CUSTOMS TARIFF (COAL EXPORT DUTY) AMENDMENT ACT 1977

No. 103 of 1977

An Act to reduce the export duty on coal.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (Coal Export Duty) Amendment Act 1977.

Commencement

2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation at the hour of 8 o’clock in the evening by standard time in the Australian Capital Territory on 16 August 1977.

Rate of duty

3. Section 6 of the Customs Tariff (Coal Export Duty) Act 1975 is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) “$4.50” and substituting “$3.50”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) “$1.50” and substituting “$1.00”.