{"id":"C2019A00020","name":"Industrial Chemicals Charges (General) Act 2019","slug":"industrial-chemicals-charges-general-act-2019","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"20 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":436307,"registerId":"C2019A00020-fast-fetch-1775953546013","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industrial Chemicals Charges (General) Act 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nIndustrial Chemicals Charges (General) Act 2019\n\n \n\nNo. 20, 2019\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to impose charge on the registration of introducers of industrial chemicals, so far as that charge is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Short title\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Extension to external Territories\n\n4 Act binds the Crown\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Imposition of charge\n\n7 Amount of charge\n\n8 Act does not impose tax on property of a State\n\n9 Regulations\n\n \n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\nIndustrial Chemicals Charges (General) Act 2019\n\nNo. 20, 2019\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to impose charge on the registration of introducers of industrial chemicals, so far as that charge is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise\n\n[Assented to 3 April 2019]\n\nThe Parliament of Australia enacts:\n\n1  Short title\n\n  This Act is the Industrial Chemicals Charges (General) Act 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. Sections 1 and 2 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 3 April 2019\n- 2. Sections 3 to 9 The later of:(a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and(b) immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.However, the provisions do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. 1 July 2020(paragraph (b) applies)\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.\n\n3  Extension to external Territories\n\n  This Act extends to every external Territory.\n\n4  Act binds the Crown\n\n  This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. However, it does not bind the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this Act:\n\namount includes a nil amount.\n\ncharge means charge imposed by this Act.\n\nindustrial chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.\n\nintroduce an industrial chemical has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.\n\nproperty of any kind belonging to a State has the same meaning as in section 114 of the Constitution.\n\nregistration year has the same meaning as in the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.\n\n6  Imposition of charge\n\n (1) Charge is imposed in relation to the registration of a person under section 17 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 for a registration year.\n\n (2) This section imposes charge only so far as that charge is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution.\n\n7  Amount of charge\n\n (1) The amount of charge payable by a person is the amount:\n\n (a) prescribed by the regulations; or\n\n (b) worked out in accordance with a method prescribed by the regulations.\n\n (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may prescribe different charges or methods depending on the value of industrial chemicals introduced by the person during a registration year or a financial year.\n\n8  Act does not impose tax on property of a State\n\n  This Act does not impose a tax on property of any kind belonging to a State.\n\n9  Regulations\n\n  The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters:\n\n (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or\n\n (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 1 June 2017\n\nSenate on 18 October 2017]\n\n \n\n(101/17)\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is narrowly framed and does not expand the subject matter beyond its original, stated purpose: to impose a charge on the registration of introducers of industrial chemicals. The Act principally provides the authority to levy a charge and delegates detail (amounts and methods) to regulations (sections 6 and 7). It also contains constitutional and State-property limits (sections 6(2) and 8) and relies on definitions in the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (section 5). Nothing in the text expands the scope beyond imposing and enabling the collection of that charge."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: 9 sections (1–9)","6 defined terms in section 5 that rely on the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 for key meanings (industrial chemical, introduce, registration year)","Multiple cross-references to the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (notably for who is charged — s6(1) — and for definitions — s5)","Delegation of substantive details to regulations (amounts, methods, scaling by value) (sections 7 and 9) — increases practical complexity despite legislative brevity","Constitutional boundary checks (must not be a duty of customs or excise — s6(2); must not tax State property — s8)","Conditional commencement tied to commencement of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (section 2), creating dependency in timing and operation","Administrative/interpretive complexity likely arising in delegated instruments (valuation, reporting, collection rules) though these are not specified in the Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This law authorises a fee on persons registered as \"introducers\" of industrial chemicals under the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019, with the executive (via regulations) setting the amount or method and permitting value‑based scaling. It does not itself set rates, and excludes customs/excise duties and taxes on State property.\n\nPractically, it makes registration carry an explicit charge that raises market entry or ongoing costs for introducers; the fiscal and competitive effects depend on how regulations define amounts, valuation and collection."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: imposing a charge on registration of industrial chemical introducers. The scope has not expanded beyond this narrow revenue-raising function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute — only 9 sections","Minimal defined terms (5 definitions in section 5, all referencing external legislation)","Heavy reliance on delegated legislation — actual charge amounts left entirely to regulations (section 7)","Single conditional limitation in section 6(2) regarding constitutional character of the charge","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Simple cross-referencing structure (primarily to the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law creates a **registration fee** for businesses that want to import or manufacture industrial chemicals in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Imposes a charge** on anyone who registers to introduce industrial chemicals (meaning import them into Australia or manufacture them here)\n- The charge applies annually for each \"registration year\"\n- The exact amount isn't set in this law — it's left to government regulations to determine (which can vary based on how much the business imports or manufactures)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Companies and individuals who register under the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 to bring industrial chemicals into Australia or make them here\n- This includes manufacturers, importers, and distributors of chemicals used in industrial processes\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This is a **revenue-raising law** designed to fund the regulatory scheme for industrial chemicals\n- It ensures that businesses benefiting from the chemical registration system help pay for its administration\n- The law carefully avoids constitutional problems by explicitly stating the charge is **not** a customs duty or excise tax (which have special constitutional restrictions)\n- It also protects state governments by ensuring they aren't taxed on their property\n\n**Key point:** This is a \"framework\" law — it sets up the legal authority to collect fees, but the actual dollar amounts are decided later through regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industrial-chemicals-charges-general-act-2019","history":"/api/acts/industrial-chemicals-charges-general-act-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industrial-chemicals-charges-general-act-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industrial-chemicals-charges-general-act-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industrial-chemicals-charges-general-act-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industrial-chemicals-charges-general-act-2019/documents"}}