Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Act 2000 (WA)
Western Australia
Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Act
2000
Western Australia
Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Act
2000
CONTENTS
| 1. | Short title | 1 |
| 2. | The Act amended | 2 |
| 3. | Section 3 amended | 2 |
| 4. | Section 6 amended | 3 |
| 5. | Section 7 amended | 4 |
| 6. | Section 12 amended | 4 |
| 7. | Section 19 amended | 4 |
| 8. | Part IIIA inserted | 5 |
| Part IIIA — Special provisions about motor fuel Division 1 — Before retail sale |
| 22A. | Definitions | 5 |
| 22B. | Price at terminal to be displayed and | |
| Commissioner to be notified of changes | 6 | |
| 22C. | Previous month’s average price to be | |
| displayed | 6 | |
| 22D. | Maximum price to be displayed | 7 |
| 22E. | Price to be compared to maximum price | |
| fixed | 7 | |
| 22F. | Information that supplier is to provide | 9 |
| 22G. | Obligation to supply from declared | |
| terminal | 9 |
Division 2 — Retail sale
| 22H. | Definitions | 11 |
| 22I. | Regulations to require retailers to display | |
| prices | 11 | |
| 22J. | Retailer to notify change of price | 11 |
| 9. | Section 25 amended | 12 |
| 10. | Sections 27A and 27B inserted | 13 |
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| 27A. | Further powers of Commissioner to obtain | |
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| 27B. | Publication by Commissioner of | |
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| 11. | Part V Division 2 inserted | 14 |
| Division 2 — Infringement notices |
| 31A. | Infringement notices | 14 |
| 31B. | Giving of notice | 14 |
| 31C. | Content of notice | 15 |
| 31D. | Extension of time | 15 |
| 31E. | Withdrawal of notice | 16 |
| 31F. | Benefit of paying modified penalty | 16 |
| 31G. | Application of penalties collected | 16 |
| 31H. | Appointment of authorised persons | 16 |
| 12. | Schedule 1 inserted | 17 |
| Schedule 1 — Certain exclusions from definition of |
“petroleum product”
| 13. | Minor amendments | 24 |
| 14. | Penalties amended | 24 |
Western Australia
Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment
Act 2000
No. 73 of 2000
An Act to amend the Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983.
[Assented to 4 December 2000]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
1. Short title
| This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Act 2000. |
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2. The Act amended
| The amendments in this Act are to the Petroleum Products Pricing Act 1983* |
| [* Act No. 1 of 1983. |
For subsequent amendments see 1999 Index to Legislation of
Western Australia, Table 1, pp. 188-9.]
3. Section 3 amended
| (1) | Section 3(1) is amended as follows: |
| (a) | by inserting before the definition of “motor fuel” the following definition — |
“ “LPG” means liquefied petroleum gas; ”;
| (b) | in the definition of “motor fuel”, by inserting after “petrol” the following — |
“ , LPG, ”;
| (c) | by deleting the definition of “petroleum product” and inserting instead the following definitions — |
“
“petroleum” means —
| (a) | any naturally occurring hydrocarbon, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; |
| (b) |
any naturally occurring mixture of or solid state; or
| (c) | any naturally occurring mixture of one or more hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state, and one or more of the |
| following, that is to say, hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen, helium, and carbon dioxide; |
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“petroleum product” means a product derived from petroleum, but not petroleum itself, except that it does not include —
| (a) | a product listed in Schedule 1; or |
| (b) | a product that is excluded from this definition by an order under subsection (4), |
and it includes LPG (whether motor fuel or not,
and whether or not the LPG is petroleum);
”.
| (2) | After section 3(3), the following subsection is inserted — |
“
| (4) | The Minister may, by an order published in the Gazette, exclude a product derived from petroleum but not listed in Schedule 1 from the definition of “petroleum product” |
| in subsection (1), and may subsequently amend or revoke the order by another order published in the Gazette. |
”.
4. Section 6 amended
Section 6(1) is amended as follows:
| (a) | by deleting “The object of this Act is” and inserting instead — |
“ The objects of this Act are ”;
| (b) | by deleting the full stop after paragraph (b) and inserting instead a comma; |
| (c) | by inserting at the end of the subsection the following — |
“
to provide for the transparency of pricing of petroleum
products, and to make additional provisions about
motor fuel prices.
”.
