2011/2012 GRAIN HARVEST DEDUCTIONS

Wheat Marketing Act 1989

Deductions for Grains Research (SAGIT Fund)
Deductions for South Australian Farmers Federation Grains Section (Grains Industry Committee)

Arrangements made pursuant to the Wheat Marketing Act 1989 provide for the collection of prescribed amounts to support grains research and development in South Australia and the activities of the South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) grains section (Grains Industry Committee).

The definition of grains for the purpose of collecting these prescribed amounts is contained in the Wheat Marketing Regulations 1998 and includes wheat, barley, triticale, canola, oats, rye, field peas, lupins, pulses (eg lentils, beans, chickpeas), safflower seed, linseed, maize, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, rapeseed, rice, millet, canary seed, and cottonseed.

The legislation requires a purchaser of grain, in the initial sale of the grain by the grower, to deduct from the amount payable under the contract of sale, an amount equal to the prescribed rate. Growers may notify the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries in writing by 31 March 2012 if they do not consent to paying the contribution, in which case the Minister will refund the deductions to them. Documented evidence of the amounts paid to each levy must be provided with the refund request. The Minister's address is GPO Box 1671, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001.

Notices were published in the South Australian Government Gazette  (Number 65, page 4068) on 22 September 2011 (links to notices - opens PDF Page) prescribing the following amounts to be deducted from the proceeds of sales of all grain grown in the 2011/2012 season:

• 30 cents per tonne for the South Australian Grains Industry Trust Fund; and
• 5 cents per tonne for the SAFF Grains Council.

Purchasers of grain are required to remit the deductions to the Minister no later than 21 days after payment, or the first payment, is made to the grower. The Minister may recover any amount not so paid by action in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Collection Statement Forms

Please complete both statement forms each time you remit the deductions you have collected and forward the statements with your payments to the address (or email address) shown on the forms (even if you remit the deductions by electronic funds transfer).

SAFF Form (links to PDF, 78kb).
SAGIT Form (links to PDF, 78kb).

For further information or comments:

Telephone: (08) 8463 6696
Mobile: 0409 289 107
Fax (08) 8463 3366
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