8Matters relating to amount of charges

8 Matters relating to amount of charges

(1) The regulations may prescribe a charge for the purposes of subsection 7(1): (a) by specifying an amount as the charge; or (b) by specifying a method for calculating the amount of the charge. (2) Before the Governor‑General makes regulations for the purposes of subsection 7(1) prescribing a charge in relation to the export of a kind of goods, the Minister must be satisfied that the amount of the charge is set at a level that is designed to recover no more than the Commonwealth’s likely costs in connection with the export of the goods.