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Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985

Authoritative Version
Act No. 116 of 1985 as amended, taking into account amendments up to Act No. 101 of 1993
An Act to impose a charge on the provision of certain export inspection services
Administered by: Agriculture
Start Date 01 Jan 1994
End Date 24 Jun 2014
Date of repeal 28 Mar 2021
Repealed by Export Control (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2020
Table of contents.

Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985

Act No. 116 of 1985 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 23 October 2000
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 101 of 1993

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1]........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Collection Act..................................................................................... 1

4............ Interpretation....................................................................................... 1

5............ Act to bind Crown.............................................................................. 1

6............ Imposition of charge........................................................................... 1

7............ Rates of charge.................................................................................... 2

8............ By whom charge payable.................................................................... 2

9............ Regulations......................................................................................... 2

Notes                                                                                                                                             3


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

1  Short title [see Note 1]

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

2  Commencement [see Note 1]

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

4  Interpretation

                   In this Act, charge means charge imposed by this Act.

5  Act to bind Crown

                   This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island.

6  Imposition of charge

             (1)  Subject to subsection (2), charge is imposed on the provision of an export inspection service at an establishment, being an establishment that, at the time the service is provided, is registered for operations associated with the preparation of a prescribed commodity specified in the regulations.

             (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)  Subject to subsection (4), charge is imposed on the provision of an external export inspection service that is provided in relation to a prescribed commodity specified in the regulations.

             (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 prescribed commodity 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.


Notes to the Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985

Note 1

The Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 116, 1985 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

 

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

 

Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985

116, 1985

21 Oct 1985

1 Jan 1986 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1985, No. S560)

 

Export Inspection (Service Charge) Amendment Act 1988

26, 1988

11 May 1988

1 Jan 1989 (see Gazette 1988, No. S399)

Export Inspection Charges Laws Amendment Act 1993

101, 1993

22 Dec 1993

1 Jan 1994


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

S. 3...........................................

am. No. 101, 1993

Ss. 6–8.....................................

am. No. 26, 1988