EXCISE TARIFF AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 1) 2002 NO. 113, 2002 - SCHEDULE 1

Commonwealth Numbered Acts

- Amendment of the Excise Tariff Act 1921 Part 1—Amendments having effect on and from 25 October 2001 1
Subsection 6G(1)

Omit "referred to in subsection (2)", substitute "referred to in subsection (2) or (3)".

2 Subsection 6G(1A)

Omit "For the purposes of subsection (1),", substitute "For the purposes of subsections (1) and (3),".

3 After subsection 6G(2)

Insert:

(3): Duty payable under this Act on an excisable blended petroleum product comprising an emulsified blend of:

(a): diesel classified to item 11 of the Schedule as diesel other than recycled product; and
(b): water that is added to produce the emulsified blend; and
(c): any additive other than water in the emulsified blend including, but not limited to, an additive to assist the process of emulsification;

is worked out using the formula:

where:

volume of additives means the volume of additives (if any) other than water in the excisable blended petroleum product.

volume of diesel means the volume of diesel in the excisable blended petroleum product.

Part 2—Amendments having effect on and from 15 April 2002
4 Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

"exempt oils and hydraulic fluids" means goods described in subsection (6).

5 At the end of section 3

Add:

(i): Sec. 21 CFR 172.878 of Title 21, Volume 1 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (regulations made by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States); and
(ii): Sec. 21 CFR 178.3620 (a) of Title 21, Volume 1 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (regulations made by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States); and

(b): polyglycol brake fluids that meet the requirements of Australian Standard AS/NZS 1960.1:1995 Motor vehicle brake fluids—Non-petroleum type ; and
(c): aromatic process oils that meet all of the criteria in the following table:

6 Schedule (item 15)

Omit:

Goods as follows, other than goods for use as a fuel:

Substitute:

Goods as follows, other than goods for use as a fuel, or exempt oils and hydraulic fluids described in subsection 3(6):

Part 3—Amendment having effect on and from 1 July 2002
7 Schedule (subitem 1(C))

Omit the subitem, substitute:

(C)	Other Beer
	(1) packaged in an individual container not exceeding 48 litres
	(a) not exceeding 3% by volume of alcohol	$28.49 per litre of alcohol calculated on that alcohol content by which the percentage by volume of alcohol of the goods exceeds 1.15
	(b) exceeding 3% but not exceeding 3.5% by volume of alcohol	$33.22 per litre of alcohol calculated on that alcohol content by which the percentage by volume of alcohol of the goods exceeds 1.15
	(c) exceeding 3.5% by volume of alcohol	$33.22 per litre of alcohol calculated on that alcohol content by which the percentage by volume of alcohol of the goods exceeds 1.15
	(2) packaged in an individual container exceeding 48 litres
	(a) not exceeding 3% by volume of alcohol	$5.69 per litre of alcohol calculated on that alcohol content by which the percentage by volume of alcohol of the goods exceeds 1.15
	(b) exceeding 3% but not exceeding 3.5% by volume of alcohol	$17.87 per litre of alcohol calculated on that alcohol content by which the percentage by volume of alcohol of the goods exceeds 1.15
	(c) exceeding 3.5% by volume of alcohol	$23.39 per litre of alcohol calculated on that alcohol content by which the percentage by volume of alcohol of the goods exceeds 1.15

Part 4—Amendment having effect on and from the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent
8 After subsection 6A(1A)

Insert:

(1B): For the indexation period that commences on 1 February 2003 and any subsequent indexation period, this section does not apply to:

(a): a rate of duty specified in item 15 of the Schedule; or
(b): an excise tariff alteration that proposes to alter a rate specified in item 15 of the Schedule.

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