Customs Depot Licensing Charges Amendment Act 2001

(91 of 2001)

An Act relating to customs depot licensing charges, and for related purposes

[Assented to 18 July 2001]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Customs Depot Licensing Charges Amendment Act 2001.

2   Commencement

 

(1) Sections 1, 2 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

      

(2) Schedule 1 commences on the day on which item 146 in Schedule 3 to the Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001 commences.

3   Schedule(s)

Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1   Customs depot licence charges

Customs Depot Licensing Charges Act 1997

1   Section 3

Insert:

depot licence variation charge means the depot licence variation charge payable as set out in section 77LA of the Customs Act.

2   At the end of section 4

Add:

(4) Depot licence variation charge payable as set out in section 77LA of the Customs Act is imposed.

3   Paragraphs 6(2)(b) and (c)

Omit “100”, substitute “300”.

4   After section 6

Insert:

6A Amount of depot licence variation charge

The amount of depot licence variation charge payable by an applicant for the variation of a depot licence is $300 or, if another amount, not exceeding $450, is prescribed, that other amount.

5   Section 7

Omit “and 6”, substitute “, 6 and 6A”.

6   Application

The amendment made by item 3 applies to the reference year ending on 31 March 2001 and all following reference years.