Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3) (Cth)

Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 237

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985.

Dated 7 December 2011

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

MIKE KELLY

Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 January 2012.

Amendment of Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Regulations 1985

Schedule 1 amends the Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Regulations 1985.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 2, after definition of dairy establishment

insert

egg establishment has the same meaning as in the Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Regulations 1985.

[2] After regulation 2D

insert

2DAWhen charge is due for payment — egg establishments

(1)For section 4 of the Act, this regulation explains when charge for the registration of an egg establishment is due for payment.

Due day

(2)The amount of charge for a charge period is due for payment on the day shown on an invoice issued by AQIS to the person who is liable to pay the charge.

[3] After subregulation 6 (3)

insert

(4)In addition to subregulation (1), if:

(a)immediately before 1 January 2012, a person had paid, or was liable to pay, an amount of charge under the Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Regulations 1985; and

(b)the charge related to an egg establishment or a fish establishment described in those Regulations; and

(c)the amount of charge related to a part of a charge period (within the meaning of those Regulations as in force immediately before 1 January 2012) that would have fallen on or after 1 January 2012;

the person is taken, on or after 1 January 2012, never to have been liable to pay the amount in relation to the part of the charge period that would have fallen on or after 1 January 2012.

Note The amount of charge payable for a charge period falling on or after 1 January 2012 will be recalculated in accordance with amendments of charges legislation that commence on 1 January 2012.

[4] Subregulation 6A (1)

substitute

(1)This regulation applies to:

(a)a decision under paragraph 2F (1) (a) not to specify a day later than the day on which an amount would otherwise be due for payment as the day on which the amount is payable; and

(b)a decision under paragraph 2F (1) (b) not to specify that an amount is payable by instalments on days later than the day later than the day on which an amount would otherwise be due for payment.

Note

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