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Levies notices

Date publishedTitleEffective date
December 2024New legislation commencement dates for levies and charges1 January 2025
December 2024Changes to apples and pears levy and charge1 January 2025
December 2024Changes to custard apples levy and charge1 January 2025
December 2024Changes to lychees levy and charge1 January 2025
December 2024Changes to macadamia nuts levy and charge1 January 2025
June 2024Changes to the sweet potato levy and charge1 July 2024
February 2024Modernising the agricultural levies legislation – Draft regulations and rules now available for your feedback27 February 2024
Sept 2023Changes to the rubus levy and charge rate1 October 2023
June 2023Changes to the stone fruit levy and charge1 July 2023
May 2023Modernising the agricultural levies legislation – Draft legislation now available for your feedback1 May 2023
April 2023Modernising the agricultural levies legislationEarly May 2023
September 2022Notice establishing a levy payer register for macropods by AgriFutures Australia28 August 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for rice by AgriFutures Australia28 July 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for tea tree oil by AgriFutures Australia28 July 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for thoroughbred horse by AgriFutures Australia30 April 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for fodder by AgriFutures Australia28 April 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for goat fibre by AgriFutures Australia28 April 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for honey by AgriFutures Australia28 April 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for pasture seeds by AgriFutures Australia28 April 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for meat chickens by AgriFutures Australia31 March 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for buffalo export by AgriFutures Australia28 February 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for buffalo slaughter by AgriFutures Australia28 February 2023
Notice establishing a levy payer register for deer slaughter by AgriFutures Australia28 February 2023
June 2022Changes to the forest growers levy rate1 July 2022
December 2021Changes to the farmed prawns levy and charge rate1 January 2022
June 2021Changes to the Laying Chickens Levy1 July 2021
March 2021Changes to the Cherries levy and charge rate1 April 2021
December 2020Changes to the Dried fruits levy rate1 January 2021
December 2020Changes to the Farmed Prawns levy and charge rate1 January 2021
December 2020Changes to the Macadamia Nuts levy and charge rate1 January 2021
December 2020New dairy cattle export charge1 January 2021
December 2020Changes to the Forest Growers levy rate1 January 2021
December 2020Establishment of a levy payer register for cattle and live-stock (producers) and transactions1 July 2021
August 2020Establishment of a levy payer register for AWI (wool)1 January 2021
June 2020Important notice for levy payers affected by natural disasters and COVID-19 
June 2020Changes to the rice levy rate – Effective 1 July 20201 July 2020
May 2020Report to levies stakeholders 2018-19 
April 2020Changes to levy-related mail collection and non-electronic banking services 
January 2020Important notice for levy payers affected by bushfires6 January 2020
December 2019Changes to the farmed prawns levy and charge1 January 2020
December 2019Changes to the citrus levy and charge1 January 2020
July 2019Establishment of a levy payer register for Wine Australia (grape research and wine grapes)30 September 2019
June 2019Establishment of a levy payer register for GRDC (grains)28 October 2019
May 2019Establishment of a levy payer register for SRA (sugar cane)28 July 2019
May 2019Changes to the banana levy1 July 2019
May 2019Changes to the wool levy and charge1 July 2019
February 2019Regulator Performance Framework 2017–18: time to have your say 
October 2018Report to levies stakeholders 2017-18 
September 2018Changes to the vegetables levy and charge1 October 2018
September 2018Changes to the potatoes (unprocessed) levy and charge1 October 2018
September 2018Changes to the ginger levy1 October 2018
May 2018Changes to the honey levy and charge1 July 2018
May 2018Changes to the mushrooms levy1 July 2018
February 2018Changes to the macadamia levy and charge1 April 2018
October 2017Report to levies stakeholders 2016-17 
September 2017Changes to the apples and pears levy and charge1 October 2017
September 2017Changes to the almonds levy and charge1 October 2017
August 2017New thoroughbred horses levy1 September 2017
July 2017Changes to the laying chickens levy1 July 2017
May 2017New tea tree oil levy and export charge1 July 2017
March 2017New seed cotton levy and export charge1 April 2017
March 2017Changes to the banana levy1 April 2017
March 2017Changes to the avocado levy and export charge1 April 2017
December 2016New melon levy and export charge1 January 2017
December 2016Beef production and livestock slaughter levy rate adjustment1 January 2017
September 2016Levies Online available for honey levy and export charge returns 
June 2016Changes to the pig slaughter levy1 July 2016
May 2016New fodder export charge1 July 2016
May 2016Changes to the citrus and export charges1 July 2016
May 2016Changes to the deer velvet levy and deer export charge1 July 2016
May 2016Changes to the forest growers levy1 July 2016
May 2016Changes to the Brisbane Levies Regional Office16 May 2016
December 2015New sweet potato levy and export charge1 January 2016
December 2015Changes to the chestnut levy export charge1 January 2016
December 2015New arrangements for activating emergency response levies 
October 2015Changes to the wine export charge collection arrangement1 July 2015
June 2015Changes to the banana levy1 July 2015
June 2015Changes to honey levy and export charge1 July 2015
May 2015Changes to Levies Online password requirements1 May 2015
April 2015Changes to the laying chickens levy and meat chicken levies1 April 2015
February 2015Important information for levy payers affected by cyclones or bushfires 
January 2015Important information for levy payers affected by bushfires 
November 2014Report to levies stakeholders 2013-14, changes to email addresses and introduction of automated email reminders 
March 2014Revalidation of the Levies Revenue Cost Recovery Methodology 

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If you have any questions about levies and charges, your levies account or how to lodge your return, please contact the Levies Helpdesk via email: levies.management@aff.gov.au or call us on 1800 020 619

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