EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Ozone Protection (Licence Fees - Imports) Regulations
STATUTORY RULES 1989, NO 232
Outline
Section 70 of the Ozone Protection Act 1989 (the Ozone Protection Act) empowers the Governor-General to make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by the Ozone Protection Act to be prescribed.
By subsection 69(1) of the Ozone Protection Act, the licence fees are due and payable by the licensee at the end of 15 days after the end of each quarter to which the fees relate.
Subsection 4(1) of the Ozone Protection (Licence Fees - Imports) Act 1989 (the Licence Fees Act) provides that fees are payable to the Commonwealth by a licensee, on a quarterly basis, at rates fixed by regulations.
Regulations are required under the Licence Fees Act to set the rates for the licence fees. These fees are imposed to recover administrative costs associated with the Ozone Protection Act. These matters are referred to in the Second Reading Speech of the Ozone Protection (Licence Fees - Imports) Bill 1989, which details undertakings to be implemented in the setting of regulations, the Minister’s decision of the appropriate rate(s) and intention to review rates fixed as required to continue to fulfil the undertaking.
The first occasion on which licence fees will fall due will be 15 October 1989 following the end of the first quarter in the chlorofluorocarbon quota period on 30 September 1989.
Details of the Regulations
Regulation 1 Provides for the regulations to be cited as the Ozone Protection (Licence Fees - Imports) Regulations.
Regulation 2 Provides a definition for the purposes of regulation 3.
Regulation 3 Specifies the rate at which licence fees will be set for the purposes of subsection 4(1) of the Licence Fees Act.
Authorised by the Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories