EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1985Â No. 37
Issued by the Authority of the Minister of State for Primary Industry.
EXPORT CONTROL (GENERAL) REGULATIONS AMENDMENT
Sub-section 25(1) of the Export Control Act 1982 (the Act) provides that the Governor - General may make regulations not inconsistent with the Act prescribing matters required by or permitted by the Act for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to the Act. Section 7 of the Act provides that regulations may prohibit the export of prescribed goods unless specified conditions or restrictions are complied with. Section 3 of the Act defines prescribed goods as goods, or goods included in a class of goods, that are declared by the regulations to be prescribed for the purposes of the Act.
Sub-section 4(1) of the Export Control (General) Regulations prescribes, for the purposes of Section 7 of the Act, the goods that are the subject of conditions and restrictions on export as specified in the regulations.
The Minister for Primary Industry proposes, under the Prescribed Goods (Orders) Regulations, to introduce on 29 April 1985 Orders to provide for the regulatory control of the export of dairy produce, eggs and fish. The introduction of these Orders is in line with the Government’s intention to provide a more firmly based and flexible legislative framework for the provision of export inspection.
Regulation 7 deletes references to dairy produce, fish and honey from regulation 17 which provides for the Secretary to register premises in which prescribed are prepared.
Regulation 8 amends sub-regulation 21(b) which requires a notice of intention to export prescribed goods to be submitted by omitting references to chutneys, dairy produce, dried or preserved vegetables, fish, honey, jam, pickles or sauces.
Regulation 9 deletes references to dairy produce, fish and honey from sub-regulation 31(1) which provides for the fees for the imposition of fees for service of an authorized officer.
Regulation 10 repeals regulations 7, 9, 14 and 23 to 27 (inclusive) as a consequence of dairy produce, fish and honey no longer being prescribed goods.
Regulation 11 provides, through the Schedule, consequential amendments to relevant regulations.