Export Market Development Grants (Made in Australia) Guidelines 2006 (Cth)

Export Market Development Grants (Made in Australia) Guidelines 2006

Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

I, MARK ANTHONY JAMES VAILE, Minister for Trade, make these Guidelines under paragraph 101 (1) (ba) of the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997.

Dated 19 July  2006

MARK VAILE

Minister for Trade

1. Name of Guidelines

These Guidelines are the Export Market Development Grants (Made in Australia) Guidelines 2006.

1. Commencement

These Guidelines commence on the day after they are registered.

1. Application of Guidelines

These Guidelines apply in relation to a grant application made under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 on or after 1 July 2007.

1. Goods made in Australia

(1) In determining, for paragraphs 24 (a) and 37 (1) (b), and subparagraphs 37 (1) (c) (i) and (g) (i) of the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997, whether goods are made in Australia, Austrade must comply with the following guidelines.

(2)   Austrade must determine that the following goods are made in Australia:

(a)    Australian primary products, including products that are mined, harvested, raised or fished within Australia;

(b)    goods that are made primarily from Australian primary products, including products mined, harvested, raised or fished within Australia;

(c)    goods that are manufactured or assembled in Australia, partially or wholly from imported materials or components, if those materials or components undergo or are included in a process or operation which:

(i)    results in the manufacture of a new product; or

(ii)    substantially transforms the nature of the materials or components; or

(iii)    represents an important stage of manufacture in an ultimate product which is produced from the exported product.

(3)   Austrade must not determine that goods are made in Australia if the goods are manufactured or assembled in Australia, partially or wholly from imported materials or components, if those materials or components undergo, or are included in, a process or operation which is:

(a)    designed to circumvent the correct origin or origins of the product; or

(b)    only grading, packing or sorting of imported components.