Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy Act Amendment Act 1981 (Qld)

204 QlTu ltsfint't'r ANNO TRICESIMO - ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGIS -AE No. 28 of 1981 An Act to amend the Liquified Petroleum Gas Subsidy Act 1980 in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 20TH MAY, 1981]

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy Act Amendment Act 1981, No. 28 205 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same , as follows:- 1. Short title . ( 1) This Act may be cited as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy Act Amendment Act 1981. (2) The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy Act 1980 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. (3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy Act1980-1981. 2. Commencement . (1) Subject to subsection (2). this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it is assented to for and on behalf of the Crown. (2) The amendments made by section 3 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 30 September 1980. 3. Amendment of s. 3. Meaning of terms. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by- (a) in subsection (1), (i) in the definition " eligible use (A) omitting the word " or " between subparagraphs (b) and (c); (B) adding at the end of the definition the following word and paragraph:- "or (d) any other use of the gas outside a natural gas area, not being- (i) use in a prescribed industry; or (ii) use in the propulsion of a vehicle, other than a works truck;"; (ii) inserting after the definition " eligible use " the following definition:- industry " means a primary, secondary or tertiary industry, and includes a field of governmental activity, of public or community services (including health and educational services) or of entertainment, sport or recreation;"; (iii) inserting after the definition " Minister " the following definitions: natural gas area " means a part of Australia that is, by virtue of a declaration in force under section 3A (1) of the Common- wealth Act, a natural gas area for the purposes of that Act; prescribed industry " means an industry that is, by virtue of a declaration in force under section 3B (I) of the Commonwealth Act, a prescribed industry for the purposes of that Act:"; (iv) in the definition " scheme " omitting the expression "Act." and substituting the expression "Act;";

206 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy Act Amendment Act 1981, No. 28 (v) inserting after the definition ".scheme " the following definitions:- use ", in relation to liquefied petroleum gas or eligible reticulation gas, does not include sale or exchange; " works truck " means- (a) a fork-lift truck; or (b) any other vehicle designed for use at a factory, warehouse, dock, airport or similar place in transporting goods over short distances or in otherwise handling goods.' ; (b) inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:- (2A) A reference in this Act to liquefied petroleum gas sold for eligible use shall be read as not including a reference to any liquefied petroleum gas that, by virtue of a determination under a provision of the scheme is deemed to have been sold otherwise than for eligible use. (2B) A reference in this Act to eligible reticulation gas sold for eligible use shall be read as not including a reference to any eligible reticulation gas that, by virtue of a determination under a provision of the scheme, is deemed to have been sold otherwise than for eligible use.". 4. Amendment of s. 13. Stocktaking and inspection of accounts. etc. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by, in subsection (1), inserting after the word " naphtha " where secondly occurring the words ", and may inspect the books, documents or other records relating to the purchase or use of the gas ".