Development Allowance Authority Amendment Act 1993 (Cth)

Development Allowance Authority

Amendment Act 1993

No. 2 of 1994

An Act to amend the Development Allowance Authority

Act 1992

[Assented to 18 January 1994]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Development Allowance Authority Amendment Act 1993.

(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Development Allowance Authority Act 19921.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Simplified outline of scheme of Act

3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) “before 1 January 1993”.

Interpretation

4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following definitions:

“ ‘ancillary printing unit’ means any of the following units, where the unit is ancillary to a printing unit:

(a) a plate-making unit;

(b) a bromide-making unit;

(c) a paper handling or storage unit;

(d) a unit for placing inserts in newspapers, magazines or periodicals;

(e) a unit for packaging newspapers, magazines or periodicals;

(f) a printing-waste handling or storage unit;

(g) a printing-ink handling or storage unit;

‘component’, in relation to a motor vehicle, includes an assembly;

‘eligible print media installation’ means so much of a print media installation as consists of:

(a) a printing unit; or

(b) an ancillary printing unit;

‘ineligible print media installation’ means so much of a print media installation as does not consist of an eligible print media installation;

‘motor vehicle’ means a vehicle that:

(a) uses, or is designed to use, volatile spirit, gas, oil, electricity or any other power (not being human or animal power) as the principal means of propulsion; and

(b) is designed solely or principally for the transport on public roads of people, animals or goods;

‘motor vehicle component’ means a component to be used in the manufacture of a motor vehicle, and includes a component of such a component;

‘motor vehicle industry’ means the industry of engaging in the manufacture of:

(a) motor vehicles; or

(b) motor vehicle components;

‘motor vehicle industry activity’ means an activity which forms part of the motor vehicle industry;

‘print media installation’ means a productive facility, or a part of a productive facility, that is wholly or principally for use by the operator of the facility in or in connection with the operator’s capacity as a participant in the print media industry;

‘vehicle’ means any means of conveyance which runs on wheels, but does not include a vehicle used on a railway or tramway;”.

Basic eligibility test for project expenditure

5. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by inserting in paragraph (b) “an ineligible print media installation or is” before “wholly”;

(b) by omitting sub-subparagraph (b)(v)(C);

(c) by adding at the end of subparagraph (b)(vi) “(other than the motor vehicle industry or a motor vehicle industry activity)”.

Timing of application

6. Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting “An application” and substituting “Subject to subsection (2), an application”;

(b) by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(2) If either of the following paragraphs applies to an application for registration of expenditure:

(a) the expenditure passes the basic eligibility test only because the motor vehicle industry and motor vehicle industry activities are excluded from subparagraph 15(b)(vi);

(b) the expenditure is attributable to an eligible print media installation;

the application is to be given to the DAA before whichever is the later of:

(c) the 29th day after the day on which the Development Allowance Authority Amendment Act 1993 received the Royal Assent; or

(d) 1 October 1993.”.

Criteria for granting application

7. Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(c) if:

(i) no substantial commitment to the completion of the project has occurred before 1 January 1993; or

(ii) the expenditure:

(A) passes the basic eligibility test only because the motor vehicle industry and motor vehicle industry activities are excluded from subparagraph 15(b)(vi); or

(B) is attributable to an eligible print media installation;

it is reasonably likely that the expenditure will pass the competitiveness test; and”.

NOTE

1. No. 99, 1992, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 129 and 167, 1992.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

Senate on 27 May 1993

House of Representatives on 18 October 1993