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5. Section 7 amended
| Section 7(1)(b) is amended by deleting “the scheme of price control established under”. |
6. Section 12 amended
After section 12(2), the following subsection is inserted —
“
| (2a) | An order fixing a maximum price for the sale of motor fuel may apply to a particular terminal, as defined in Part IIIA. |
”.
7. Section 19 amended
| Section 19(2)(b) is deleted and the following paragraph is inserted instead — |
“
(b) either —
(i) if the offence arose out of the defendant refusing or failing to supply motor fuel from a place that was a declared
terminal, as defined in Part IIIA, the person who demanded to be supplied was not a reseller or a prescribed person
as referred to in section 22G; or
(ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply, the defendant was a wholesale trader in the controlled petroleum products demanded, and the person who demanded to be supplied was not a manufacturer or a retail trader in them or in any goods made or partly made from them;
”.
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8. Part IIIA inserted
After Part III, the following Part is inserted —
| “ |
Part IIIA — Special provisions about motor fuel
Division 1 — Before retail sale
| 22A. | Definitions |
| (1) | In this Division — |
| “declared terminal” means a terminal designated |
under subsection (2) as a declared terminal for the
purposes of this Division;
“displayed price” means the price displayed under
section 22B;
“kind of motor fuel” refers to the type of motor fuel
and, if there are different grades of a particular
type of motor fuel, each grade is a different kind of
motor fuel;
“offer” has, in addition to its ordinary meaning, the
meaning given by subsection (3);
“supplier” means a person who supplies motor fuel to
a reseller;
“terminal” means a place at which motor fuel any of which a supplier intends to supply to resellers is held.
| (2) | The Commissioner may, by an order published in the Gazette, designate a terminal as a declared terminal for the purposes of this Division, and may subsequently amend or revoke the order by another order published in the Gazette. |
| (3) | A supplier is to be considered as offering to make a supply of motor fuel from a declared terminal at any |
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time when a person demanding that supply in
accordance with section 22G would be entitled under
section 22G to purchase the motor fuel as demanded.
| 22B. | Price at terminal to be displayed and Commissioner to be notified of changes |
| (1) | A supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal is required to display at the place of sale, so as to be clearly legible to anyone to whom motor fuel of the kind concerned is to be supplied, the price that would apply if it were to make a wholesale sale of motor fuel to a reseller who — |
| (a) | was not the subject of any agreement or arrangement affecting price; and |
| (b) | took delivery of the motor fuel at the terminal from which it was supplied. |
| (2) | Subsection (1) requires a price to be displayed for each kind of motor fuel supplied or offered to be supplied from the terminal. |
| (3) | Whenever a price that subsection (1) requires to be displayed is changed, the supplier is required to notify the Commissioner, in accordance with the regulations, of the price change. |
| Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the |
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
| 22C. | Previous month’s average price to be displayed |
| (1) | A supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal is required to display at the terminal, so as to be clearly legible to anyone to whom motor fuel is supplied at the terminal, the weighted average price, calculated in accordance with the regulations, for each kind of motor fuel supplied from the terminal during the previous month. |
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| (2) | In subsection (1) — |
| “previous month” means, unless the regulations |
provide otherwise, the most recent calendar month
that has been expired for at least 7 days;
“calendar month” means January, February, or any of
the 10 other named months of the calendar year.
