{"id":"C2004A03756","name":"Ozone Protection (Licence Fees-Imports) Act 1989","slug":"ozone-protection-licence-fees-imports-act-1989","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"8 of 1989","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":36738,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A03756-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ozone Protection (Licence Fees-Imports) Act 1989","content":"![1.jpg](image.001.jpeg)\n\nOzone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Act 1989\n\nNo. 8 of 1989\n\nAn Act to provide for payment of fees in respect of import of scheduled substances under licences granted under the Ozone Protection Act 1989\n\n\\[Assented to 16 March 1989\\]\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 Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Act 1989.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. Expressions used in this Act have the same meanings as in the Ozone Protection Act 1989.\n\nLicence fees\n\n4. (1) Subject to subsection (2), there is payable to the Commonwealth by the licensee, in respect of each quarter during which a licence is in force, a fee calculated at the rate fixed by the regulations for scheduled substances imported by the licensee during that quarter.\n\n  \n\n(2) A fee is not payable under subsection (1) in respect of halons imported before the beginning of the first halon quota period.\n\n(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), where a licence is in force for only part of a particular quarter, that part shall be taken to be a quarter.\n\nRegulations\n\n5. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, fixing a rate for the purposes of subsection 4 (1).\n\n\\[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 10 November 1988\n\nSenate on 25 November 1988\\]","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1908},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of establishing a fee regime for imports of scheduled substances licensed under the Ozone Protection Act. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections total (short title, commencement, interpretation, fees, regulations)","Single operative provision imposing fees (section 4)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Ozone Protection Act for definitions)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond one simple carve-out for halons","Straightforward delegation of all rate-setting to regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act requires businesses that import certain chemicals (called **scheduled substances**—typically ozone-depleting substances like refrigerants or industrial solvents) under a licence to pay quarterly fees to the Australian Government.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Who pays:** Anyone holding an import licence granted under the Ozone Protection Act 1989\n- **What they pay for:** Importing scheduled substances during a three-month (quarterly) period\n- **How much:** The exact fee rates are set by separate regulations, not listed in this Act itself\n- **Special rule:** If a licence is only active for part of a quarter, that part is treated as a full quarter for fee calculation\n- **Exception:** No fees apply to **halons** (a specific type of fire suppression chemical) imported before the first halon quota period began\n\nIn short, this is a cost-recovery mechanism to fund Australia's system for protecting the ozone layer by controlling the import of harmful chemicals."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-licence-fees-imports-act-1989","history":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-licence-fees-imports-act-1989/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-licence-fees-imports-act-1989/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-licence-fees-imports-act-1989/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-licence-fees-imports-act-1989/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ozone-protection-licence-fees-imports-act-1989/documents"}}