EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Export Market Development Grants Legislation Repeal Instrument 2018
Authority
The Export Market Development Grants Legislation Repeal Instrument 2018 is made by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment under the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 (the EMDG Act).
Purpose
This repeal instrument repeals three legislative instruments that are scheduled to sunset, and are no longer required. The instrument repeals:
- Export Market Development Grants Act 1974 - Decision-Making Principles Under Section 19A (EMDG DMP 1995/1)
- Export Market Development Grants Act 1974 - Approved Joint Ventures and Consortia
- Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 - Determination (1/1997 ATH) - Guidelines for the approval, variation of approval, and cancellation of approved trading houses
Commencement
The Repeal Instrument will commence the day after the instrument is registered.
Consultation
Austrade conducted extensive stakeholder consultations before making this repeal instrument. All stakeholder responses agreed the instruments being repealed are no longer required.
Regulation Impact Statement
The Office of Best Practice Regulation has advised that a Regulation Impact Statement is not required (reference: OBPR ID 22807).
This repeal instrument is a Legislative Instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2003.
This repeal instrument is compatible with human rights and freedoms recognised or declared under section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.