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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2022-2023
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Primary Industries Levies and Charges
Collection Bill 2023
No. , 2023
(Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
A Bill for an Act relating to collecting levies
imposed under the
Primary Industries (Excise)
Levies Act 2023
or the
Primary Industries (Services)
Levies Act 2023
and charges imposed under the
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2023
, and
for related purposes
No. , 2023
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023
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Contents
Part 1
--
Preliminary
2
1
Short title ........................................................................................... 2
2
Commencement ................................................................................. 2
3
Simplified outline of this Act ............................................................ 3
4
Definitions ......................................................................................... 4
5
Act binds Crown ................................................................................ 8
6
Application of this Act in external Territories ................................... 8
Part 2
--
Collection of levy or charge
9
Division 1
--
Introduction
9
7
Simplified outline of this Part ............................................................ 9
Division 2
--
Payment of levy or charge
10
8
Payment of levy or charge ............................................................... 10
9
Late payment penalty ...................................................................... 10
Division 3
--
Payment by collection agents of amounts equal to
levy or charge
14
10
Payment of amounts equal to levy or charge ................................... 14
11
Late payment penalty ...................................................................... 17
Division 4
--
Collection agreements
20
12
Collection agreements ..................................................................... 20
Division 5
--
Recovery and refund of amounts
22
13
Debt recovery .................................................................................. 22
14
Refund of amounts .......................................................................... 22
15
Recovery by reduction of future liability ......................................... 22
Part 3
--
Giving returns or notices and making and keeping
records under the rules
25
16
Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 25
17
Penalties for failure to give return or notice under the rules ............ 25
18
Penalties for failure to make or keep records under the rules .......... 26
Part 4
--
Compliance and enforcement
27
Division 1
--
Introduction
27
19
Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 27
Division 2
--
Monitoring
28
20
Monitoring powers .......................................................................... 28
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Division 3
--
Investigation
31
21
Investigation powers ........................................................................ 31
Division 4
--
Civil penalty provisions
34
22
Civil penalty provisions ................................................................... 34
Division 5
--
Infringement notices
36
23
Infringement notices ........................................................................ 36
Division 6
--
Injunctions
38
24
Injunctions ....................................................................................... 38
Part 5
--
Information management
39
Division 1
--
Introduction
39
25
Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 39
Division 2
--
Information gathering
40
26
Secretary may require information or documents ............................ 40
27
Inspection and retention of documents and provision of
certified copy of documents............................................................. 41
Division 3
--
Authorised uses and disclosures of information
42
Subdivision A
--
Use or disclosure of relevant levy/charge
information
42
28
Use or disclosure for administering Acts or rules or for
agricultural research or policy development etc. ............................. 42
29
Disclosure to Commonwealth entities ............................................. 43
30
Use or disclosure of information for the purposes of other
Acts ................................................................................................. 43
31
Disclosure of information about persons giving returns and
collection agents .............................................................................. 44
32
Disclosure of information to be used for maintaining register
of levy payers or charge payers etc. ................................................. 46
33
Disclosure for the purposes of law enforcement .............................. 46
34
Disclosure to State or Territory body .............................................. 47
35
Disclosure to a court, tribunal etc. ................................................... 47
36
Use or disclosure of statistics .......................................................... 48
37
Use or disclosure of publicly available information ........................ 48
38
Disclosure to person to whom information relates .......................... 48
39
Use or disclosure with consent ........................................................ 48
40
Disclosure to person who provided information .............................. 48
41
Use or disclosure authorised by rules .............................................. 48
Subdivision B
--
Secondary use or disclosure for declared recipient
bodies or statutory recipient bodies
49
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Secondary use of information for maintaining register of
levy payers or charge payers etc. ..................................................... 49
43
Secondary disclosure of statistics or of information to
approved person or body ................................................................. 50
44
Approvals for secondary disclosure by declared recipient
