PART III
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REMISSIONS, REBATES AND REFUNDS OF EXCISE DUTY
REGULATION 50
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH REFUNDS, REBATES AND REMISSIONS ARE MADE
50(1)
Each of the following circumstances is prescribed for the purposes of section
78
of the Act, namely where:
(a)
the goods on which Excise duty has been paid or is payable have, while subject to the CEO
'
s control:
(i)
deteriorated or been damaged, pillaged, lost or destroyed; or
(ii)
become unfit for human consumption; or
(b)
the goods on which Excise duty has been paid or is payable, being goods that are subject to the CEO
'
s control, are not worth the amount of Excise duty paid or payable on the goods;
(c)
if paragraph (ca) does not apply
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Excise duty has been paid through manifest error of fact or patent misconception of the law;
(ca)
all of the following apply:
(i)
the goods on which Excise duty has been paid are liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas or compressed natural gas;
(ii)
Excise duty has been paid through manifest error of fact or patent misconception of the law;
(iii)
the person claiming a refund of the Excise duty reasonably believes that the entity to which the goods were sold or supplied considered, at the time of the sale or supply, that Excise duty was not payable on the goods;
(d)
the goods on which Excise duty has been paid have, by virtue of section
160A
of the Act, become goods that are not liable to Excise duty, unless, for goods that are fuel, either:
(i)
an entity:
(A)
has an entitlement to a fuel tax credit or decreasing fuel tax adjustment in relation to that fuel; and
(B)
does not have an increasing fuel tax adjustment in relation to the fuel; or
(ii)
another entity:
(A)
has previously been entitled to a fuel tax credit or decreasing fuel tax adjustment in relation to that fuel; and
(B)
did not have an increasing fuel tax adjustment in relation to that fuel;
(da)
after duty has been paid on goods, a by-law is made under Part
XV
of the Act the effect of which is that duty is not payable on those goods or duty is payable on those goods at a rate which is less than the rate which was applicable when the goods were entered for home consumption;
(db)
after Excise duty has been paid on goods:
(i)
any Minister of State requests that the goods be withdrawn from sale or distribution on grounds stated by the Minister to be grounds of public health or safety; and
(ii)
the goods:
(A)
are so withdrawn; and
(B)
are returned to the manufacturer of those goods;
(e)
(Repealed by SLI No 174 of 2006)
(f)
(Repealed by SLI No 174 of 2006)
(g)
(Repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006)
(h)
tobacco, cigarettes, cigars or snuff on which Excise duty has been paid are returned, or are to be deemed to have been returned, to the manufacturer of those goods;
(k)
beer on which Excise duty has been paid (being beer contained in a bulk container):
(i)
is returned to the brewery at which it was made in the bulk container in which it was contained when it was removed from the brewery; or
(ii)
is destroyed by permission of a Collector;
(m)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(n)
(Repealed by SLI No 240 of 2008)
(o)-(r)
(Repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006)
(s)
for a quantity of stabilised crude petroleum oil or condensate (unless paragraph (sc) applies to the oil or condensate):
(i)
excise duty has been paid (whether before or after the commencement of this provision); and
(ii)
because of an error in measurement or calculation of the quantity, the duty paid is more than the correct amount;
(sa)
for stabilised crude petroleum oil or condensate produced by a person in a financial year:
(i)
section
6B
,
6C
,
6CA
or
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
applies; and
(ii)
excise duty has been paid for oil or condensate entered for home consumption in a month of the financial year; and
(iii)
a Collector is satisfied that the quantity of oil or condensate that is likely to be entered by the person for home consumption for the financial year will be less than a dutiable quantity;
(sb)
for stabilised crude petroleum oil or condensate produced by a person in a financial year:
(i)
section
6B
,
6C
,
6CA
or
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
applies; and
(ii)
excise duty for the oil or condensate for each month of the financial year has been ascertained under that section; and
(iii)
the duty ascertained has been paid; and
(iv)
the total duty paid is more than the total duty payable on the total quantity of oil or condensate entered by the person for home consumption during the financial year;
(sc)
for stabilised crude petroleum oil or condensate produced by a person in a financial year:
(i)
excise duty has been paid in relation to which a credited adjustment amount subsequently applies under section
6B
,
6C
,
6CA
or
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
account is taken of the credited adjustment amount in a calculation under subsection
6B(3)
,
6C(3)
,
6CA(3)
or
6D(3)
, as appropriate, of that Act; and
(iii)
the amount ascertained under that subsection to be the amount of duty for the oil (as old oil, new oil or intermediate oil) or condensate to which the subsection applies is a negative amount (that is, an amount less than zero);
(t)
a determination under subsection 7(3) of the
Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987
of the final VOLWARE price in relation to a month in respect of excisable crude petroleum oil or excisable condensate is amended (whether before or after the commencement of this provision) under subsection 7(9) of that Act;
(ta)
goods on which excise duty is payable:
(i)
are delivered for home consumption in accordance with a permission given under section 61C of the Act; and
(ii)
are for sale for:
(A)
the official use of a diplomatic mission of an overseas country, or the personal use of a person mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(b) or (c) of the
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967
; or
(B)
the official use of a consular post of the kind described in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the
Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972
or the personal use of a person mentioned in paragraph 7(1)(b) or (c) of that Act;
(tb)
goods on which excise duty has been paid are sold to a person for:
(i)
the official use of a diplomatic mission of an overseas country, or the personal use of a person mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(b) or (c) of the
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967
; or
(ii)
the official use of a consular post of the kind described in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the
Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972
or the personal use of a person mentioned in paragraph 7(1)(b) or (c) of that Act;
(tc)
excise duty has been paid on goods:
(i)
that are purchased by a person for use by a Government of a country other than Australia and for the official use of that Government, being goods mentioned in item 4 of Schedule
1
; and
(ii)
in respect of which no refund is able to be claimed under paragraph (u);
(u)
goods on which Excise duty has been paid are sold to a person for use by a Government of a country other than Australia and for the official use of that Government, being goods mentioned in item 4 of Schedule
1
and:
(i)
the price at which the goods were sold to that person was a price that did not include an amount in respect of Excise duty; or
(ii)
if the price at which the goods were sold to that person was a price that did include an amount in respect of Excise duty, an amount equal to the amount of Excise duty has been refunded or credited to that person;
(ua)
goods on which Excise duty has been paid are sold to, or for use by, a person covered by a Status of Forces Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of another country, being goods mentioned in item 5 of Schedule
1
and:
(i)
the price at which the goods were sold to that person did not include an amount for Excise duty; or
(ii)
if the price at which the goods were sold to that person included an amount for Excise duty, an amount equal to the amount of Excise duty has been refunded or credited to that person;
(ub)
excise duty has been paid on goods:
(i)
that are purchased by a person covered by a Status of Forces Agreement between the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of another country for use by a person covered by that Agreement, being goods mentioned in item 5 of Schedule
1
; and
(ii)
in respect of which no refund is able to be claimed under paragraph (ua);
(v)
Excise duty has been paid on petrol and that petrol, in whole or in part is returned to a manufacturer or to a warehouse;
(w)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(x)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(y)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(z)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(zc)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(zd)-(zf)
(Repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006)
(zg)
(Repealed by SLI No 173 of 2006)
(zh)
(Repealed by SLI No 173 of 2006)
(zi)-(zq)
(Repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006)
(zr)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(zs)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(zt)
(Repealed by SLI No 173 of 2006)
(zu)
(Repealed by SLI No 173 of 2006)
(zv)
(Repealed by SLI No 173 of 2006)
(zw)
(Repealed by SLI No 173 of 2006)
(zx)
(Repealed by SLI No 174 of 2006)
(zy)
(Repealed by SLI No 174 of 2006)
(zz)
excise duty is payable on a recycled product:
(i)
that is hydraulic oil, brake fluid, transmission oil, transformer oil or heat transfer oil classified to subitem 15.2 of the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
for which no benefit is payable under the
Product Stewardship (Oil) Regulations 2000
; and
(iii)
that is demonstrated to be for the use for which it was used before being recycled; and
(iv)
that is delivered in accordance with a permission given under section
61C
of the Act;
(zza)
excise duty has been paid on a recycled product:
(i)
that is hydraulic oil, brake fluid, transmission oil, transformer oil or heat transfer oil classified to subitem 15.2 of the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
for which no benefit is payable under the
Product Stewardship (Oil) Regulations 2000
; and
(iii)
that has been used for the same purpose for which it was used before being recycled;
(zzb)
excise duty has been paid on goods:
(i)
for the official use of an international organisation to which the
International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963
applies; and
(ii)
acquired in an acquisition of goods that are exempt from duties of excise;
(zzc)
excise duty has been paid on goods for the personal use of the holder of a high office in an international organisation to which the
International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963
applies, if the holder is exempt from duties of excise in accordance with regulations made under that Act;
(zzd)
excise duty has been paid on beer that is manufactured in an eligible brewery during a financial year starting on or after 1 July 2012, and the amount of refund paid during the financial year to the entity that operates the brewery does not exceed:
(i)
if the brewery is an eligible brewery at the start of the financial year
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$30 000; or
(ii)
if the brewery first becomes an eligible brewery after the start of the financial year
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an amount worked out by:
(A)
multiplying $30 000 by the number of days in the period starting when the brewery first becomes an eligible brewery and ending at the end of the financial year; and
(B)
dividing the result by 365;
(zze)
both of the following apply:
(i)
excise duty has been paid on goods;
(ii)
the effect of the amendments made by the
Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 2014
is that excise duty is payable on the goods at a rate that is less than the rate which was applicable when the goods were entered for home consumption.
History
Reg 50(1) amended by SLI No 114 of 2014, reg 4 and Sch 2 item 1, by inserting para (zze), effective 25 July 2014.
