6Liable parties

6 Liable parties

Televisions (1) A person is a liable party for a financial year if, in the previous financial year: (a) the person imported or manufactured in Australia more than 5,000 televisions; or (b) the person, and a related body corporate, imported or manufactured in Australia more than 5,000 televisions, of which more than 1,000 were imported or manufactured in Australia by the person.

Note 1: To be a liable party, the person must also be a constitutional corporation (see paragraph 77(2)(a) of the Act).

Note 2: An example of paragraph (1)(a) is a person who imported 4,000 televisions and manufactured in Australia 2,000 televisions.

Note 3: An example of paragraph (1)(b) is a person who imported 2,000 televisions when a related body corporate imported 4,000 televisions.

Computers or printers (2) A person is a liable party for a financial year if, in the previous financial year: (a) the person imported or manufactured in Australia more than 5,000 computers or printers; or (b) the person, and a related body corporate, imported or manufactured in Australia more than 5,000 computers or printers, of which more than 1,000 were imported or manufactured in Australia by the person.

Note 1: To be a liable party, the person must also be a constitutional corporation (see paragraph 77(2)(a) of the Act).

Note 2: An example of paragraph (2)(a) is a person who imported 4,000 computers and manufactured in Australia 2,000 printers.

Note 3: An example of paragraph (2)(b) is a person who imported 2,000 computers when a related body corporate manufactured in Australia 4,000 printers.

Computer parts or peripherals (3) A person is a liable party for a financial year if, in the previous financial year, the person imported or manufactured in Australia more than 15,000 computer parts or peripherals.

Note: To be a liable party, the person must also be a constitutional corporation (see paragraph 77(2)(a) of the Act).

Obligation as liable party continues (4) If: (a) a person is a liable party for television or computer products in a financial year; and (b) the person is not a member of an approved co‑regulatory arrangement on 30 June of the financial year; the person continues to be a liable party, for those products, until the end of the financial year in which the person becomes a member of an approved co‑regulatory arrangement, regardless of whether the person would have been a liable party in that financial year apart from this subsection.