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EXCISE AMENDMENT (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES) BILL 2000

1998-1999-2000

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




Presented and read a first time









Excise Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Bill 2000

No. , 2000

(Treasury)



A Bill for an Act to amend the Excise Act 1901, and for related purposes




ISBN: 0642 430748

Contents


A Bill for an Act to amend the Excise Act 1901, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Excise Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on 1 July 2000.

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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendment of the Excise Act 1901


1 Subsection 4(1) (definition of Bulk container)

Omit “spirit”, substitute “liquid”.

2 Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

other excisable beverage has the same meaning as in the Excise Tariff Act 1921.

3 Subsection 4(1) (definition of Spirit)

After “item 2”, insert “(other than subitem 2(H))”.

4 Section 24

Omit “and” (first occurring), substitute “or”.

5 Section 24

After “duties of Customs”, insert “, or both excisable goods and goods liable to duties of Customs,”.

6 Subsections 58(4) and (5)

After “spirit” (wherever occurring), insert “or other excisable beverage”.

7 Paragraph 58(5)(a)

Omit “is from time to time prescribed”, substitute “the CEO approves in writing”.

8 After paragraph 162C(1)(c)

Insert:

(ca) a decision of the CEO giving an approval, or refusing to give an approval, under paragraph 58(5)(a);

 


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