Reg 50(1) amended by SLI No 190 of 2012, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 6, by substituting para (zzd), effective 4 August 2012. Para (zzd) formerly read:
(zzd)
excise duty has been paid on beer manufactured in a microbrewery during a financial year, and the amount of refund paid during the financial year does not exceed:
(i)
if the brewery is a microbrewery at the start of the financial year
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$10,000; or
(ii)
if the microbrewery first becomes a microbrewery after the start of the financial year
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an amount worked out by:
(A)
multiplying $10,000 by the number of days in the period starting when the brewery first becomes a microbrewery and ending at the end of the financial year; and
(B)
dividing the result by 365.
Reg 50(1) amended by SLI No 195 of 2011, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 2, by substituting para (c) and (ca) for para (c), applicable in relation to circumstances that first exist on or after 1 December 2011. Para (c) formerly read:
(c)
Excise duty has been paid through manifest error of fact or patent misconception of the law;
Reg 50(1) amended by SLI No 240 of 2008, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 1 and 2, by substituting paras (s), (sa), (sb) and (sc) for paras (n), (s), (sa), (sb) and (sc) and inserting
"
or excisable condensate
"
after
"
excisable crude petroleum oil
"
in para (t), effective midnight (by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory) on 13 May 2008. Paras (n), (s), (sa), (sb) and (sc) formerly read:
(n)
stabilised crude petroleum oil on which Excise duty has been paid:
(i)
has been exported after 30 June 1983; or
(ii)
has been sold in domestic free market sales after 31 December 1984;
(s)
for a quantity of stabilised crude petroleum oil (unless paragraph (sc) applies to the oil):
(i)
excise duty has been paid (whether before or after the commencement of this provision); and
(ii)
because of an error in measurement or calculation of the quantity of the oil, the duty paid is more than the correct amount;
(sa)
for stabilised crude petroleum oil produced by a person in a financial year:
(i)
section
6B
,
6C
or
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
applies; and
(ii)
excise duty has been paid for oil entered for home consumption in a month of the financial year; and
(iii)
a Collector is satisfied that the quantity of oil that is likely to be entered by the person for home consumption for the financial year will be less than a dutiable quantity;
(sb)
for stabilised crude petroleum oil produced by a person in a financial year:
(i)
section
6B
,
6C
or
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
applies; and
(ii)
excise duty for the oil for each month of the financial year has been ascertained under that section; and
(iii)
the duty ascertained has been paid; and
(iv)
the total duty paid is more than the total duty payable on the total quantity of oil entered by the person for home consumption during the financial year;
(sc)
for stabilised crude petroleum oil produced by a person in a financial year:
(i)
excise duty has been paid in relation to which a credited adjustment amount subsequently applies under section
6B
,
6C
or
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
account is taken of the credited adjustment amount in a calculation under subsection
6B(3)
,
6C(3)
or
6D(3)
, as appropriate, of that Act; and
(iii)
the amount ascertained under that subsection to be the amount of duty for the oil to which the subsection applies (that is, relevant oil, new oil or intermediate oil, as the case may be) is a negative amount (that is, an amount less than zero);
Reg 50(1) amended by SLI No 174 of 2006, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 18, by repealing paras (e), (f), (zx) and (zy), effective 1 July 2006. Paras (e), (f), (zx) and (zy) formerly read:
(e)
Australian wine or lees to which spirit for fortifying Australian wine or Australian grape must has been added (being spirit on which Excise duty has been paid) is or are distilled in a distillery or by a vigneron;
(f)
while subject to the CEO
'
s control:
(i)
Australian wine or lees to which spirit for fortifying Australian wine or Australian grape must has been added (being spirit on which Excise duty is payable) is or are removed from an approved place to a distillery or the premises of a vigneron and distilled at that distillery or at those premises; or
(ii)
lees to which spirit for fortifying Australian wine or Australian grape must has been added (being spirit on which Excise duty is payable and being lees that are stored at an approved place) are so diluted by adding water that the alcoholic strength of the lees is reduced to not more than 9 per centum by volume of alcohol;
(zx)
excise duty is payable on a recycled product that:
(i)
is classified to item 11 in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is not recycled diesel fuel or recycled gasoline; and
(iii)
is demonstrated to be for use for the purpose for which it was used before being recycled;
(iv)
is delivered in accordance with a permission given under section
61C
of the Act for the use for which it was recycled;
(zy)
excise duty has been paid on a recycled product that:
(i)
is classified to item 11 in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is not recycled diesel fuel or recycled gasoline; and
(iii)
has been used for the purpose for which it was used before being recycled;
Reg 50(1) amended by SLI No 174 of 2006, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 5 to 10, by substituting
"
being goods mentioned in item 4 of Schedule 1; and
"
for
"
as prescribed by by-laws, being goods referred to in sub-item 13(A) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
"
in para (tc)(i), substituting
"
being goods mentioned in item 4 of Schedule 1 and:
"
for
"
as prescribed by by-laws, being goods referred to in sub-item 13(A) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
and:
"
in para (u), substituting
"
being goods mentioned in item 5 of Schedule 1 and:
"
for
"
as prescribed by by-laws, being goods referred to in sub-item 13(B) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
and:
"
in para (ua), substituting
"
being goods mentioned in item 5 of Schedule 1; and
"
for
"
as prescribed by by-laws, being goods referred to in sub-item 13(B) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
"
in para (ub)(i) and substituting
"
subitem 15.2
"
for
"
subitem 15(B)
"
in paras (zz)(i) and (zza)(i), effective 1 July 2006.
Reg 50(1) amended by SLI No 173 of 2006, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 1 and 2, by substituting para (d) and repealing paras (zg) to (zw), applicable in relation to fuel that is imported, manufactured or acquired on or after 1 July 2006. Paras (d) and (zg) to (zw) formerly read:
(d)
the goods on which Excise duty has been paid have, by virtue of section
160A
of the Act, become goods that are not liable to Excise duty;
(zg)
duty is payable on a clean petroleum product that:
(i)
is a clean fuel within the meaning of subsection
4 (1)
of the Act; and
(ii)
falls within a classification in item 11 or 12 in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(iii)
is suitable for use as a fuel in an internal combustion engine; and
(iv)
is delivered, for use otherwise than as a fuel, in accordance with a permission given under section
61C
of the Act that is expressed to be given for the purposes of ensuring the efficacy of the fuel as a solvent;
(zh)
duty has been paid on a clean petroleum product, other than diesel fuel, that:
(i)
is a clean fuel within the meaning of subsection
4 (1)
of the Act; and
(ii)
falls within a classification in item 11 or 12 in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(iii)
has been used only as a solvent;
(zi)-(zq)
(Repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006)
(zr)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(zs)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
(zt)
excise duty is payable on petroleum, or shale spirit, that:
(i)
is classified to item 11 in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is not gasoline; and
(iii)
has a flash point of less than 0 degrees Celsius when tested in an Abel Pensky (closed test) apparatus; and
(iv)
is for either of the following demonstrated uses:
(A)
as a solvent;
(B)
another use (otherwise than as a fuel) approved by a Collector; and
(v)
is delivered in accordance with a permission given under section
61C
of the Act for a demonstrated use otherwise than as a fuel;
(zu)
excise duty has been paid on petroleum, or shale spirit, that:
(i)
is classified to item 11 in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is not gasoline; and
(iii)
has a flash point of less than 0 degrees Celsius when tested in an Abel Pensky (closed test) apparatus; and
(iv)
is demonstrated to have been used:
(A)
as a solvent;
(B)
for another use (otherwise than as a fuel);
(zv)
excise duty is payable on kerosene that:
(i)
is a clean fuel within the meaning of subsection
4(1)
of the Act; and
(ii)
is classified to item 11 in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(iii)
is delivered in accordance with a permission given under section
61C
of the Act for use, by a business entity, in an internal combustion engine used for the propulsion of a marine vessel;
(zw)
excise duty has been paid on kerosene that:
(i)
is a clean fuel within the meaning of subsection
4(1)
of the Act; and
(ii)
is classified to item 11 in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(iii)
has been used, by a business entity, in an internal combustion engine used for the propulsion of a marine vessel;
Reg 50(1) amended by SLI No 58 of 2006, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 2, by repealing paras (g), (o) to (r) inclusive, (zd) to (zf) inclusive and (zi) to (zq) inclusive, effective 22 March 2006. The paras formerly read:
(g)
spirit on which Excise duty has been paid under sub-item (J) of item 2 in the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff 1921
as amended and in force from time to time has been added to wine or to grape must used in the manufacture of wine and on 19 August 1970 the wine was in the stock, custody or possession of, or belonged to, a producer of the wine or, in connexion with a business carried on by another producer of wine, was in the stock, custody or possession of, or belonged to, that other producer;
(o)
Excise duty has been paid under sub-item 2 (J) in the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff 1921
on spirit of the kind referred to in that sub-item that was entered, or is to be deemed to have been entered, for home consumption after 8 o
'
clock in the evening by standard time in the Australian Capital Territory on 23 August 1983 and before 8 o
'
clock in the evening by standard time in the Australian Capital Territory on 22 June 1984;
(q)
Excise duty has, in respect of any period during the period commencing on 24 August 1983 and ending at the expiration of 10 May 1985, been paid in accordance with paragraph 11 (E) (5), (6) or (7) in the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
on goods, being fuel oil;
(r)
Excise duty has been paid under subitem 11 (A) in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
on or before 30 June 1988 by a declared person for the purposes of the
Prices Surveillance Act 1983
, being a declared person specified in Schedule 2 to the Declaration under section 21 of the Act published by the Treasurer in
Gazette
No S330 on 22 August 1984, on kerosene that was entered for home consumption as kerosene for use in aircraft and that kerosene was so used after 30 June 1988;
(zd)
diesel fuel on which excise duty is payable:
(i)
is manufactured by the process of refining waste oils after 31 December 1995; and
(ii)
is entered for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(ze)
duty is payable on fuel that:
(i)
is classified to sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is delivered, in accordance with a permission given under section 61C of the Act, for blending with diesel fuel where the blend is for use in diesel engines operating at less than 1000 revolutions per minute at constant speed in a stand alone power station not connected to an electricity transmission grid, and generating in excess of 5.5 megawatts of electricity for supply to the general public; and
