Industries Assistance Commission Amendment Act 1983 (Cth)

Industries Assistance Commission Amendment Act 1983

No. 21 of 1983

An Act to amend section 23 of the Industries Assistance Commission Act 1973

[Assented to 14 June 1983]

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

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Industries Assistance Commission Amendment Act 1983.

(2) The Industries Assistance Commission Act 19731is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which section 5 of the Customs Amendment Act 1983 comes into operation.

Reference of matters to Commission

3. Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-section (3) “Part XVa of the Customs Act 1901 or” after “purposes of,” (first occurring); and

 

(b) by inserting after paragraph (5) (e) the following paragraphs:

“(ea) where the Minister administering the Customs Act 1901 wishes to comply with a request under sub-section 269r (1) of that Act to refer to the Commission the question whether a Commercial Tariff Concession Order should have been made—that question;

“(eb) where the Minister administering the Customs Act 1901 wishes to comply with a request under sub-section 269r(2) of that Act to refer to the Commission the question whether a Commercial Tariff Concession Order should have been revoked—that question;”.

NOTE

1. No. 169, 1973, as amended. For previous amendments; see No. 91, 1976; and Nos. 1 and 74, 1981.