Frequently Asked Questions - Levy Questions
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| Q & As from initial referendum and election website(2013) on eligibility, board nominations, voting definitions etc has been archived and can be viewed here. |
Yes the levy is payable on logs custom cut by the forest owner.
The levy is compulsory for all harvested wood products as specified in the Commodity Levies (Harvested Wood Material) Order 2013. Penalties are outlined in section 24 of the Commodity Levies Act. A person may be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
The year one levy of 27c has been calculated based upon the spending programme below.
| $ | |
| Communications | 55,000 |
| Health, safety and education | 540,000 |
| Market access and development | 10,000 |
| Promotion | 410,000 |
| Woodco and SAP | 115,000 |
| Resource Mgt / Licence to operate | 115,000 |
| Forest Health Surveillance | 835,000 |
| Programme indirect costs | 800,000 |
| Levy and referendum costs | 670,000 |
| Research programme | 3,000,000 |
| Total | 6,550,000 |
Calculation of Levy
The levy is a function of the forecast budget and the forecast harvest of leviable products. For year one of the levy a tonnage of 25 million tonnes of leviable products has been forecast. The budget has been calculated on the assumption that 98% of leviable products will be successfully levied and the funds collected.
$6.55m / (25X0.98) million tonnes = 0.27c
