Export Inspection Charges Collection Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1993

No. 376 1

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Export Inspection Charges Collection Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, make the following Regulations under the Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985.

Dated 22 December 1993.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

NICK SHERRY

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy for the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 January 1994.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Export Inspection Charges Collection Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 1 (Citation)

3.1   Omit “Export Inspection Charges Collection Regulations”, substitute “Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Regulations”.

4.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

4.1   Insert the following definitions:

“‘charge day’:

• (a)

  in relation to charge imposed under section 6 of the Domestic Meat Premises Charge Act 1993, has the same meaning as in the that Act; and

• (b)

  in relation to charge imposed under section 6 of the Export Inspection and Meat (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985, has the same meaning as in the Export Inspection and Meat (Establishment Registration Charges) Regulations”;

‘meat establishment’ has the same meaning as in the Export Inspection and Meat (Establishment Registration Charges) Regulations;

‘non-meat establishment’ has the same meaning as in the Export Inspection and Meat (Establishment Registration Charges) Regulations.

4.2   Definition of “the Act”:

Insert “and Meat” after “Export Inspection”.

5.   Regulation 2B (When is charge due for payment?)

5.1   Paragraph 2B (a):

Omit “an establishment”’ substitute “a non-meat establishment”.

5.2   Paragraph 2B (b):

Omit “an establishment”, substitute “a non-meat establishment”.

5.3   Add at the end:

• “; (f)

  a charge imposed under section 6 of the Domestic Meat Premises Charge Act 1993 in relation to a financial yearis due as follows:

  • (i)

    if:

    • (A)

      the charge day for the financial year is before 1 January in the year; and

    • (B)

      the amount of the charge is $10,000 or more;

   one half of the amount of the charge is due for payment on the charge day and the balance is due for payment on 1 January in the financial year;

  • (ii)

    if:

    • (A)

      the charge day for the financial year is on or after 1 January in the year; or

    • (B)

      the amount of the charge is less than $10,000;

   the amount of the charge is due for payment on the charge day.

“(2)    If:

• (a)

  an amount of charge in relation to the registration of a meat establishment becomes payable for a financial year; and

• (b)

  the charge day is before 1 January in the financial year; and

• (c)

  the amount of the charge is $10,000 or more;

the amount of the charge becomes due for payment as follows:

• (d)

  one half of the amount of the charge is due for payment on the charge day; and

• (e)

  one half is due for payment on 1 January in the financial year.

“(3)   An amount of charge in relation to the registration of a meat establishment that becomes payable in relation to a financial year becomes due for payment on the charge day if:

• (a)

  the amount of the charge is less than $10,000; or

• (b)

  the charge day is after 31 December in the financial year.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 December 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1985 No. 145 as amended by 1985 No. 363; 1987 No. 253; 1988 No. 23; 1989 No. 406; 1992 No. 251.