Tobacco Charge (No. 1) Amendment Act 1986

No. 84 of 1986

An Act to amend the Tobacco Charge Act (No. 1) 1955, and for related purposes

[Assented to 25 June 1986]

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

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Tobacco Charge (No. 1) Amendment Act 1986.

(2) The Tobacco Charge Act (No. 1) 19551 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. After section 5 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Prescribed amounts

“5a. Until regulations are made for the purposes of section 5—

(a) the amount of 0.8 cents is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5 (a); and

(b) the amount of 2.7 cents is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5 (b).”.

Application of amendment

4. The amendment made by section 3 applies in respect of Australian tobacco leaf that was or is sold to a manufacturer on or after 1 April 1986.

NOTE

1. No. 59, 1955, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 86, 1965; No. 93, 1966; Nos. 72 and 73, 1982; and No. 96, 1985.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 17 April 1986

Senate on 27 May 1986]