Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PLANT HEALTH AUSTRALIA (PLANT INDUSTRIES) FUNDING ACT 2002 - SECT 8

PHA's obligation to pay Commonwealth certain costs

  (1)   PHA must pay to the Commonwealth, in relation to a PHA plant product and PHA year, amounts equalling:

  (a)   the costs the Commonwealth incurs in collecting or recovering:

  (i)   the total PHA levy or charge receipts from the plant product for the year; and

  (ii)   the total PHA penalty receipts from the plant product for the year; and

  (b)   the costs the Commonwealth incurs in administering section   4 in relation to the plant product and year.

Setting off liabilities under subsection   (1) against liabilities under section   4

  (2)   The Commonwealth may set off an amount that is payable to it under subsection   (1) against an amount that is payable to PHA under section   4.