Explanatory Statement
Statutory Rules 1982 No. 254
Excise 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 regulations is to amend in two respects the Excise Regulations which prescribe the charges for the services of an officer in certain specified cases.
Regulation 1
Increases the charge for the services of an officer prescribed in regulation 209 of the Excise Regulations from $11.60 per hour or part thereof to $16.75 per hour or part thereof.
This charge is imposed for the services of an officer when required to work otherwise than on a working day or during the working hours prescribed by the regulations; and
Regulation 2
Increases the charge for the services of an officer prescribed in regulation 209A of the Excise Regulations, from $10.47 per hour or part thereof to $16.75 per hour or part therof.
This charge is imposed when the services of an officer are required at the factory of a manufacturer who requires such services.
The increase in these charges 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. The one charge was arrived at for accounting convenience and will dispense with the previous system of two separate charges.