bodies or statutory recipient bodies ................................................. 51
Division 4
--
Protected information
53
45
Offence and civil penalty
--
use or disclosure of protected
information ...................................................................................... 53
Part 6
--
Other matters
55
Division 1
--
Introduction
55
46
Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 55
Division 2
--
Civil penalty provisions for false or misleading
information or documents
56
47
Civil penalty provisions for false or misleading information
or documents ................................................................................... 56
Division 3
--
Reconsideration and review of decisions
59
48
Internal reconsideration of decisions ............................................... 59
49
Administrative Appeals Tribunal review of decisions ..................... 61
Division 4
--
Self-incrimination and court orders
62
50
Self-incrimination etc. ..................................................................... 62
51
Court orders ..................................................................................... 63
Division 5
--
Other provisions
64
52
Appointment of compliance officers ............................................... 64
53
Secretary may arrange for use of computer programs to make
decisions .......................................................................................... 64
54
Delegation by Secretary................................................................... 65
55
Electronic system for giving returns or information ........................ 65
56
Treatment of partnerships ................................................................ 66
57
Treatment of trusts ........................................................................... 67
58
Treatment of unincorporated bodies or associations ........................ 68
59
Rules ................................................................................................ 69
No. , 2023
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023
1
A Bill for an Act relating to collecting levies
1
imposed under the
Primary Industries (Excise)
2
Levies Act 2023
or the
Primary Industries (Services)
3
Levies Act 2023
and charges imposed under the
4
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2023
, and
5
for related purposes
6
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
7
Part 1
Preliminary
Section 1
2
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023
No. , 2023
Part
1--Preliminary
1
2
1 Short title
3
This Act is the
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection
4
Act 2023
.
5
2 Commencement
6
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
7
commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
8
column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
9
according to its terms.
10
11
Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 and
2 and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Sections 3 to 9 1 January 2025.
1 January 2025
3. Section 10
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
4. Section 11
1 January 2025.
1 January 2025
5. Section 12
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
6. Sections 13 to
59
1 January 2025.
1 January 2025
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
12
enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
13
this Act.
14
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
15
Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
16
may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
17
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3 Simplified outline of this Act
1
Levies imposed by regulations under the
Primary Industries
2
(Excise) Levies Act 2023
or the
Primary Industries (Services)
3
Levies Act 2023
, and charges imposed by regulations under the
4
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2023
, are collected
5
under rules made under this Act.
6
The levies or charges are collected from the levy payers or charge
7
payers or amounts equal to levies or charges are collected from
8
collection agents.
9
The Commonwealth may enter into an agreement with a State, the
10
Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory or another
11
person or body about the collection, on behalf of the
12
Commonwealth, of levy or charge or amounts equal to levy or
13
charge.
14
Amounts equal to amounts collected under the rules are then
15
disbursed to various research and development corporations and
16
other industry bodies under the
Primary Industries Levies and
17
Charges Disbursement Act 2023
.
18
There are offences and civil penalties for persons who fail to:
19
(a)
give a return or notice under the rules; or
20
(b)
make or keep records in accordance with the rules.
21
The Regulatory Powers Act is triggered to allow enforcement
22
actions in relation to this Act that are monitoring or investigation
23
powers, obtaining civil penalty orders in relation to contraventions
24
of civil penalty provisions, issuing infringement notices or
25
obtaining injunctions.
26
The Secretary may require from a person information or
27
documents relevant to the operation of this Act.
28
Part 1
Preliminary
Section 4
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Entrusted persons can use or disclose information (referred to as
1
relevant levy/charge information) in accordance with this Act.
2
Entrusted persons may commit an offence or contravene a civil
3
penalty provision if they use or disclose protected information
4
other than in accordance with this Act.
5
4 Definitions
6
In this Act:
7
ABARES staff member
means:
8
(a) an APS employee in the part of the Department known as the
9
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
10
and Sciences; or
11
(b) a person employed or engaged by the Commonwealth to
12
perform services for that Bureau.
13
ABN
has the meaning given by section 41 of the
A New Tax
14
System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999
.
15
ACN
has the meaning given by section 9 of the
Corporations Act
16
2001
.
17
algae
means macroalgae, microalgae or cyanobacteria, and
18
includes seaweeds.