| (3) | The price that this section requires to be displayed is to be displayed as near as practicable to the price displayed under section 22B. |
| Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the |
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
| 22D. | Maximum price to be displayed |
| If the price for the supply of a kind of motor fuel from a declared terminal is the subject of an order under section 12, the supplier is required to display at the terminal, so as to be clearly legible to anyone to whom motor fuel of the kind concerned is to be supplied, the maximum price fixed by the order. | |
| Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the |
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
| 22E. | Price to be compared to maximum price fixed |
| (1) | If a supplier makes a supply of any kind of motor fuel from a declared terminal to a purchaser who — |
| (a) | is not the subject of any agreement or arrangement affecting price; and |
| (b) | takes delivery of the motor fuel at the terminal from which it is supplied, |
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(in this section called a “relevant supply”) and the
supply is the subject of an order under section 12, the
supplier is required to show in the invoice for the
supply —
(c) the displayed price; and
| (d) | the maximum price fixed by the order. |
| (2) | If the price for a relevant supply of a kind of motor fuel from a declared terminal is not the subject of an order under section 12 but the price for a relevant supply of that kind of motor fuel from another declared terminal is the subject of an order under section 12, the supplier is required to show in the invoice for a relevant supply of any motor fuel of that kind — |
(a) the displayed price;
| (b) | the maximum price fixed by the order; and |
| (c) | if the displayed price exceeds the maximum price fixed by the order for the other terminal, any details as to the difference between those prices that the regulations require to be shown. |
| (3) | If the maximum price is fixed under section 12 for 2 or more other terminals, the supplier may choose between them for the purpose of complying with subsection (2) unless the Commissioner directs the supplier in writing as to which of them to use. |
| (4) | If a displayed price for any motor fuel is such that subsection (2)(c) would require the supplier to give details of the displayed price in the invoice for the supply of any of the motor fuel, the supplier is required to give the Commissioner, in accordance with the regulations, the same details. |
| Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the |
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
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| 22F. | Information that supplier is to provide |
| (1) | If a supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal supplies or offers to supply any of that motor fuel for a price any component of which is for — |
(a) delivery of the fuel;
(b) use of a brand;
(c) a credit facility; or
| (d) | anything else connected with the sale of the motor fuel, |
the supplier is required to provide, in writing, details of the amount of each of those components, and what it is for, to a person reasonably requesting that information.
| (2) | The supplier is required to include those details in the invoice for any sale for a price that includes any of those components. |
| (3) | A supplier is required to provide, in writing, to anyone reasonably requesting it, any other information that this Division — |
| (a) | requires the supplier to display at the place of sale; or |
| (b) | would require the supplier to disclose in the invoice of a sale. |
Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
| 22G. | Obligation to supply from declared terminal |
| (1) | A reseller or a prescribed person who — |
| (a) | demands that the supplier of motor fuel from a declared terminal sell to the person making the demand a quantity of any of that motor fuel; |
and
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| (b) | tenders payment of the price at which the motor fuel is for the time being for sale, |
is entitled to purchase motor fuel from the terminal, as demanded, unless the supplier gives the person making the demand, in writing, good reason for refusing to
comply with the demand.
| (2) | If a supplier refuses to sell a person motor fuel under subsection (1), the person (in this section called “the aggrieved person”) may apply to the Commissioner for a decision as to whether the supplier properly |
| refused under subsection (1). | |
| (3) | If the Commissioner, after giving the supplier and the aggrieved person an opportunity to be heard on the question, decides that the supplier did not properly refuse and the aggrieved person was entitled to purchase motor fuel as demanded, the Commissioner may order the supplier to pay the aggrieved person an amount of compensation determined by the Commissioner, which may include an amount for costs involved in making the application. |
| (4) | A copy of a decision of the Commissioner, certified by the Commissioner to be a true copy, may be lodged with the clerk of a Local Court in accordance with the rules of court (which may include provision for the payment of a lodging fee) upon which — |
| (a) | the clerk is to register the decision; and |
| (b) | the payment of any money ordered by that decision to be paid may be enforced as if it were required by an order of the Local Court. |
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Division 2 — Retail sale
| 22H. | Definitions |
| In this Division — | |
| “kind of motor fuel” refers to the type of motor fuel |
and, if there are different grades of a particular
type of motor fuel, each grade is a different kind of
motor fuel;
“standard retail price” means the price at which the motor fuel concerned is offered for retail sale to a customer who is not the subject of any agreement or arrangement affecting price.
| 22I. | Regulations to require retailers to display prices |
| (1) | The regulations may require a person who offers motor fuel for retail sale to display at the place of sale, so as to be clearly legible to passing motorists, the standard retail price at which each kind of motor fuel is currently offered for sale at the place. |
| (2) | If a kind of motor fuel is not available for retail sale at a particular place except in accordance with an existing agreement or arrangement between the customer and the retailer, subsection (1) does not apply to the sale of that kind of motor fuel at that place. |
| (3) | The regulations may include provision as to the displaying of the price and the information to be displayed. |
| 22J. | Retailer to notify change of price |
| (1) | A person who offers motor fuel for retail sale on a particular day at a particular place commits an offence under this section if the standard retail price at which any motor fuel is offered for sale at that place differs from the standard retail price at which motor fuel of |
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that kind was last offered for sale before that day,
except if —
| (a) | the person has notified the Commissioner of the price under subsection (2); and |
| (b) | it is the most recent price for that kind of fuel of which the person has notified the Commissioner. |
Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
| (2) | A person intending to offer motor fuel for retail sale at a particular place may, before the day on which it is to be offered for sale, notify the Commissioner of the |
| standard retail price at which the person intends to offer it for sale. | |
| (3) | The regulations may provide for the time within which, and the manner and form in which, notification may be given under subsection (2). |
| (4) | In subsections (1) and (2) — |
| “day” means a period of 24 hours commencing |
immediately after midnight.
