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Western Australia
Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2001
CONTENTS
1. Short title 1
2. Commencement 2
3. Section 72A amended 2
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2001
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Gene Technology Act 2001 to impose certain
charges referred to in section 72A of that Act to the extent that any
such charge may be a tax.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Gene Technology Amendment
Act 2001.
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Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2001
s. 2
2. Commencement
(1) If this Act receives the Royal Assent before the Gene
Technology Act 2001 receives the Royal Assent, this Act comes
into operation immediately after the Gene Technology Act 2001
5 receives the Royal Assent.
(2) If this Act receives the Royal Assent after the Gene Technology
Act 2001 receives the Royal Assent, this Act is deemed to have
come into operation immediately after the Gene Technology
Act 2001 received the Royal Assent.
10 3. Section 72A amended
After section 72A(2) of the Gene Technology Act 2001 the
following subsections are inserted --
"
(3) The amount of the charge prescribed for a financial
15 year may be in the nature of a tax and not be related to
the cost of providing any service.
(4) To the extent that a charge referred to in subsection (3)
may be a tax, this section imposes the tax.
".
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