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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
BUSINESS NAMES REGISTRATION (FEES) BILL 2011
2010-2011
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Business Names Registration (Fees) Bill
2011
No. , 2011
(Innovation, Industry, Science and Research)
A Bill for an Act to impose, as taxes, fees for things
done under the Business Names Registration Act
2011, and for related purposes
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Contents
1 Short
title
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2 Commencement
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3 Definitions
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Imposition of fees for chargeable matters .......................................... 3
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Matters relating to amount of fees ..................................................... 3
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Different fees for electronic compliance in relation to a
chargeable matter ............................................................................... 3
7 Regulations
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Business Names Registration (Fees) Bill 2011 No. , 2011 1
A Bill for an Act to impose, as taxes, fees for things
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done under the Business Names Registration Act
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2011, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Business Names Registration (Fees)
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Act 2011.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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Section 3
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provision(s) Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 and
2 and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Sections 3 to 7
At the same time as section 3 of the Business
Names Registration Act 2011 commences.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Definitions
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(1) In this Act:
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chargeable matter means any of the following under the Business
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Names Registration Act 2011 or the Business Names Registration
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(Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011:
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(a) a registration of a business name to an entity;
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(b) a renewal of the registration of a business name to an entity;
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(c) an application by an entity for an extract of the Business
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Names Register.
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(2) Other expressions used in this Act that are defined in the Business
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Names Registration Act 2011 have the same meanings as they have
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in that Act.
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Section 4
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4 Imposition of fees for chargeable matters
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(1) Subject to section 5, the regulations may prescribe fees for
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chargeable matters.
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(2) The fees prescribed by the regulations for chargeable matters are
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imposed, and are so imposed as taxes.
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(3) Two or more fees may be prescribed for the same chargeable
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matter.
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5 Matters relating to amount of fees
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(1) The regulations may prescribe a fee for a chargeable matter:
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(a) by specifying an amount (not exceeding $10,000) as the fee;
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or
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(b) by specifying a method for calculating the amount of the fee.
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Note:
The limitation in paragraph (a) applies separately to each fee imposed
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if more than one fee is prescribed for the same chargeable matter (see
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subsection 4(3)).
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(2) The fee for a chargeable matter need not bear any relationship to
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the cost of providing any service that forms part of, or is related to,
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that matter.
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(3) The fee, or the sum of the fees, for a chargeable matter must not
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exceed $50,000.
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6 Different fees for electronic compliance in relation to a chargeable
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matter
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Without limiting sections 4 and 5, the regulations may prescribe, in
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relation to a chargeable matter, different fees having regard to
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whether the matter is complied with by electronic means.
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7 Regulations
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The Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of
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sections 4, 5 and 6.
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