| (5) | Subsection (1) does not apply to a place that is specified in the regulations to be a place to which that subsection does not apply. |
”.
9. Section 25 amended
| Section 25(2) is amended by deleting “paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection (1)” and inserting instead the following — |
| “ subsection (1)(a) ”. |
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10. Sections 27A and 27B inserted
After section 27 the following sections are inserted —
| “ |
| 27A. | Further powers of Commissioner to obtain information |
| (1) | This section applies if the Commissioner requires information for any of the objects or purposes of this Act other than for the purposes of an inquiry or investigation under this Act. |
| (2) | The Commissioner may by notice in writing require any person engaged in the sale or supply of a petroleum product to furnish, within a specified time and in a specified manner and form, a return setting forth to the best of the knowledge and ability of that person such particulars as to price or otherwise relating to the petroleum product as are specified in that notice. |
| (3) | The notice may require a return that it requires to be furnished to be verified by statutory declaration. |
| (4) | A return furnished by a person under this section is not admissible in evidence in any proceedings against the person other than proceedings in respect of an offence against this Act. |
| (5) | A person who is required by notice given under this section to furnish a return is not to — |
| (a) | fail or refuse to comply with any of the requirements of that notice; or |
| (b) | wilfully furnish any information that is false or misleading in a material particular. |
Penalty: in the case of an individual, $4 000 and, in the
case of a body corporate, $10 000.
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| (6) | Nothing in this section limits the power to make regulations requiring persons to provide information. |
| 27B. | Publication by Commissioner of information |
| If the Commissioner considers that it will assist in achieving the objects and purposes of this Act, the Commissioner may publish, as the Commissioner considers appropriate, any information obtained under, | |
| or in the course of the administration of, this Act. |
”.
11. Part V Division 2 inserted
| (1) | After the heading to Part V, the following Division heading is inserted — |
| “ Division 1 — General provisions ”. | |
| (2) | At the end of Part V, the following Division is inserted — |
“
Division 2 — Infringement notices
| 31A. | Infringement notices |
| In this Division — | |
| “authorised person” in section 31B, 31C, 31D or 31E |
means a person appointed under section 31H by the Commissioner to be an authorised person for the purposes of the section in which the term is
used;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations.
| 31B. | Giving of notice |
| (1) | An authorised person who has reason to believe that a person has committed a prescribed offence under this Act may, within 21 days after the alleged offence is |
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believed to have been committed, give an infringement
notice to the alleged offender.
| (2) | An offence under section 15, 16, 19, or 20 cannot be prescribed under this section. |
| 31C. | Content of notice |
| (1) | An infringement notice is to be in the prescribed form and is to — |
| (a) | contain a description of the alleged offence; |
| (b) | to have a complaint of the alleged offence |
advise that if the alleged offender does not wish money specified in the notice as being the modified penalty for the offence may be paid to an authorised person within a period of 28 days after the giving of the notice; and
| (c) | inform the alleged offender as to who are authorised persons for the purposes of receiving payment of modified penalties. |
| (2) | In an infringement notice the amount specified as being the modified penalty for the offence referred to in the notice is to be the amount that was the prescribed modified penalty at the time the alleged offence is believed to have been committed. |
| (3) | The modified penalty that may be prescribed for an offence is not to exceed 20% of the maximum penalty that could be imposed for that offence by a court. |
| 31D. | Extension of time |
| An authorised person may, in a particular case, extend the period of 28 days within which the modified penalty may be paid and the extension may be allowed whether or not the period of 28 days has elapsed. |
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| 31E. | Withdrawal of notice |
| (1) | An authorised person may, whether or not the modified penalty has been paid, withdraw an infringement notice by sending to the alleged offender a notice in the |
| prescribed form stating that the infringement notice has been withdrawn. | |
| (2) | If an infringement notice is withdrawn after the modified penalty has been paid, the amount is to be refunded. |
| 31F. | Benefit of paying modified penalty |
| (1) | Subsection (2) applies if the modified penalty specified in an infringement notice has been paid within 28 days or such further time as is allowed and the notice has not been withdrawn. |
| (2) | If this subsection applies it prevents the bringing of proceedings and the imposition of penalties to the same extent that they would be prevented if the alleged offender had been convicted by a court of, and punished for, the alleged offence. |
| (3) | Payment of a modified penalty is not to be regarded as an admission for the purposes of any proceedings, whether civil or criminal. |
| 31G. | Application of penalties collected |
| An amount paid as a modified penalty is, subject to section 31E(2), to be dealt with as if it were a penalty imposed by a court as a penalty for an offence. | |
| 31H. | Appointment of authorised persons |
| (1) | The Commissioner may, in writing, appoint officers or classes of officers to be authorised persons for the purposes of section 31B, 31C, 31D or 31E or for the |
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purposes of 2 or more of those sections, but a person who is authorised to give infringement notices under section 31B is not eligible to be an authorised person for the purposes of any of the other sections.
