Statutory Rules
1976 No. 69
REGULATION UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1975 AND THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1973.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Customs Act 1901-1975 and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1973.
Dated this nineteenth day of February, 1976.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
IAN SINCLAIR
Minister of State for Primary Industry and for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs.
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Amendments of the Exports (Meat) Regulations†
Fees for officer’s services.
Regulation 50 of the Exports (Meat) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1) the words “ One dollar thirty-five cents ” and substituting the figures “ $2.00 ”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) the words “ One dollar ” and substituting the figures “ $1.50 ”;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1) the words “ One dollar ” and substituting the figures “ $1.50 ”; and
(d) by inserting after sub-regulation (1) the following sub-regulations:—
“ (1a) Sub-regulation (1) applies in relation to services that are performed otherwise than during shift-work operations at an export establishment.
“ (1b) Subject to sub-regulation (3), where, at the request of a person, the services of an officer are made available to the person for the purposes of these Regulations, the person shall be charged—
(a) in respect of services rendered on a week day and either before the hour of seven o’clock in the morning of that day
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 23 February 1976.
† Statutory Rules 1961, No. 93, as amended by Statutory Rules 1963, No. 143; 1965, No. 40; 1966. No. 53; 1967, No. 113; 1969, No. 37; 1971, No. 107; and 1972, No. 8.
or after the hour of five o’clock in the night of that day— a fee of $0.15 for each quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour during which the services are so rendered;
(b) in respect of services rendered on a Saturday—a fee of $0.50 for each quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour during which the services are so rendered;
(c) in respect of services rendered on a Sunday—a fee of $1.00 for each quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour during which the services are so rendered; or
(d) in respect of services rendered on a holiday—a fee of $1.50 for each quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour during which the services are so rendered.
“ (1c) Sub-regulation (1b) applies in relation to services that are performed during shift-work operations at an export establishment.”.