Explanatory Statement
Statutory Rules 1982 No. 256
Distillation Regulations (Amendment)
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for the Capital Territory for and on behalf of the Minister for Industry and Commerce
The purpose of the accompanying regulation is to amend the Distillation Regulations to increase the charge for the services of an officer specified in regulation 133 of the Regulations, from $11.60 per hour or part thereof to $16.75 per hour or part thereof.
This charge is imposed when the services of an officer are required otherwise than on a prescribed working day or during the prescribed working hours at the premises of a distiller or vigneron to attend at distilling operations.
The increase in this charge is made as a consequence of a review made of costs for Customs inspection out-of-hours and away from designated clearance areas. The review was aimed at finding ways of recouping the costs incurred in providing the services of officers in these cases.
Following that review a common charge of $16.75 will apply to all recoveries.