19
algal product
means:
20
(a) an alga; or
21
(b) any part of an alga; or
22
(c) anything produced by an alga; or
23
(d) anything wholly or principally produced from, or wholly or
24
principally derived from, an alga.
25
animal
means any member, alive or dead, of the animal kingdom
26
(other than a human being).
27
animal product
means:
28
(a) an animal; or
29
(b) any part of an animal; or
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(c) anything produced by an animal; or
1
(d) anything wholly or principally produced from, or wholly or
2
principally derived from, an animal.
3
approved electronic system
means an electronic system covered by
4
section 55.
5
approved form
means a form approved by the Secretary by written
6
instrument under the rules.
7
charge
means a charge imposed by regulations under the
Primary
8
Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2023
.
9
charge payer
means a person who has paid, or is liable to pay, a
10
charge.
11
Note:
Regulations under the
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act
12
2023
specify the charge payer.
13
civil penalty provision
has the same meaning as in the Regulatory
14
Powers Act.
15
collection agent
means a person who, under the rules, is liable to
16
pay an amount as mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(a).
17
collection commodities/services
means the following:
18
(a) animal products, plant products, fungus products or algal
19
products in relation to which levy is imposed by regulations
20
under Part 2 of the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act
21
2023
or charge is imposed by regulations under Part 2 of the
22
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2023
;
23
(b) goods in relation to which levy is imposed by regulations
24
under Part 3 or 4 of the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies
25
Act
2023
or charge is imposed by regulations under Part 3 of
26
the
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2023
;
27
(c) services in relation to which levy is imposed by regulations
28
under Part 2 of the
Primary Industries (Services) Levies Act
29
2023
.
30
Commonwealth entity
has the same meaning as in the
Public
31
Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
.
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Section 4
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compliance officer
means:
1
(a) the Secretary; or
2
(b) an APS employee in the Department in respect of whom an
3
appointment under section 52 is in force.
4
declared recipient body
means a body that is the subject of a
5
declaration in force under subsection 39(1) of the
Primary
6
Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2023
.
7
entrusted person
means any of the following:
8
(a) the Minister;
9
(b) the Secretary;
10
(c) an APS employee in the Department;
11
(d) any other person who is employed or engaged by the
12
Commonwealth to provide services to the Commonwealth in
13
connection with the Department;
14
(e) any other person who is:
15
(i) employed or engaged by the Commonwealth or a body
16
corporate that is established by a law of the
17
Commonwealth; and
18
(ii) in a class of persons prescribed by rules made for the
19
purposes of this subparagraph.
20
equivalent amount
: see paragraph 10(1)(a).
21
fungus
means any member, alive or dead, of the fungi kingdom,
22
and includes yeasts, mushrooms and truffles.
23
fungus product
means:
24
(a) a fungus; or
25
(b) any part of a fungus; or
26
(c) anything produced by a fungus; or
27
(d) anything wholly or principally produced from, or wholly or
28
principally derived from, a fungus.
29
levy
means a levy imposed by regulations under:
30
(a) the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 2023
; or
31
(b) the
Primary Industries (Services) Levies Act 2023
.
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levy payer
means a person who has paid, or is liable to pay, levy.
1
Note:
Regulations under the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 2023
or
2
the
Primary Industries (Services) Levies Act 2023
specify the levy
3
payer.
4
marketing activities
has the meaning given by the
Primary
5
Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2023
.
6
personal information
has the same meaning as in the
Privacy Act
7
1988
.
8
plant
means any member, alive or dead, of the plant kingdom.
9
plant product
means:
10
(a) a plant; or
11
(b) any part of a plant; or
12
(c) anything produced by a plant; or
13
(d) anything wholly or principally produced from, or wholly or
14
principally derived from, a plant.
15
Regulatory Powers Act
means the
Regulatory Powers (Standard
16
Provisions) Act 2014
.
17
relevant levy/charge information
means:
18
(a) information obtained by a person under this Act or the rules;
19
or
20
(b) information obtained or generated by a person in the course
21
of or for the purposes of:
22
(i) administering this Act or the rules or monitoring
23
compliance with this Act or the rules; or
24
(ii) assisting another person to administer this Act or the
25
rules or monitor compliance with this Act or the rules.
