EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1985 No. 101
Bounty (Books) Regulations (Amendment)
Issued by the Authority of the Minister of State for Industry, Technology and Commerce
The Customs Administration Act 1985 (the Act) (Act No. 38 of 1985 assented to on 29 May 1985) establishes the Australian Customs Service and creates the statutory office of the Comptroller-General of Customs, who shall, under the Minister control the Australian Customs Service.
The Customs Administration (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1985 (Act No. 39 of 1985 assented to on 29 May 1985) vests in the Comptroller-General of Customs the general administration of the legislation to be administered by the Australian Customs Service and effects the transfer of delegated powers in that legislation from the Minister to the Comptroller-General. Those powers are now capable of delegation pursuant to section 14 of the Act which is now the Comptroller-General’s general power of delegation.
The purpose of the regulations is to amend the Bounty (Books) Regulations to transfer from the Minister to the Comptroller-General the delegated powers under the Regulations.
Regulation 1 - provides for the regulations to come into force on the 10 June 1985 which is the day on which the Customs Administration Act 1985 came into operation.
Regulation 2 - amends Regulation 4 of the Bounty (Books) Regulations by:
(a) transferring to the Comptroller-General the Minister’s power under sub-paragraph (1)(e)(ii) to extend the period for an application for bounty.
(b) transferring to the Comptroller-General the Minister’s power under sub-regulation (2) to refuse to allow an extension of time for an application of bounty unless the specified requirements set out in the regulation are met.
