Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

BUSINESS FRANCHISE (LIQUOR) ACT 1993 (REPEALED) - SECT 3

    In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“Administration Act” means the Taxation Administration Act 1999 ;

“approved form” means the form approved by the Commissioner for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs;

“authorised University building” means a building which is occupied by—

        (a)     a University; or

        (b)     a residential college affiliated with a University under a Statute of that University;

being a building in which the sale of liquor is authorised by a Statute of that University;

“base quarter”, in relation to a quarter in respect of which a quarterly franchise fee is payable, means the quarter which is 2 quarters previous to that quarter;

“determined amount” means the amount determined by the Minister under section 139 of the Administration Act for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs;

“determined rate” means the rate determined by the Minister under section 139 of the Administration Act for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs;

“determined type of liquor” means a type of liquor determined by the Minister under section 23;

“due date”, in respect of a quarter, means 17 March, 16 June, 16 September or 17 December before that quarter;

“duties” means any tax or duties imposed under a law of the Commonwealth;

“exempt sales” means liquor (whenever purchased) sold by wholesale to—

        (a)     a licensee;

        (b)     a person who, under the law of a State or another Territory, is authorised to sell liquor;

        (c)     a permit holder;

        (d)     a person for duty-free sale;

        (e)     a University for sale, or exposure for sale, in an authorised University building;

        (f)     the Canberra Theatre Trust for sale, or exposure for sale, in the Canberra Theatre Centre; or

        (g)     an exempt person;

“exempt wholesale licence” means an Off Licence declared under section 22;

“initial fee”, in relation to an application for a licence, means the fee assessed by the Commissioner under section 11 in relation to the application;

“Liquor Act” means the Liquor Act 1975 ;

“quarter”, in any year, means a period of 3 months ending on the last day of March, June, September or December in that year;

“quarterly franchise fee”, in relation to a licence in force during a quarter, means the licence fee under Division 1 of Part II for that quarter;

“wholesale liquor purchases” means—

        (a)     liquor purchased for the purpose of sale or exposure for sale;

        (b)     in relation to a University—liquor purchased for sale, or exposure for sale, in an authorised University building; or

        (c)     in relation to the Canberra Theatre Trust—liquor purchased for sale, or exposure for sale, in the Canberra Theatre Centre.