26
research and development activity
has the meaning given by the
27
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2023
.
28
reviewable decision
means a decision referred to in
29
subsection 48(1).
30
rules
means the rules made by the Secretary under section 59.
31
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Section 5
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Secretary
means the Secretary of the Department.
1
staff member
of a Commonwealth entity means the following:
2
(a) the chief executive officer (however described) of that entity;
3
(b) an employee of that entity;
4
(c) any other person engaged by that entity, under contract or
5
otherwise, to perform duties or functions, or to exercise
6
powers, of that entity.
7
State or Territory body
includes a Department of State, or an
8
authority or agency, of a State or Territory.
9
statutory recipient body
means the following:
10
(a) a research and development corporation established under
11
regulations, or continued in existence under regulations,
12
made for the purposes of section 8 of the
Primary Industries
13
Research and Development Act 1989
;
14
(b) the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
15
established under section 9 of the
Primary Industries
16
Research and Development Act 1989
;
17
(c) Wine Australia.
18
5 Act binds Crown
19
(1) This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities.
20
(2) However, this Act does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted
21
for an offence.
22
Note:
In addition, the Crown is not liable to be subject to civil proceedings
23
for a contravention of a civil penalty provision or to be given an
24
infringement notice in relation to contraventions of this Act: see
25
subsections 22(6) and 23(6).
26
6 Application of this Act in external Territories
27
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act and the rules do not extend to
28
the external Territories.
29
(2) The rules may extend this Act, and any provisions of the rules, to
30
an external Territory that is prescribed by the rules.
31
Collection of levy or charge
Part 2
Introduction
Division 1
Section 7
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Part
2--Collection of levy or charge
1
Division
1--Introduction
2
7 Simplified outline of this Part
3
Collection of levy or charge
4
The rules may provide for the collection from levy payers or
5
charge payers of levy or charge (see Division 2).
6
Payment by collection agents of amounts equal to levy or charge
7
The rules may make collection agents liable to pay an amount, on
8
behalf of a levy payer or charge payer, equal to levy or charge (see
9
Division 3).
10
Late payment penalties
11
There are late payment penalties if levy or charge, or amounts
12
equal to levy or charge, are not paid on time.
13
Collection agreements
14
The Commonwealth may enter into an agreement with a State, the
15
Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory or another
16
person or body about the collection, on behalf of the
17
Commonwealth, of levy or charge or amounts equal to levy or
18
charge (see Division 4).
19
Recovery and refund of amounts
20
There are provisions dealing with debt recovery and refunds of
21
overpayments (see Division 5).
22
Part 2
Collection of levy or charge
Division 2
Payment of levy or charge
Section 8
10
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023
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Division
2--Payment of levy or charge
1
8 Payment of levy or charge
2
(1) The rules may make provision for and in relation to the following:
3
(a) the time levy or charge is due and payable;
4
(b) the levy or charge being payable to the Commonwealth or
5
another entity on behalf of the Commonwealth;
6
(c) any other matters relating to
a levy payer's or charge payer's
7
liability to pay levy or charge.
8
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the rules must not provide for
9
the levy or charge being payable to another entity on behalf of the
10
Commonwealth unless there is an agreement in force under
11
section 12 for that other entity to collect the levy or charge on
12
behalf of the Commonwealth.
13
9 Late payment penalty
14
(1) If:
15
(a) levy or charge is payable by a levy payer or charge payer;
16
and
17
(b) an amount (the
unpaid amount
) of that levy or charge
18
remains unpaid at the end of the day (the
due day
) on which
19
the levy or charge is due to be paid;
20
the levy payer or charge payer is liable to pay to the
21
Commonwealth, by way of penalty, an amount, worked out under
22
subsection (3), for each day in the period under subsection (2).
23
Note:
The penalty stops accruing once the levy payer or charge payer pays
24
the unpaid amount of levy or charge.
