Export Market Development Grants (Made in Australia) Guidelines 2016 (Cth)

Export Market Development Grants (Made in Australia) Guidelines 2016

Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

I, STEVEN MICHELE CIOBO, Minister for Trade and Investment, make these Guidelines under paragraph 101 (1) (ba) of the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997.

Dated Twenty Second of June 2016

STEVEN CIOBO

Minister for Trade and Investment

1. Name of Guidelines

   These Guidelines are the Export Market Development Grants (Made in Australia) Guidelines 2016.

2. Commencement

   These Guidelines commence on 1 July 2016.

3. 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 2016.

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, the CEO of Austrade must comply with the following guidelines.

   (2)   The CEO of 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)   The CEO of 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.

5              Revocation and savings

(1)   The Guidelines made under paragraph 101 (1) (ba) of the Act on 19 July 2006 is revoked.

(2)   However, those Guidelines continue to apply to an application for a grant in respect of a grant year commencing before 1 July 2016.