Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017 (Cth)

Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017

No. 105, 2017

An Act to impose charges on the import of emissions‑controlled products, and for related purposes

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Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017

No. 105, 2017

An Act to impose charges on the import of emissions‑controlled products, and for related purposes

[Assented to 14 September 2017]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act is the Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this Act	At the same time as the Product Emissions Standards Act 2017 commences. However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Act does not commence.	15 September 2017

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

(2)

Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3Act binds the Crown

This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities.

4Definitions

In this Act:

amount includes a nil amount.

emissions‑controlled product has the same meaning as in the Product Emissions Standards Act 2017.

5Imposition of charge

Charge is imposed on the importation of emissions‑controlled products.

6Amount of charge

The amount of the charge imposed on the importation of an emissions‑controlled product is the amount:

1. (a)

   prescribed by the regulations; or

2. (b)

   worked out in accordance with a method prescribed by the regulations.

7Liability for charge

Charge imposed on the importation of an emissions‑controlled product is payable by the person who imports the product.

8Regulations

The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters:

1. (a)

   required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

2. (b)

   necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 10 August 2017

Senate on 7 September 2017]

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