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1996-97
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
Wine Export
Charge Bill 1997
No. ,
1997
(Primary Industries and
Energy)
A Bill for an Act to impose a
charge on the export of Australian wine
9703720—975/18.3.1997—(37/97) Cat.
No. 96 7411 X ISBN 0644 499893
Contents
A Bill for an Act to impose a charge on the export of
Australian wine
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Wine Export Charge Act
1997.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
The principal object of this Act is to ensure that adequate funds are
raised for the export promotional operations of the Australian Wine and Brandy
Corporation.
This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the
Australian Capital Territory, of the Northern Territory, of the Territory of
Christmas Island and of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. However, it
does not bind the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
charge means an amount of charge imposed by this
Act.
Corporation means the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
established by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act
1980.
Corporation Act means the Australian Wine and Brandy
Corporation Act 1980.
wine means an alcoholic beverage produced by the complete or
partial fermentation of fresh grapes or products derived solely from fresh
grapes, or both.
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a word or expression contained
in this Act that is not defined for the purposes of this Act but is defined in
the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 for the
purposes of that Act has the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.
Subject to this Act, charge is imposed on wine produced in Australia
(whether before or after the commencement of this section) that is exported from
Australia on or after the commencement of this section.
(1) The rate of charge imposed under section 6 in relation to wine is the
amount worked out in accordance with the regulations.
(2) The amount worked out in accordance with the regulations for the
purposes of subsection (1) must not exceed 0.5% of the free on board sales value
of the wine.
The charge on wine is payable by the producer of the wine.
The regulations may exempt from charge:
(a) wine exported by a specified class of persons; or
(b) specified classes of wine.
(1) The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing
matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving
effect to this Act.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Corporation may make recommendations to
the Minister in relation to regulations to be made for the purposes of section
7.
(3) The Corporation must not make a recommendation under subsection (2)
unless a motion to endorse the recommendation has been considered at an annual
general meeting within the meaning of the Corporation Act.
(4) Before making regulations for the purposes of section 7, the
Governor-General is to consider:
(a) relevant recommendations made under subsection (2); and
(b) relevant matters of which the Minister has been
notified under section 29ZA of the Corporation
Act.