(iii)
is delivered for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(zf)
duty has been paid on fuel that:
(i)
is classified to sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
has been blended with diesel fuel where the blend has been used in diesel engines operating at less than 1000 revolutions per minute at constant speed in a stand alone power station not connected to an electricity transmission grid, and generating in excess of 5.5 megawatts of electricity for supply to the general public; and
(iii)
is entered, or is taken to be entered, for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(zi)
duty is payable on fuel that:
(i)
is classified:
(A)
as kerosene or heating oil for use as fuel in an internal combustion engine; or
(B)
as stabilised crude petroleum oil for use otherwise than as a petroleum refinery feedstock at a factory specified in a licence granted pursuant to Part IV of the Act, for use as fuel in an internal combustion engine; or
(C)
as topped crude petroleum oil for use as fuel in an internal combustion engine; or
(D)
to paragraph 11(E)(1), sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii), sub-subparagraph 11(I)(2)(a) or 11(I)(3)(a) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is delivered, in accordance with a permission given under section 61C of the Act for use in gas turbine engines to generate electricity; and
(iii)
is delivered for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(zj)
duty has been paid on fuel that:
(i)
is classified:
(A)
as kerosene or heating oil for use as fuel in an internal combustion engine; or
(B)
as stabilised crude petroleum oil for use otherwise than as a petroleum refinery feedstock at a factory specified in a licence granted pursuant to Part IV of the Act, for use as fuel in an internal combustion engine; or
(C)
as topped crude petroleum oil for use as fuel in an internal combustion engine; or
(D)
to paragraph 11(E)(1), sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii), subparagraph 11(I)(2)(a) or 11(I)(3)(a) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
has been used as a fuel in gas turbine engines to generate electricity; and
(iii)
is entered, or is taken to be entered, for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(zl)
duty is payable on fuel that:
(i)
is classified to sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is delivered, in accordance with a permission given under section 61C of the Act, for blending with fuel oil classified to subheading 2710.00.60 of the Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
or subitem 11(D) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
, on which duty has been paid and the blend is for use as a fuel otherwise than in an internal combustion engine; and
(iii)
is delivered for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(zn)
duty has been paid on fuel that:
(i)
is classified to sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
has been blended with fuel oil classified to subitem 2710.00.60 of the Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act 1995
or subitem 11(D) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
, on which duty has been paid and the blend has been used as a fuel otherwise than in an internal combustion engine; and
(iii)
is entered, or is taken to be entered, for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(zp)
duty was paid on fuel under subparagraph 11(A)(3)(a) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
before 31 January 1998 or under subparagraph 11(H)(1)(a) or (2)(a) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
between 31 January 1998 and 24 May 1998 (inclusive), and the fuel was sold for use as fuel in aircraft:
(i)
between 25 May 1998 and 30 June 1998 (inclusive), for a price no greater than the price of the last sale by the seller before 25 May 1998, less 2.6 cents per litre; or
(ii)
between 1 July 1998 and 31 July 1998 (inclusive), for a price no greater than the price of the last sale by the seller before 25 May 1998, less 15.692 cents per litre; or
(iii)
on or after 1 August 1998, for a price no greater than the price of the last sale by the seller before 25 May 1998, less 15.682 cents per litre;
(zq)
duty was paid on fuel under subparagraph 11(H)(1)(a) or (2)(a) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
between 25 May 1998 and 30 June 1998 (inclusive), and the fuel was sold for use as fuel in aircraft:
(i)
between 1 July 1998 and 31 July 1998 (inclusive), for a price no greater than the price of the last sale by the seller before 1 July 1998, less 13.092 cents per litre; or
(ii)
on or after 1 August 1998, for a price no greater than the price of the last sale by the seller before 1 July 1998, less 13.082 cents per litre;
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 180 of 2003, reg 3 and Sch 2 items 1 to 6, by omitting paras (p), (y), (zc), (zk), (zm) and (zr), effective 1 February 2004. The amendments do not apply in relation to an application for remission of Excise duty under regulation 52 of the
Excise Regulations 1925
for any fuel, fuel oil or petroleum product purchased before 1 February 2004. The paras formerly read:
(p)
fuel oil on which Excise duty is payable is delivered for home consumption by virtue of a permission given under section
61C
of the Act being a permission that is subject to a condition that the person to whom the permission is given:
(i)
will use the fuel oil at a place that is not a natural gas area within the meaning of section 3A of the
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Grants) Act 1980
; and
(ii)
will use the fuel oil in the chemical reduction in herreshoff-type roasters of oxides and other compounds of nickel and cobalt in lateritic nickel ore to produce elemental nickel and cobalt;
