Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Act 2012

No. 94, 2012

An Act to amend the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978, and for related purposes

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                3

Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978                                                                  3

Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Act 2012

No. 94, 2012

An Act to amend the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978, and for related purposes

[Assented to 29 June 2012]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Act 2012.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on 1 July 2012.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978

1  Section 6

Omit “$47”, substitute “$55”.

2  Application provision

The amendment made by item 1 applies in relation to the departure of a person from Australia on or after 1 July 2012, unless:

                     (a)  the person departs using a ticket or equivalent authority; and

                     (b)  the ticket or authority was sold or issued before 1 July 2012.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 23 May 2012

Senate on 21 June 2012]