levies
Locked Bag 4488
KINGSTON ACT 2604
Email:
[email protected]
Fax:
1800 609 150
b) You can pay your levy by electronic funds transfer (EFT):
Bank: Reserve Bank of Australia
BSB: 092 009
Account number: 111 700
Account Name: AFFA Official Administered Receipts
Reference: enter prefix ‘LRS’ followed by your unique LRS number and business name.
Example: LRS12345 AZ Wholesale
c)
You can also pay your levy by cheque or money order, made out and mailed to:
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Levies
Locked Bag 4488
KINGSTON ACT 2604
3. When do I need to submit my return and payment
Your return and payment is due within 28 days after the end of the quarter.
For example the return and payment for the quarter ending 30 June (i.e. for the months of April, May and June) is due on or
before 28 July.
Where levy/export charge is paid late, penalty will be payable at the rate of 2% per month compounding on the sum of the
unpaid amounts, including penalties already accrued.
4. Making a declaration
The declaration on the return form must be completed and signed by:
• In the case of an individual – that person
• In the case of a body corporate – a company director, company secretary, or a principal officer
• In the case of a partnership – one of the partners.
Levies Management
T 1800 020 619
F 1800 609 150
Mail:
Locked Bag 4488
KINGSTON ACT 2601
Email:
[email protected]
agriculture.gov.au
ABN 24 113 085 695
Quarterly Horticulture Levy Return
ALL FIELDS ARE MANDATORY
Business details
LRS number
Full business/trading
name
Quarter ended
Business address
(not a PO Box or Bag)
Postal address
(if different to above)
Full name
(Please print)
Mr/Mrs/Dr/Ms/Miss
(
Phone number
Email address
Method of payment (please tick)
*Note:
Facsimile (
number
)
Cheque
EFT
►Date deposited
Payment of levy or charge not received by the due date may attract late payment penalty.
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources - Levies does not issue receipts.
Declaration:
)
/
/
I declare that to the best of my knowledge the information contained on this return form and any attachments
is correct in every essential detail. "Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence"
Full name of declarant (Please print)
Signature and date
/ 20
Postcode
Business identifying
number (ACN, ABN etc.
if applicable)
Contact officer
details
/
Postcode
Mr/Mrs/Dr/Ms/Miss
/
Designation
/
Please estimate how long it took for you to complete this return form
OFFICE USE ONLY
On completion, forward your return together with the payment either by:
Date entered
Email: [email protected]
Return number
Mail to:
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Levies
Locked Bag 4488
KINGSTON ACT 2604
Signed
Fax: 1800 609 150
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Quarterly Horticulture Return
LRS number
Levy No. 072
Chestnuts (kilograms)
Quarter Ended
Type
01
Domestic
Quantity
Type
02
Export
Quantity
Levy/Charge
rate
11 cents/kg
Levy No. 087
Stone Fruit (kilograms)
Levy No. 095
Sweet Potatoes
(gross $ value)
Levy No. 116
Passionfruit – Packed
(cartons)
Passionfruit – Not Packed
(8 kilograms)
Passionfruit – Processing
(kilograms)
07
08
$
$
Subtotal C
01
02
1.5 %
$
Subtotal D
01
02
0.5 %
01
04
40
cents/carton
02
05
40 cents/8kg
03
06
3 cents/kg
01
03
50 cents/tonne
Levy No. 066
Potato (tonnes)
Subtotal A
Subtotal B
1 cent/kg
Levy No. 097
Vegetables (gross $ value)
Levy/Charge
$ payable
c
Potato – Processing (tonnes)
02
Avocado (kilograms)
05
50 cents/tonne
Levy No. 069
07
7.5 cents/kg
Avocado – Processing
(kilograms)
06
Onions (tonnes)
01
Table Grapes (kilograms)
01
02
1 cent/kg
Mangoes (kilograms)
01
02
1.893 cents/kg
Papaya (kilograms)
01
03
2 cents/kg
1 cent/kg
Levy No.080
$
Subtotal E
$
Subtotal F
$
Subtotal G
$
Subtotal H
02
$4.00/tonne
Levy No. 126
$
Subtotal I
Levy No. 130
$
Subtotal J
Levy No. 136
$
Subtotal K
Papaya – Processing
(kilograms)
02
Persimmons (kilograms)
01
02
6.25 cents/kg
01
04
1 cent/kg
02
05
1.5 cents/kg
Subtotal M
03
06
2 cents/kg
$
0.25 cents/kg
Levy No. 144
Levy No. 104
Almonds – In shell
all varieties other than
Nonpareil (kilograms)
Almonds – In shell Non
Pareil (kilograms)
Almonds – Shelled all
varieties (kilograms)
$
Subtotal L
$
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Quarterly Horticulture Return
LRS number
Levy No. 047
Apples (kilograms)
Quarter Ended
Type
01
Domestic
Quantity
Type
03
Export
Quantity
Levy/Charge
rate
1.845 cents/kg
Apples – Processing (tonnes)
07
$5.50/tonne
Apples – Juicing (tonnes)
05
$2.75/tonne
Pears (kilograms)
02
Pears – Processing (tonnes)
08
$5.90/tonne
Pears – Juicing (tonnes)
06
$2.95/tonne
Rubus (kilograms)
01
02
12 cents/kg
01
05
$4.25/tonne
02
06
8.5 cents/box
03
07
$3.50/tonne
04
08
7 cents/box
01
03
8 cents/kg
04
Levy/Charge
$ payable
c
Subtotal N
$
2.099 cents/kg
Subtotal O
$
Levy No. 149
Levy No. 084
Citrus – Oranges
in bulk (tonnes)
Citrus – Oranges
not in bulk (boxes)
Citrus – Other citrus
in bulk (tonnes)
Citrus – Other citrus
not in bulk (boxes)
Subtotal P
$
Subtotal Q
$
Levy No. 142
Lychee (kilograms)
Lychee – Processing
(kilograms)
02
Custard Apples (trays)
07
10
40 cents/tray
08
11
40 cents/box
Custard Apples (tonnes)
09
12
$50.00/tonne
Bananas (kilograms)
01
Pineapples (tonnes)
01
Subtotal R
1 cent/kg
$
Levy No. 086
Custard Apples (boxes)
Subtotal S
$
Levy No. 158
Subtotal T
2.94 cents/kg
$
Levy No. 160
03
$5.00/tonne
Pineapples – Processing
(tonnes)
02
$2.00/tonne
Ginger (gross $ value)
01
0.5 %
Melons (kilograms)
01
Subtotal U
$
Levy No. 170
Subtotal V
$
Levy No. 190
Subtotal W
02
0.4 cents/kg
TOTAL LEVY/CHARGE PAYABLE (A to W)
$
$
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Privacy Notice
'Personal information' means any information or opinion about an identified, or an individual
who is reasonably identifiable.
The collection of personal information by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
(the department) in relation to this Return Form is authorised by the Primary Industries Levies
and Charges Collection Act 1991 (the Act) and is for the purpose of administering horticultural
levies and export charges. If you do not provide the relevant personal information requested in
this form, you will be in breach of the Act and the department will be required to take the
relevant action.
Personal information may be disclosed to other Australian agencies, including industry bodies
and levy recipient organisations, and persons or organisations where necessary for the
administration of the levy, provided the disclosure is consistent with relevant laws, in
particular the Privacy Act 1988.
Your personal information will be used and stored in accordance with the Australian Privacy
Principles. See our Privacy Policy webpage at: agriculture.gov.au/about/privacy to learn more
about accessing or correcting personal information or making a complaint. Alternatively, you
can telephone the department on +61 2 6272 3933.
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