EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Resources
Statutory Rules 1987 No. 195
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 (imposition of charge) and 7 (rates of charge).
The Act imposes a charge for export registration of an establishment. Sub-section 6(2) of the Act provides that the charge does not apply to a class of establishments which are exempt under the Regulations from the registration charge.
The Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charge) Regulations (‘the Regulations’) impose an establishment registration charge of $2000 for land-based fish processing establishments.
The Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charge) Regulations (Amendment) (‘the Amendment’) amends the regulations to extend the categories of establishments exempt from charge to include any government operated or funded marine laboratory whose primary function is to develop export markets without engaging in commercial trade.
The Amendment entered into force on gazettal.