EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 No. 189
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Primary Industry
EDIBLE OILS (EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE) ACT 1982
EDIBLE OILS (EXPORT INSPECTION CHARGE) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Edible Oils (Export Inspection Charge) Act 1982 provides for the Governor-General to make regulations for the purpose of imposing a charge on edible oils inspected for export. The Act provides that regulations may prescribe different rates of charge for different classes of edible oils provided they do not exceed the maximum charge set in the Act. Currently, the maximum charge allowable is $6.60 per tonne.
The maximum rate of charge was recently increased to the above level by amendment of the Act. Without amendment of the Act the operative rates of charge required to implement the Government’s policy of 50% recovery of export inspection costs incurred during the remainder of 1983/84, would have exceeded the maximum rate of charge previously set in the Act. The amendment to the Act came into effect from the date of Royal Assent, 1983.
The Edible Oils (Export Inspection Charge) Regulations prescribe the operative rates of charge applicable to 2 classes of edible oils inspected for export. The operative charges first came into effect on 1 January 1983.
The proposed edible oils export inspection charges have been determined with a view to achieving 50% recovery of costs incurred during the remainder of 1983/84, in line with Government policy. The proposed charges are based on expected exports and inspection costs in the 1983/84 financial year. If charges continued at the current level for the full year it is estimated that only 15% of the cost of edible oils export inspection would be recouped.
The current charges and proposed new charges are as follows:
Class of Edible Oils | Current Charge ($/tonne) | Proposed Charge ($/tonne) |
Margarine Edible oils other than margarine | 1.00 1.00 | 3.30 3.30 |
The proposed regulation replaces the Schedule to the Edible Oils (Export Inspection Charge) Regulations to enable implementation of the increased export inspection charges. The increased charges are to come into effect from 1 October 1983.