(y)
a petroleum product on which excise duty is payable:
(i)
has the characteristics specified in subregulation
50(4A)
; and
(ii)
is classified at the rate applicable:
(A)
to subparagraph
11(C)(1)(a) or 11(C)(2)(a)
in the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
as in force immediately before 1 July 2003; or
(B)
in Schedule 1 to the
Excise Tariff Proposal No 1 (2003)
, to diesel having a sulphur content exceeding 50 parts per million (other than a recycled product on which Customs or Excise duty has been paid, recovered by a process not being a process of refining); or
(C)
in Schedule 1 to the
Excise Tariff Proposal No 1 (2003)
, to diesel having a sulphur content not exceeding 50 parts per million (other than a recycled product on which Customs or Excise duty has been paid, recovered by a process not being a process of refining); and
(iii)
is delivered, for use as a fuel otherwise than in an internal combustion engine, in accordance with a permission given under section
61C
of the Act;
(zc)
fuel oil on which excise duty is payable:
(i)
is delivered for home consumption in accordance with a permission given under section
61C
of the Act; and
(ii)
is for use at a place:
(A)
that is not supplied by natural gas; or
(B)
at which natural gas is not readily available; or
(C)
at which the ready availability of natural gas has been temporarily interrupted by an event beyond the user
'
s control; and
(iii)
is for use as a chemical reactant in the calcination part of the Bayer process for refining bauxite into alumina;
(zk)
duty is payable on fuel that:
(i)
is classified to sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii) of the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is delivered, in accordance with a permission given under section
61C
of the Act, for blending with a petroleum product which is eligible for remission of excise duty, or on which excise duty has been remitted in accordance with paragraph 50 (1)(y) and the blend is for use as a fuel otherwise than in an internal combustion engine; and
(iii)
is delivered for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(zm)
duty has been paid on fuel that:
(i)
is classified to sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii) of the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
has been blended with a petroleum product which is eligible for remission of excise duty, or on which excise duty has been remitted in accordance with paragraph 50(1)(y) and the blend has been used as a fuel otherwise than in an internal combustion engine; and
(iii)
is entered, or is taken to be entered, for home consumption before 1 January 2006;
(zr)
excise duty is payable on diesel fuel that:
(i)
is classified to item 11 in the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is for any of the following demonstrated uses:
(A)
as a solvent;
(B)
in road construction (otherwise than as a fuel);
(C)
as a mould release agent (otherwise than as a fuel);
(D)
another use (otherwise than as a fuel) approved by a Collector; and
(iii)
is delivered in accordance with a permission given under section 61C of the Act for a demonstrated use otherwise than as a fuel;
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 203 of 2003, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 1 to 3, by substituting paras (y)(ii), (zi)(i) and (zj)(i), effective 1 July 2003. Paras (y)(ii), (zi)(i) and (zj)(i) formerly read:
(y)
is classified to subparagraph 11(C)(1)(a) or 11(C)(2)(a) in the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(zi)
is classified to subparagraphs 11(B)(1)(a) and 11(B)(2)(a), paragraphs 11(E)(1), 11(F)(1), and 11(G)(2), sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii), and subparagraphs 11(I)(2)(a) and 11(I)(3)(a) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(zj)
is classified to subparagraphs 11(B)(1)(a) and 11(B)(2)(a), paragraphs 11(E)(1), 11(F)(1), and 11(G)(2), sub-subparagraph 11(I)(1)(b)(ii), and subparagraphs 11(I)(2)(a) and 11(I)(3)(a) of the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 180 of 2003, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 2 to 9, by omitting paras (m), (w), (x), (z), (zs) and (zze), substituting
"
, other than diesel fuel,
"
after
"
product
"
in para (zh), substituting
"
365.
"
for
"
365;
"
in para (zzd)(ii)(B), effective 1 July 2003. The amendments made do not apply in relation to an application for refund of Excise duty under regulation 52 of the
Excise Regulations 1925
for any fuel, fuel oil or petroleum product purchased before 1 July 2003. Paras (m), (w), (x), (z), (zs) and (zze) formerly read:
(m)
diesel fuel on which Excise duty has been paid has been sold to a person who is the holder of a certificate within the meaning of the
Diesel Fuel Taxation (Administration) Act 1957
for use otherwise than in propelling road vehicles on public roads and:
(i)
the price at which the diesel fuel was sold to that person was a price that did not include an amount in respect of Excise duty; or
(ii)
if the price at which the diesel fuel was sold to that person was a price that did include an amount in respect of Excise duty, an amount equal to the amount of Excise duty has been refunded or credited to that person;
(w)
excise duty has been paid under subparagraph 11(C)(1)(a) or 11(C)(2)(a) in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
on diesel fuel:
(i)
that, on or after 1 July 1992, a person has purchased for use by a ship that is 60 metres or more in length and is of a kind defined as a
trading ship
in the
Ships (Capital Grants) Act 1987
; and
(ii)
in respect of which the person certifies to the CEO that, except for the person
'
s claim for rebate, no other remission, rebate, refund or drawback has been, is being or will be, claimed;
