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Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Effective Start Year:

2017

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Act

Economic Sector:

Multi-Sector, Other

Energy Types:

All, Other

Issued by:

Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy

Source:

Australian Government - Federal Register of Legislation

File:

Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017

Overall Summary:

The Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017 to impose charges on the import of emissions-controlled products, and for related purposes.

Trade

Import taxes and fee exemptions:

5 Imposition of charge Charge is imposed on the importation of emissions‑controlled products. 6 Amount of charge The amount of the charge imposed on the importation of an emissions‑controlled product is the amount: (a) prescribed by the regulations; or (b) worked out in accordance with a method prescribed by the regulations. 7 Liability for charge Charge imposed on the importation of an emissions‑controlled product is payable by the person who imports the product. 8 Regulations The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters: (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

Full Document Text

Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017

No. 105, 2017

An Act to impose charges on the import of emissions-controlled products, and for related purposes

Note: An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (https://www.legislation.gov.au/)

Contents

1
Shorttitle........................................................................................................ 1

2 Commencement............................................................................................ 2

3 Act bindstheCrown..................................................................................... 2

4 Definitions...................................................................................................... 2

5 Impositionofcharge.................................................................................... 2

6 Amountofcharge......................................................................................... 3

7 Liabilityfor charge....................................................................................... 3

8 Regulations.................................................................................................... 3

No.105, 2017 Product Emissions Standards (Customs) ChargesAct2017 i

Product Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017

No. 105, 2017

An Act to impose charges on the import of emissions-controlled products, and for related purposes

[Assented to 14 September 2017]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Shorttitle

This Act is theProduct Emissions Standards (Customs) Charges Act 2017.

No.105,2017 Product Emissions Standards (Customs) ChargesAct 2017 1

Section 2

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to itsterms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this Act	At the same time as the Product Emissions Standards Act 2017 commences. However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Act does not commence.	15 September 2017

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendmentsof thisAct.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of thisAct.

3 Act binds theCrown

This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities.

4 Definitions

In this Act:

amount includes a nil amount.

emissions-controlled product has the same meaning as in the

Product Emissions Standards Act 2017.

5 Imposition ofcharge

Charge is imposed on the importation of emissions-controlled products.

6 Amount ofcharge

The amount of the charge imposed on the importation of an emissions-controlled product is the amount:

(a) prescribed by the regulations;or

(b) worked out in accordance with a method prescribed by the regulations.

7 Liability forcharge

Charge imposed on the importation of an emissions-controlled product is payable by the person who imports the product.

8 Regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed;or

(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to thisAct.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 10 August 2017 Senate on 7 September 2017]

(154/17)