| (2) | The Commissioner is to issue to each person who is authorised to give infringement notices under this Division a certificate of that person’s authorisation, and the authorised person is to produce the certificate whenever required to do so by a person to whom an infringement notice has been or is about to be given. |
| (3) | In this section — |
| “officer” means an officer referred to in section 5(2)(a) |
or (b).
”.
12. Schedule 1 inserted
At the end of the Act the following Schedule is inserted —
| “ |
Schedule 1 — Certain exclusions from definition of
“petroleum product”
[s. 3(1)]
Chemical fertilisers
Ammonia aqua, fertiliser grade
Ammonium nitrate
Ammonium nitrate, liquid
Ammonium phosphate fertiliser
Ammonium sulphate
Anhydrous ammonia fertiliser
Chemical fertilisers
Chemical fertilisers, mixed
Fertilisers, leaf or foliage type
Nitrate of soda fertiliser
Phosphate, ground
Potash fertilisers
Prilled ammonium nitrate
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Sodium nitrate fertiliser
Superphosphate
Urea, fertiliser grade
Industrial gases
Acetylene gas
Argon
Carbon dioxide gas
Carbon monoxide
Dry ice
Helium
Hydrogen
Neon
Nitrogen
Nitrous oxide
Oxygen
Synthetic resins and rubber
Acrylic resins
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
Alkyd resins
Allyl plastics
Aminoaldehyde resins
Carbon black
Casein, hardened
Cellulose acetate
Cellulose nitrate
Cellulosic resins
Coal tar resins
Cresol formaldehyde
Epoxy resins
Ethyl cellulose
Fluorocarbon resins
Gelatin, chemically hardened
Melamine formaldehyde resins
Methylstyrene
Phenol formaldehyde
Phenol resins
Plastics raw materials
Polyamide resins
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Polyester resins
Polyethylene resins
Polymethacrylate
Polypropylene resins
Polystyrene
Polyurethane resins
Polyvinyl acetate
Polyvinyl chloride compounds
Polyvinyl chloride resins (polymer)
Protein, hardened
Resin esters
Styrene butadiene resins
Styrene butylene resins
Styrene resins
Synthetic resins
Synthetic rubber
Urea formaldehyde resins
Urea resins
Urethane resins
Vinyl chloride copolymers
Vinyl resins
Vulcanised fibre
Organic industrial chemicals
Acetaldehyde
Acetic acid
Acetic anhydride
Acetin
Acetone
Acetone redistilling or re-refining
Acetylsalicylic acid
Acids, organic
Alcohol, absolute
Alcohol, industrial
Amyl acetate
Amyl alcohol
Aniline dyes
Aniline oil
Ascorbic acid
Azo dyes
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B.H.C.
Butadiene
Butyl acetate
Butyl alcohol
Carbolic acid
Carbon bisulphide
Carbon disulphide
Carbon tetrachloride
Chemical colours, organic
Chloroform
Citric acid
Cresylic acid
Cuprene, organic
Cyclic plasticisers
D.D.T.
