Commonwealth legislation

States Grants (Petroleum Products) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

309 of 1985

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These regulations set a specific volume threshold for petroleum products under federal grants legislation.

What it does:

Sets a numeric threshold: Prescribes 238,500 litres as the quantity for section 5 of the parent Act (likely determining eligibility or calculations for federal grants to states regarding petroleum products).
Applies retrospectively: The 238,500-litre threshold is backdated to take effect from 1 January 1984, even though made in November 1985.
Updates the rulebook: Repeals the old 1966 regulations, replacing them with this updated version.

Who it affects: State governments receiving Commonwealth grants for petroleum products, and potentially petroleum suppliers or distributors whose volumes determine grant calculations.

Why it matters: This is technical "machinery" legislation. It places a specific number in regulations rather than in the Act itself, allowing the government to adjust the threshold without passing new legislation through Parliament each time.

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States Grants (Petroleum Products) Regulations

Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Statutory Rules 1985 No. 3091

States Grants (Petroleum Products)

Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965.

Dated 15 November 1985.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

John N. Button

Minister of State for Industry, Technology and Commerce

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Stales Grants (Petroleum Products) Regulations.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “the Act” means the States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act 1965.

Section 5 of the Act—prescribed quantity

(1) For the purposes of section 5 of the Act, the quantity of 238,500 litres is prescribed.

(2) Sub-regulation (1) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 1984.

Repeal of States Grants (Petroleum Products) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1966 No. 7 are repealed.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 November 1985.

Printed by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer

(S.R. 321/85) Cat. No. 12/23.10.1985

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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