Export Inspection Charges Collection Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 4061

Export Inspection Charges Collection

Regulations2 (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,hereby make the following Regulations under the Export Inspection Charges Collection Act 1985.

Dated 21 December 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Peter Cook

Minister of State for Resources

 

Commencement

1. These Regulations commence on the date of commencement of the Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Amendment Act 1987.

Principal Regulations

2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations”means the Export Inspection Charges Collection Regulations.

3. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

Interpretation

“2. In these Regulations:

‘prescribed month’,in relation to the registration of an establishment, has the same meaning as in the Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Regulations;

 

(S.R. 435/89)—Cat. No. 14/6.12.1989

 

‘the Act’ means the Export Inspection Charges Collection Act 1985.”.

4. After regulation 2a of the Principal Regulations the following regulation is inserted:

When amounts of charge are due for payment

“2b. For the purposes of section 4 of the Act:

(a) the amount of establishment registration charge imposed on an establishment registered for any operations associated with the preparation of a prescribed commodity specified in subregulation 4 (1) of the Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Regulations is due for payment:

(i) on the day on which the registration first came or comes into force; and

(ii) on each anniversary of that day; and

(b) the amount of establishment registration charge imposed on the registration of an establishment for operations in addition to that or those for which the establishment is registered is due for payment on the day on which the registration for the additional operations comes into force; and

(c) the amount of quantity charge on a prescribed commodity in respect of which an export permit is granted is due for payment at the end of 28 days after the end of the month in which the export permit was granted; and

(d) the amount of service charge in respect of the provision of an export inspection service is due for payment at the end of 28 days after the end of the month in which the service was provided.”.

5. Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

Refund of charge

“6. (1) Where an establishment ceases to be registered, the person who was the last registered occupier of the establishment may apply in writing to the Secretary for a refund of any amount of establishment registration charge that has been paid for any complete unexpired months of registration.

“(2) Where the rate of establishment registration charge imposed in relation to an establishment is reduced during the registration of the establishment, the person who is the registered occupier of the establishment at the time of the reduction may apply in writing to the Secretary for a refund of any excess amount of establishment registration charge that has been paid for any complete prescribed month occurring after the reduction.”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 December 1989.

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

 

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