Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Act 1989 (Cth)

Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Act 1989

No. 33 of 1989

An Act to amend the Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 1985

[Assented to 24 May 1989]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title etc.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Act 1989.

(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Act 19851.

Imposition of charge

2. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1e) “to—” and substituting “to the following commodities:”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (1e) (h) “or”;

(c) by adding at the end of subsection (1e) the following paragraphs:

“(k) eggs;

(m) fruit (other than dried fruit);

(n) fruit juice;

(o) fruit products;

(p) fish;

(q) vegetables;

(r) vegetable juice;

(s) vegetable products.”.

Rates of charge

3. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) “$5” and substituting “$10”;

(b) by omitting paragraphs (3) (b), (c), (e), (f), (g) and (h);

(c) by omitting from paragraph (3) (j) “33 cents” and substituting “$1”;

(d) by omitting from paragraph (3) (k) “40 cents” and substituting “$1”;

(e) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) (k) “and”;

(f) by omitting from paragraph (3) (m) “$1.46” and substituting “$5”;

(g) by omitting paragraphs (3) (n) and (o).

NOTE

1. No. 26, 1985, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 115, 1985.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 2 March 1989

Senate on 9 March 1989