Dibutyl phthalate
Di-iso-oxtyl phthalate
Dye intermediates
Dyes
Dyestuffs
Ethyl acetate
Ethyl alcohol
Ethyl formate
Ethylene
Ethylene oxide
Fatty acids
Fluorocarbons
Formaldehyde
Industrial chemicals, organic
Lactic acids
Lake colours
Methanol
Methyl alcohol
Methyl methacrylate
Methylated spirits
Naphtha, crude
Natural resins
Nitrobenzene
Nitrocellulose
Nitromethane
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Nitroparaffins
Oil treating compounds
Oleic acid
Oxalic acid
Phenol
Phthalic anhydride esters
Pigments, organic
Plasticisers
Polymeric plasticisers
Power alcohol
Rennin
Rosin
Spirits, non-potable
Stearine pitch
Stearate or stearic acid
Tannic acid
Tanning compounds, organic
Tannins
Tartaric acid
T.D.E.
Thinners, paint, redistilling or re-refining
Toluol
Trichloroethylene
Tricresyl phosphate
Turpentine
Turpentine, mineral
Urea
Vinyl acetate monomer
White spirit, non-potable
Wood alcohol
Xylol
Inorganic industrial chemicals
Acids, inorganic
Alkalis
Aluminium sulphate
Ammonia
Ammonium persulphate
Barium sulphate, precipitated
Bone char
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Boracic acid
Borax
Boric acid
Cadmium pigments
Calcium arsenate
Calcium carbide
Calcium chloride
Carbide
Charcoal
Chemical colours, inorganic
Chloride of lime
Chlorine
Chrome oxide
Chromium green oxide
Copper sulphate
Cuprene, inorganic
Degreasing compounds
Glaubers salt
Graphite, artificial
Hydrochloric acid
Hydrofluoric acid
Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen sulphide
Industrial chemicals, inorganic
Lampblack
Lead arsenate
Lead chromate
Litharge
Lithopone
Muriatic acid
Nitre cake
Nitric acid
Phosphoric acid
Phosphorus
Pigments, inorganic
Potassium carbonate
Potassium hydroxide
Prussian blue
Red lead
Salt cake
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Salt refining
Silicates
Soda ash
Sodium alginate
Sodium aluminate
Sodium antimonate
Sodium benzoate
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bisulphate
Sodium borate
Sodium carbonate
Sodium cyanide
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium metasilicate
Sodium
Sodium peroxide
Sodium silicate
Sodium sulphate
Sodium sulphide
Sulphur compounds
Sulphur dioxide
Sulphuric acid
Tanning compounds, inorganic
Titanium dioxide
Titanium pigments
Ultramarine
Vitreous enamel frits
Water treating compounds
Waterproofing compounds
White lead
Zinc chloride
Zinc oxide
Other products
Crude oil
Liquefied natural gas
Natural gas
Natural sales gas
Natural gas condensate
Ethane
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”.
13. Minor amendments
| In each place listed in the Table to this section “object” is deleted and the following is inserted instead — |
| “ objects ”. |
Table
s. 4(3)(b)
s. 19(2)(c)(iii)
s. 20(2)(b)(iii)
14. Penalties amended
| (1) | The penalties specified under the provisions identified in the Table to this subsection are amended — |
| (a) | by deleting “$2 000” and inserting instead — |
“ $4 000 ”; and
| (b) | by deleting “$5 000” and inserting instead — |
“ $10 000 ”.
Table
| s. 11(1) | s. 18(3) |
| s. 14(1) | s. 19(1) |
| s. 14(2) | s. 20(1) |
| s. 15 | s. 21 |
| s. 16(1) | s. 27(5) |
| s. 17 |
| (2) | The penalties specified under the provisions identified in column 1 of the Table to this subsection are amended by deleting the amounts shown in column 2 and inserting instead |
| the amounts shown in column 3. |
Table
| column 1 | column 2 | column 3 |
| provision | amount deleted | amount inserted |
| s. 25(1) | $2 000 | $4 000 |
| s. 26 | $2 000 | $4 000 |
| s. 33(1) | $5 000 | $10 000 |
Petroleum Products Pricing Amendment Act 2000
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| (3) | Section 34(a) is amended as follows: |
| (a) | in subparagraph (i), by deleting “$500” and inserting instead — |
“ $1 000 ”;
| (b) | in subparagraph (ii), by deleting “$1 000” and inserting instead — |
“ $2 000 ”.
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