25
Penalty period
26
(2) The period
begins on the day after the due day and ends at the end
27
of the day before the day on which the whole of the unpaid
28
amount, or the outstanding balance of the unpaid amount, is paid.
29
Collection of levy or charge
Part 2
Payment of levy or charge
Division 2
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Amount of penalty
1
(3) The amount of penalty for a day (the
penalty day
) in the period
2
described in subsection (2) is worked out using this method
3
statement.
4
Method statement
5
Step 1. Divide 0.02 by the number of days in the calendar month
6
in which the penalty day occurs.
7
Step 2. Multiply the amount at step 1 by the sum of:
8
(a) so much of the unpaid amount as remains unpaid at
9
the end of the penalty day; and
10
(b) the total amount of penalty (if any) for days in each
11
calendar month before the calendar month in
12
which the penalty day occurs.
13
Step 3. Round the amount at step 2 to the nearest cent (rounding
14
0.5 cents upwards): the result is the amount of penalty for
15
the penalty day.
16
Note:
The amount of penalty for a day is based on a rate of 2% per month.
17
Example: Assume $1,200 levy is due on 31 August and a partial payment of
18
$300 is made on 16 September and the outstanding balance of $900 is
19
paid on 10 October.
20
The period under subsection (2) is the period beginning on
21
1 September and ending at the end of 9 October.
22
Calculation of penalty in September based on unpaid amount of
23
$1,200
24
The penalty for each of the penalty days 1-15 September is 80 cents
25
(which is 0.02 divided by 30 and the result multiplied by $1,200).
26
The total penalty for the penalty days 1-15 September is $12 (equal to
27
the daily penalty of 80 cents multiplied by 15).
28
Calculation of penalty in September based on outstanding unpaid
29
amount of $900
30
Part 2
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Division 2
Payment of levy or charge
Section 9
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The penalty for each of the penalty days 16-30 September is 60 cents
1
(which is 0.02 divided by 30 and the result multiplied by $900).
2
The total penalty for the penalty days 16-30 September is $9 (equal to
3
the daily penalty of 60 cents multiplied by 15).
4
The total penalty for September is $21.
5
Calculation of penalty in October based on unpaid amount of
6
$900 and total penalty of $21 for September
7
The penalty for each of the penalty days 1-9 October is as follows:
8
(a) the amount at step 1 is 0.02 divided by 31, which is
9
0.00064516129;
10
(b) the amount at step 2 is 0.00064516129 multiplied by $921 (the
11
outstanding balance of $900 plus the $21 penalty for September),
12
which is $0.59419354809;
13
(c) the amount at step 3 is 59 cents, which is the amount of the
14
penalty for each of the penalty days 1-9 October.
15
The total penalty for the penalty days 1-9 October is $5.31 (equal to
16
the daily penalty of 59 cents multiplied by 9).
17
Total penalty
18
Since the outstanding balance of $900 is paid on 10 October, there is
19
no further penalty. The total amount of penalty to be paid is $26.31
20
($21 for September plus $5.31 for October).
21
When penalty is due and payable
22
(4) The amount of penalty under this section for a day is due and
23
payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day.
24
Remission of penalty
25
(5) The Secretary may remit the whole or a part of an amount of
26
penalty under this section.
27
(6) In deciding whether to do so, the Secretary:
28
(a) must take into account the following:
29
(i) whether the failure to pay the levy or charge, that
30
resulted in the penalty, was the result of an honest
31
mistake or inadvertence by the levy payer or charge
32
payer;
33
(ii) the circumstances in which that failure occurred;
34
(iii) the amount of the penalty;
35
Collection of levy or charge
Part 2
Payment of levy or charge
Division 2
Section 9
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(iv)
the levy payer's or charge payer's history of compliance
1
with this Act and the rules; and
2
(b) may take into account any other matter that the
Secretary
3
considers relevant.
