Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Act 2011

(140 of 2011)

An Act to amend the law relating to excise, and for related purposes

[Assented to 29 November 2011]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate)Act 2011.

2   Commencement

This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3   Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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

Part 1   Amendments

Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987

1   Section 8

Before "The person", insert "(1)".

2   At the end of section 8

Add:

(2) A failure to comply with subsection (1) does not affect the validity of the determination.

3   Subsection 12(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) An oil producer who is dissatisfied with a reviewable decision may request the decision maker to reconsider the decision.

(1A) The request can only be made by notice given within:

(a) unless paragraph (b) applies - the period of 28 days after the day on which the decision first comes to the notice of the person; or

(b) if the reviewable decision is a determination under subsection 7(3) or a decision under subsection 7(9), and the person who made the decision gave notices of the determination in accordance with subsection 8(1) - the period of 28 days after the day on which the last of those notices was given; or

(c) such further period as the person who made the decision allows.

Part 2   Application provision

4   Application

The amendments made by this Schedule apply after midnight (by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory) on 13 May 2008.