Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Imposition) Act 2001
No. 133, 2001
An Act to impose a levy on air passenger tickets, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Crown to be bound............................................................................. 2
4............ Definition............................................................................................ 2
5............ Extension of Act to the external Territories....................................... 2
6............ Imposition of levy.............................................................................. 2
7............ Regulations......................................................................................... 2
Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Imposition) Act 2001
No. 133, 2001
An Act to impose a levy on air passenger tickets, and for related purposes
[Assented to 27 September 2001]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Imposition) Act 2001.
This Act commences at the same time as the Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001.
This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
air passenger ticket levy means levy payable under the Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001.
This Act extends to all the external Territories.
(1) Air passenger ticket levy is hereby imposed.
(2) The rate of levy on an air passenger ticket is $10.
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 20 September 2001
Senate on 26 September 2001]