Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE COLLECTION REGULATIONS - REG 3

(1)

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"departure area", in relation to an international airport, means the area, within the terminal at the airport, set aside for the reception of persons who:

(a)

intend to depart from Australia as passengers on an international flight from that airport; and

(b)

have not complied with a requirement under the Migration Regulations to furnish a passenger card in respect of that departure to an officer.

"face value", in relation to a charge stamp, means an amount equal to the amount of charge denoted by the stamp.

"international airport" means an aerodrome that is designated as an international airport under section 9 of the Air Navigation Act 1920.

"international flight" means a flight that passes through the air space over the territory of more than one country.

"month" means one of the 12 months of the year.

"Secretary" means Secretary of the Department of Transport and Communications.

"the Act" means the Passenger Movement Charge Collection Act 1978 .

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, an international flight shall be taken to depart when the aircraft making the flight first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking-off on that flight.

(3)

For the purposes of these Regulations, the relevant period in relation to an international flight is the period immediately before the departure of that flight, being:

(a)

where the flight is from the international airport at Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney  — a period of 90 minutes;

(b)

where the flight is from the international airport at Townsville — a period of 75 minutes;

(c)

where the flight is from the international airport at Hobart — a period of 60 minutes; and

(d)

where the flight is from any other international airport — a period of 30 minutes.