(x)
excise duty has been paid on diesel fuel:
(i)
that, on or after 1 January 1990, a person has purchased solely for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of explosives; and
(ii)
in respect of which the person certifies to the CEO that, except for the person
'
s claim for rebate, no other remission, rebate, refund or drawback has been, is being or will be claimed;
(z)
a petroleum product:
(i)
that has the characteristics specified in subregulation
50(4A)
; and
(ii)
on which excise duty has been paid under subparagraph 11(C)(1)(a) or 11(C)(2)(a) in the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
;
has been used after 30 June 1995 as a fuel otherwise than in an internal combustion engine;
(zs)
excise duty has been paid on diesel fuel that:
(i)
is classified to item 11 in the Schedule to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(ii)
is demonstrated to have been used:
(A)
as a solvent;
(B)
in road construction (otherwise than as a fuel);
(C)
as a mould release agent (otherwise than as a fuel);
(D)
for another use (otherwise than as a fuel);
(zze)
excise duty has been paid on fuel oil that:
(i)
is delivered for home consumption on or after 1 July 2003; and
(ii)
was used at a place:
(A)
that is not supplied by natural gas; or
(B)
at which natural gas is not readily available; or
(C)
at which the ready availability of natural gas has been temporarily interrupted by an event beyond the user
'
s control; or
(D)
at which not enough natural gas is available or to which not enough natural gas can be delivered; and
(iii)
was used in connection with producing steam, at a place at which mining operations relating to bauxite or the Bayer beneficiation process for refining bauxite into alumina are undertaken, for:
(A)
generating electricity to be used in mining operations relating to bauxite or alumina; or
(B)
generating electricity for a mining town the existence of which is necessary to allow mining operations relating to bauxite or alumina to take place; or
(C)
use in the Bayer beneficiation process for refining bauxite into alumina in the course of mining operations.
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 351 of 2002, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 1 and 2, by substituting
"
365;
"
for
"
365.
"
in para (zzd)(ii)(B) and inserting para (zze), effective 20 December 2002.
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 365 of 2000, reg 3 and Sch 2 item 3, by substituting
"
or
"
for
"
and
"
at the end of subpara (zc)(ii)(B), and inserting subpara (zc)(ii)(C), effective 20 December 2000.
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 365 of 2000, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 4 and 5, by inserting para (zzb), effective 1 July 2000.
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 297 of 2000, reg 3 Sch 1 items 1 and 2, by inserting para (zz) and (zza), effective 1 January 2001.
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 183 of 2000, reg 3 Sch 1 items 1 and 2, by inserting paras (ta), (tb), (tc) and (ub), effective 1 July 2000.
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 265 of 1999, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 1 to 3, by omitting para (zo), amending para (zq) by substituting
"
per litre;
"
for
"
per litre.
"
at the end, and by inserting para (zr) to (zy), effective 15 November 1999. Para (zo) formerly read:
(zo)
duty has been paid on a petroleum product that:
(i)
is a clean fuel; and
(ii)
falls within a classification in item 11 or 12 of the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
; and
(iii)
has been packaged, after delivery into home consumption, into a package of not more than 210 litres capacity; and
(iv)
has been sold, so packaged, for use as a solvent;
Reg 50(1) amended by SR No 213 of 1999, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 1 and 2, by substituting
"
solvent;
"
for
"
solvent.
"
at the end of para (zo), and inserting para (zp) and (zq), effective 16 September 1999.
50(2)
(Repealed by SLI No 174 of 2006)
History
Reg 50(2) repealed by SLI No 174 of 2006, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 18, effective 1 July 2006. Reg 50(2) formerly read:
50(2)
For the purposes of paragraphs (e) and (f) of subregulation (1):
distillery
means the premises of a person who is the holder of a spirit maker
'
s licence granted under the
Distillation Act 1901
.
vigneron
means a person who is the holder of a vigneron
'
s licence granted under the
Distillation Act 1901
.
50(3)
For the purposes of paragraph (h) of subregulation (1), tobacco, cigarettes, cigars or snuff shall be deemed to have been returned to the manufacturer of those goods if those goods are returned to a person authorized by the manufacturer to receive those goods on behalf of the manufacturer.
50(4)
(Repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006)
History
Reg 50(4) repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 22 March 2006. Reg 50(4) formerly read:
50(4)
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(q),
fuel oil
means a petroleum product:
(a)
that has a density equal to or exceeding 0.900 at 15
°
centigrade as determined by ASTM 1298; or
(b)
that has a density of less than 0.900 at 15
°
centigrade as determined by ASTM 1298 and:
(i)
has a maximum cetane index of 35 as determined by ASTM D976;
(ii)
in respect of the heaviest 10% of a particular volume of fuel tested, has a minimum value of 0.35% mass of carbon residue on 10% distillation residue as determined by ASTM D189 or D524;
(iii)
has a minimum pour point of 15
°
centigrade as determined by ASTM D97;
(iv)
has a minimum sulphur content of 1.5% mass as determined by ASTM D129; or
(v)
has a minimum viscosity of 10 centistokes (cSt) at 40
°
centigrade as determined by ASTM D445.
