Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985

No. 116, 1985

Compilation No. 6

Compilation date:   19 June 2018

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 41, 2018

Registered:    20 June 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 19 June 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Collection Act

4 Definitions

5 Act binds the Crown

6 Imposition of charge

7 Rates of charge

8 By whom charge payable

9 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act to impose a charge on the provision of certain export inspection services

1  Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985.

2  Commencement

  This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Export Inspection Charges (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1985 comes into operation.

3  Collection Act

  The Export Inspection Charges Collection Act 1985 is incorporated, and shall be read as one, with this Act.

4  Definitions

  In this Act:

charge means charge imposed by this Act.

exportable goods means goods that are:

 (a) prescribed goods (within the meaning of the Export Control Act 1982); and

 (b) prescribed in regulations made for the purposes of this definition.

5  Act binds the Crown

  This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory.

6  Imposition of charge

 (1) Charge is imposed on the provision of an export inspection service at an establishment that, at the time the service is provided, is registered for operations associated with the preparation of exportable goods.

 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the provision of an export inspection service at an establishment that is, or at an establishment included in a class of establishments that are, exempt from charge under the regulations.

 (3) Charge is imposed on the provision of an external export inspection service relating to exportable goods.

 (4) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to the provision of an external export inspection service if the requester is, or is included in a class of requesters that are, exempt from charge under the regulations.

7  Rates of charge

 (1) The rate of charge in respect of the provision of an export inspection service at an establishment is such rate, calculated by reference to time, as is applicable under the regulations to that establishment or to the class of establishments in which the establishment is included.

 (2) The rate of charge in respect of the provision of an external export inspection service is such rate, calculated by reference to time, as is applicable under the regulations to the exportable goods in relation to which the service is provided.

8  By whom charge payable

 (1) The charge on the provision of an export inspection service at an establishment is payable by the person who is the registered occupier of the establishment at the time the service is provided.

 (2) The charge on the provision of an external export inspection service is payable by the requester.

9  Regulations

  The Governor‑General may make regulations for the purposes of sections 6 and 7.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

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Editorial changes

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Misdescribed amendments

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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history