Statutory Rules 1995   No. 3901

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Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, make the following Regulations under the Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Act 1995.

Dated 12 December 1995.

                                                                                    BILL HAYDEN

                                                                                   Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN FAULKNER

Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories

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Citation

               1.   These Regulations may be cited as the Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Regulations.

Commencement

               2.   These Regulations commence on 1 January 1996.

[NOTE:       The Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Act 1989 was repealed on 1 January 1996. A consequence of the repeal is that the Regulations made under that Act no longer have force on and from that date.]

Interpretation

               3.   In these Regulations:

“Act” means the Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Act 1995;

“ODP tonne” has the meaning it is given in section 10 of the Ozone Protection Act 1989.

Licence fees—rate for calculation

               4.   (1)    For the purpose of subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the following rates are fixed:

             (a)   in the case of HCFCs—$2.00 for each kilogram imported; 

             (b)   in the case of methyl bromide—0.09 for each kilogram imported.

             (2)   In paragraph (1) (a), “kilogram” means a kilogram unit of an ODP tonne.

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NOTE

1.   Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 December 1995.