50(4AA)
For paragraph (1)(sa):
dutiable quantity
means the quantity worked out using the formula:
(a)
for oil to which section
6B
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
applies:
(b)
for oil to which section
6C
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
applies:
(ba)
for condensate to which section
6CA
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
applies:
(c)
for oil to which section
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
applies:
where:
A
is the number of days in the financial year concerned; and
B
has the same meaning as it has in section
6B
,
6C
,
6CA
or
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
, as appropriate.
History
Reg 50(4AA) amended by SLI No 240 of 2008, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 3 to 5, by substituting
"
A
×
4B; or
"
for
"
A
×
B; or
"
in para (a), inserting para (ba) and substituting
"
section 6B, 6C, 6CA or 6D
"
for
"
section 6B, 6C or 6D
"
in the definition of
"
B
"
, effective midnight (by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory) on 13 May 2008.
50(4AB)
For paragraph (1)(sc):
credited adjustment amount
has the same meaning as in section
6B
,
6C
,
6CA
or
6D
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
, as appropriate.
intermediate oil
has the same meaning as in subsection
3(1)
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
.
new oil
has the same meaning as in subsection
3(1)
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
.
old oil
has the same meaning as in section
6B
of the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
.
History
Reg 50(4AB) amended by SLI No 240 of 2008, reg 3 and Sch 1 items 6 and 7, by substituting
"
section 6B, 6C, 6CA or 6D
"
for
"
section 6B, 6C or 6D
"
in the definition of
"
credited adjustment amount
"
and substituting
"
old
"
for
"
relevant
"
in the definition of
"
relevant oil
"
, effective midnight (by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory) on 13 May 2008.
50(4A)
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(y),
petroleum product
means a petroleum product having the following characteristics:
(a)
a density equal to or exceeding 0.900 at 15
°
Celsius as determined by ASTM 1298; or
(b)
a density of less than 0.900 at 15
°
Celsius as determined by ASTM 1298 and:
(i)
a maximum cetane index of 35 as determined by ASTM D976; or
(ii)
in respect of the heaviest 10% of a particular volume of fuel tested, a minimum value of 0.35% mass of carbon residue on 10% distillation residue as determined by ASTM D189 or D524; or
(iii)
a minimum pour point of 15
°
Celsius as determined by ASTM D97; or
(iv)
a minimum sulphur content of 1.5% mass as determined by ASTM D129; or
(v)
a minimum kinematic viscosity of 10 centistokes (millimetres squared per second) at 40
°
Celsius as determined by ASTM D445.
[
CCH Note:
Reg 50(4A) is omitted by SR No 180 of 2003, reg 3 and Sch 2 item 7, effective 1 February 2004. The amendment does not apply in relation to an application for remission of Excise duty under regulation 52 of the
Excise Regulations 1925
for any fuel, fuel oil or petroleum product purchased before 1 February 2004.]
History
Reg 50(4A) amended by SR No 180 of 2003, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 10, by substituting
"
paragraph (1)(y),
"
for
"
paragraphs (1)(y) and (z),
"
, effective 1 July 2003. The amendment made does not apply in relation to an application for refund of Excise duty under regulation 52 of the
Excise Regulations 1925
for any fuel, fuel oil or petroleum product purchased before 1 July 2003.
50(5)
(Repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006)
History
Reg 50(5) repealed by SLI No 58 of 2006, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 2, effective 22 March 2006. Reg 50(5) formerly read:
50(5)
In subregulations (4) and (4A), a reference to ASTM followed by a number is a reference to a test so numbered as prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials and set out in Section 5 of the
Annual Book of ASTM Standards
(1986 revision) published in 1986 by the American Society for Testing and Materials at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States of America.
[
CCH Note:
Reg 50(5) is amended by SR No 180 of 2003, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 8, by substituting
"
subregulation (4),
"
for
"
subregulations (4) and (4A),
"
, effective 1 February 2004. The amendment does not apply in relation to an application for remission of Excise duty under regulation 52 of the
Excise Regulations 1925
for any fuel, fuel oil or petroleum product purchased before 1 February 2004.]
50(6)
For paragraph 50(1)(v):
petrol
means goods described in item 10 or 15 of the
Schedule
to the
Excise Tariff Act 1921
, other than goods that have been used.
History
Reg 50(6) substituted by SLI No 174 of 2006, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 11, effective 1 July 2006. Reg 50(6) formerly read:
50(6)
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(v),
petrol
has the same meaning as in regulation
161
.
50(7)
(Repealed by SR No 180 of 2003)
History
Reg 50(7) omitted by SR No 180 of 2003, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 11, effective 1 July 2003. The amendment made does not apply in relation to an application for refund of Excise duty under regulation 52 of the
Excise Regulations 1925
for any fuel, fuel oil or petroleum product purchased before 1 July 2003. Reg 50(7) formerly read:
50(7)
For paragraph (1)(zze):
mining operations
and
mining town
have the same meanings as in section 164 of the
Customs Act 1901
, as in force immediately before the commencement of this subregulation.
Reg 50(7) inserted by SR No 351 of 2002, reg 3 and Sch 1 item 3, effective 20 December 2002.