4
Part 2
Collection of levy or charge
Division 3
Payment by collection agents of amounts equal to levy or charge
Section 10
14
Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2023
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Division
3--Payment by collection agents of amounts equal
1
to levy or charge
2
10 Payment of amounts equal to levy or charge
3
(1) For better securing the payment of levy or charge imposed in
4
relation to collection commodities/services, the rules may make
5
provision for and in relation to the following:
6
(a) making persons (each of whom is a
collection agent
) liable
7
to pay an amount (the
equivalent amount
), on behalf of the
8
levy payer or charge payer, equal to the amount of levy or
9
charge due for payment in relation to the collection
10
commodities/services;
11
(b) the time the equivalent amount is due and payable;
12
(c) the equivalent amount being payable to the Commonwealth
13
or another entity on behalf of the Commonwealth;
14
(d) any other matters relating to the above matters.
15
Note:
For limitations on the rules, see subsections (10) and (11).
16
Deductions by collection agent
17
(2) For the purpose of ensuring a collection agent has the funds
18
necessary to pay the equivalent amount, the collection agent may
19
deduct an amount from:
20
(a) money received by the collection agent on behalf of the levy
21
payer or charge payer in relation to the collection
22
commodities/services; or
23
(b) money payable by the collection agent to the levy payer or
24
charge payer in relation to the collection
25
commodities/services.
26
(3) The amount the collection agent may deduct is an amount equal to,
27
or that may reasonably be expected to be equal to, the equivalent
28
amount.
29
(4) If the collection agent deducts an amount, the collection agent must
30
give the levy payer or charge payer a receipt or other written
31
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statement within 7 days after the deduction specifying the amount
1
of the deduction and the day of the deduction.
2
(5) Subsections (2) and (3) apply despite:
3
(a) any law of a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the
4
Northern Territory; and
5
(b) any agreement.
6
Discharge of levy payer's or charge payer's liability
7
(6) If the collection agent deducts an amount under subsection (2), the
8
levy payer or charge payer is discharged from liability to pay the
9
levy or charge to the extent that the amount deducted does not
10
exceed the amount of the levy or charge.
11
Example: Assume a levy payer is liable to pay $100 levy.
12
A collection agent deducts $90 under subsection (2), which is the
13
amount the collection agent reasonably expected to be
the levy payer's
14
liability. Under subsection (
6), the levy payer's liability is discharged
15
by $90.
16
(7) If the collection agent makes a payment as mentioned in
17
paragraph (1)(a), the levy payer or charge payer is discharged from
18
liability to pay the levy or charge to the extent of:
19
(a) so much of the amount paid that does not exceed the amount
20
of the levy or charge; less
21
(b) the amount of the discharge (if any) under subsection (6).
22
Example 1: To continue the example in subsection (6), assume the collection agent
23
makes a payment of $100 as mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).
24
Under subsection (7
), the levy payer's liability is discharg
ed by $10,
25
being the outstanding amount of
the levy payer's liability.
26
Example 2: To continue the example in subsection (6), assume instead the
27
collection agent makes a payment of $120 as mentioned in
28
paragraph (1)(a).
29
Under subsection (7), the levy payer
's liability is discharged by $10,
30
being the outstanding amount of the levy payer's liability. The $10 is
31
equal to $100 (so much of the $120 payment made by the collection
32
agent that does not exceed the $100 levy) less the $90 discharge under
33
subsection (6).
34
The collection agent has overpaid $20. The collection agent is entitled
35
to a refund of $20 under section 14.
36
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Collection agent may recover amount from levy payer or charge
1
payer
2
(8) If the collection agent makes a payment as mentioned in
3
paragraph (1)(a), the collection agent may recover from the levy
4
payer or charge payer, by set-off or otherwise, an amount equal to:
5
(a) so much of the amount paid that does not exceed the amount
6
of the levy or charge; less
7
(b) any deduction the collection agent made under
8
subsection (2).
9
Example: To continue example 1 in subsection (7), the collection agent is able to
10
recover $10 from the levy payer (the difference between the $100 the
11
collection agent paid and the $90 deduction the collection agent
12
made).
13
When agreement between levy or charge payer and collection
14
agent is void
15
(9) An agreement between a levy payer or charge payer and a
16
collection agent that purports (either expressly or impliedly) to
17
require the levy payer or charge payer to pay levy or charge as a
18
condition for the provision of services by the agent is void to that
19
extent, if the agent would otherwise be liable to pay an amount as
20
mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) in relation to that levy or charge.
