Commonwealth act

Ozone Protection (Licence Fees-Imports) Act 1989

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

8 of 1989

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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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.

Key points:

Who pays: Anyone holding an import licence granted under the Ozone Protection Act 1989
What they pay for: Importing scheduled substances during a three-month (quarterly) period
How much: The exact fee rates are set by separate regulations, not listed in this Act itself
Special rule: If a licence is only active for part of a quarter, that part is treated as a full quarter for fee calculation
Exception: No fees apply to halons (a specific type of fire suppression chemical) imported before the first halon quota period began

In short, this is a cost-recovery mechanism to fund Australia's system for protecting the ozone layer by controlling the import of harmful chemicals.

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Ozone Protection (Licence Fees-Imports) Act 1989

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Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Act 1989

No. 8 of 1989

An Act to provide for payment of fees in respect of import of scheduled substances under licences granted under the Ozone Protection Act 1989

[Assented to 16 March 1989]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ozone Protection (Licence Fees—Imports) Act 1989.

Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Interpretation

Expressions used in this Act have the same meanings as in the Ozone Protection Act 1989.

Licence fees

(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.

(2) A fee is not payable under subsection (1) in respect of halons imported before the beginning of the first halon quota period.

(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.

Regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, fixing a rate for the purposes of subsection 4 (1).

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 10 November 1988

Senate on 25 November 1988]

Source text

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

1 Ozone Protection (Licence Fees-Imports) Act 1989