{"id":"C2004A02569","name":"Dairy Products (Export Inspection Charge) Act 1982","slug":"dairy-products-export-inspection-charge-act-1982","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"10 of 1982","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":7238,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02569-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Dairy Products (Export Inspection Charge) Act 1982","content":"![C2004A02388.jpg](image.001.jpeg)\n\nDairy Products (Export Inspection Charge) Act 1982\n\nNo. 10 of 1982\n\nAn Act to impose a charge upon the inspection of dairy products for export\n\n\\[Assented to 15 April 1982\\]\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Dairy Products (Export Inspection Charge) Act 1982.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on 1 July 1982.\n\nCollection Act\n\n3. The Dairy Products (Export Inspection Charge) Collection Act 1982 is incorporated, and shall be read as one, with this Act.\n\nInterpretation\n\n4. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, “charge” means the charge imposed by this Act.\n\n  \n\nImposition of charge\n\n5\\. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), a charge is imposed on dairy products inspected for export.\n\n(2) Sub-section (1) does not apply to dairy products, or dairy products included in a class of dairy products, that are exempt from the charge under the regulations.\n\nRates of charge\n\n6\\. (1) Subject to this section, the rate of charge in respect of dairy products is such rate as is applicable under the regulations to the class of dairy products in which those dairy products are included.\n\n(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), different rates of charge may be prescribed in respect of different classes of dairy products.\n\n(3) The rate of charge in respect of dairy products shall not exceed $5.00 per tonne.\n\nBy whom charge payable\n\n7. The charge on dairy products inspected for export is payable by the person (including a State or an authority of a State) who furnishes an export notice in relation to the dairy products.\n\nRegulations\n\n8. The Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of sections 5 and 6.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1838},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1982 legislation. The scope remains strictly limited to imposing a charge on dairy product export inspections and establishing the framework for its collection, consistent with the Act's original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference of the Dairy Products (Export Inspection Charge) Collection Act 1982 (requires reading both Acts as one document)","Substantive operational details (rates, exemptions, product classifications) delegated to regulations rather than specified in the Act","Conditional exemption clause in section 5(2)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act requires exporters to pay a government inspection charge on dairy products inspected before export, with the exporter who lodges the export notice liable. Regulations set the exact rates (different by product) and may provide exemptions, but the charge is capped at $5.00 per tonne. It operates with the Dairy Products (Export Inspection Charge) Collection Act 1982 so the export industry, not taxpayers, funds inspection costs while a cap helps keep exports competitive."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/dairy-products-export-inspection-charge-act-1982","history":"/api/acts/dairy-products-export-inspection-charge-act-1982/history","analysis":"/api/acts/dairy-products-export-inspection-charge-act-1982/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/dairy-products-export-inspection-charge-act-1982/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/dairy-products-export-inspection-charge-act-1982/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/dairy-products-export-inspection-charge-act-1982/documents"}}