21
Limitations on rules
22
(10) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the rules must not provide for
23
a State to be liable to pay an amount on behalf of the levy payer or
24
charge payer unless:
25
(a) a Minister of the State has informed the Minister
26
administering this Act, in writing, that the State gives consent
27
to the rules doing so; and
28
(b) a Minister of the State has not informed the Minister
29
administering this Act, in writing, that the State withdraws
30
that consent.
31
(11) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the rules must not provide for
32
the equivalent amount being payable to another entity on behalf of
33
the Commonwealth unless there is an agreement in force under
34
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Division 3
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section 12 for that other entity to collect the equivalent amount on
1
behalf of the Commonwealth.
2
11 Late payment penalty
3
(1) If:
4
(a) an equivalent amount is payable by a collection agent under
5
rules made for the purposes of subsection 10(1); and
6
(b) the whole or a part (the
unpaid amount
) of that equivalent
7
amount remains unpaid at the end of the day (the
due day
) on
8
which the equivalent amount is due to be paid;
9
the collection agent is liable to pay to the Commonwealth, by way
10
of penalty, an amount, worked out under subsection (3), for each
11
day in the period under subsection (2).
12
Note:
The penalty stops accruing once the collection agent pays the unpaid
13
amount.
14
Penalty period
15
(2) The period begins on the day after the due day and ends at the end
16
of the day before the day on which the whole of the unpaid
17
amount, or the outstanding balance of the unpaid amount, is paid.
18
Amount of penalty
19
(3) The amount of penalty for a day (the
penalty day
) in the period
20
described in subsection (2) is worked out using this method
21
statement.
22
Method statement
23
Step 1. Divide 0.02 by the number of days in the calendar month
24
in which the penalty day occurs.
25
Step 2. Multiply the amount at step 1 by the sum of:
26
(a) so much of the unpaid amount as remains unpaid at
27
the end of the penalty day; and
28
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(b) the total amount of penalty (if any) for days in each
1
calendar month before the calendar month in
2
which the penalty day occurs.
3
Step 3. Round the amount at step 2 to the nearest cent (rounding
4
0.5 cents upwards): the result is the amount of penalty for
5
the penalty day.
6
Note:
The amount of penalty for a day is based on a rate of 2% per month.
7
Example: Assume an equivalent amount of $1,500 is due on 31 August and a
8
partial payment of $600 is made on 16 September and the outstanding
9
balance of $900 is paid on 10 October.
10
The period under subsection (2) is the period beginning on
11
1 September and ending at the end of 9 October.
12
Calculation of penalty in September based on unpaid amount of
13
$1,500
14
The penalty for each of the penalty days 1-15 September is $1 (which
15
is 0.02 divided by 30 and the result multiplied by $1,500).
16
The total penalty for the penalty days 1-15 September is $15.
17
Calculation of penalty in September based on outstanding unpaid
18
amount of $900
19
The penalty for each of the penalty days 16-30 September is 60 cents
20
(which is 0.02 divided by 30 and the result multiplied by $900).
21
The total penalty for the penalty days 16-30 September is $9 (equal to
22
the daily penalty of 60 cents multiplied by 15).
23
The total penalty for September is $24.
24
Calculation of penalty in October based on unpaid amount of
25
$900 and total penalty of $24 for September
26
The penalty for each of the penalty days 1-9 October is as follows:
27
(a) the amount at step 1 is 0.02 divided by 31, which is
28
0.00064516129;
29
(b) the amount at step 2 is 0.00064516129 multiplied by $924 (the
30
outstanding balance of $900 plus the $24 penalty for September),
31
which is $0.59612903196;
32
(c) the amount at step 3 is 60 cents, which is the amount of the
33
penalty for each of the penalty days 1-9 October.
34
The total penalty for the penalty days 1-9 October is $5.40 (equal to
35
the daily penalty of 60 cents multiplied by 9).
