EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1988 NO 241
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Resources
EXPORT INSPECTION (ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION CHARGE) ACT 1985
EXPORT INSPECTION (ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION CHARGE)
REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Section 9 of the Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charge) Act 1985 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of sections 6 and 7 of the Act. Subsection 6(1) of the Act imposes a charge on the registration of an establishment that is registered for operations associated with the preparation of a prescribed commodity.
Under section 7 of that Act, the rate of charge in respect of the registration of an establishment is such rate as is applicable under the regulations to that establishment or to the class of establishments in which the establishment is included.
The Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charge) Regulations (the Regulations) set rates of charge in respect of the registration of establishments required to register under the Act.
The Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charge) Regulations (Amendment) (the amending Regulations) revise the rates of charge under the Regulations, as shown below next to the relevant class of establishments which are numbered as in the Schedule of the Regulations.
1 | Land-based establishment registered for operations which include the packing of fish not being an establishment registered solely for operations associated with the preparation of oysters, live fish or prawns | From $2160 to $1927 |
2 | Land-based establishment registered solely for operations associated with the preparation of prawns, as defined in Item 2 in the Schedule of the Regulations | From $2160 to $1927 |
4 | Land-based establishment registered solely for operations associated with (a) the freezing of prawns; (b) the freezing and packing of prawns; (c) the freezing and storing of prawns; or (d) the freezing, packing and storing of prawns | From $972 to $867 |
5 | Establishment registered solely for operations associated with the preparation of oysters, being operations which include the freezing of oysters | From $972 to $867 |
6 | Land-based establishment registered for operations associated with the freezing of fish, other than oysters, not being an establishment registered for operations which include the packing of fish | From $972 to $867 |
7 | Establishment, being a vessel, registered for operations which include the packing of fish, other than live fish | From $1020 to $941 |
a | Land-based establishment registered solely for operations associated with any one or more of the following (a) the storage of fish, as a dry store, cool store or cold store, but not for the freezing of fish; (b) the handling or loading of fish in containers, as a container depot or container terminal; (c) the handling or loading of fish, as an airline terminal | From $216 to $193 |
9 | Any other establishment or class of establishment not being a vessel | From $372 to $289 |
10 | Any other establishment or class of establishment being a vessel | From $372 to $363 |
The amending Regulations came into operation on 1 October 1988.