36
Total penalty
37
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Division 3
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Since the outstanding balance of $900 is paid on 10 October, there is
1
no further penalty. The total amount of penalty to be paid is $29.40
2
($24 for September plus $5.40 for October).
3
When penalty is due and payable
4
(4) The amount of penalty under this section for a day is due and
5
payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day.
6
Remission of penalty
7
(5) The Secretary may remit the whole or a part of an amount of
8
penalty under this section.
9
(6) In deciding whether to do so, the Secretary:
10
(a) must take into account the following:
11
(i) whether the failure to pay the equivalent amount, that
12
resulted in the penalty, was the result of an honest
13
mistake or inadvertence by the collection agent;
14
(ii) the circumstances in which that failure occurred;
15
(iii) the amount of the penalty;
16
(iv)
the collection agent's history of compliance with this
17
Act and the rules; and
18
(b) may take into account any other matter that the
Secretary
19
considers relevant.
20
Part 2
Collection of levy or charge
Division 4
Collection agreements
Section 12
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Division
4--Collection agreements
1
12 Collection agreements
2
Collection agreements with State or Territories
3
(1) The Commonwealth may enter into an agreement with a State, the
4
Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory about the
5
collection, on behalf of the Commonwealth, by the State or
6
Territory or an authority of the State or Territory of either or both
7
of the following:
8
(a) levy or charge payable by a levy payer or charge payer;
9
(b) equivalent amounts that a collection agent is liable to pay as
10
mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(a).
11
Collection agreements with other persons or bodies
12
(2) The Commonwealth may enter into an agreement with a person or
13
body about the collection, on behalf of the Commonwealth, by that
14
person or body of either or both of the following:
15
(a) levy or charge payable by a levy payer or charge payer;
16
(b) equivalent amounts that a collection agent is liable to pay as
17
mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(a).
18
Content of agreements
19
(3) Without limiting subsection (1) or (2), an agreement may provide
20
for:
21
(a) the persons from whom amounts are to be collected; and
22
(b) in the case of an agreement under subsection (2)
--
the State,
23
Territory or region in which amounts are to be collected; and
24
(c) the keeping of accounts and records in relation to amounts
25
collected; and
26
(d) the payment to the Commonwealth of amounts collected; and
27
(e) the giving to the Minister of information about amounts
28
collected and amounts paid to the Commonwealth; and
29
(f) the inspection and audit of accounts and records kept about
30
amounts collected.
31
Collection of levy or charge
Part 2
Collection agreements
Division 4
Section 12
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21
Publication of agreement
1
(4) The Secretary must publish in the Gazette, and on the
2
Department's website,
a copy of an agreement entered into under
3
subsection (1) or (2) within 28 days of the making of the
4
agreement.
5
Note:
The Federal Register of Legislation may contain Gazette notices: see
6
paragraph 15A(3)(c) of the
Legislation Act 2003
.
7
Consultation with industry body
8
(5) Before the Commonwealth enters into an agreement under
9
subsection (1) or (2), the Secretary must consult any industry body
10
that is representative of the levy payers or charge payers, or of the
11
collection agents, that would be affected by the agreement.
12
Validity of agreement
13
(6) A failure to comply with subsection (4) or (5) does not affect the
14
validity of the agreement.
15
Status of collected amounts
16
(7) Rules made for the purposes of subsection 105(1) of the
Public
17
Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
do not
18
apply to amounts collected under an agreement under this section.
19
Commonwealth not to discriminate or give preference
20
(8) A power conferred by subsection (1) or (2) must not be exercised
21
in such a way as to:
22
(a) discriminate between States or parts of States within the
23
meaning of paragraph 51(ii) of the Constitution; or
24
(b) give preference to one State or any part thereof within the
25
meaning of section 99 of the Constitution.
26
Part 2
Collection of levy or charge
Division 5
Recovery and refund of amounts
Section 13
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Division
5--Recovery and refund of amounts
1
13 Debt recovery
2
The following amounts are debts due to the Commonwealth and
3
may be recovered by the Commonwealth by action in a court of
4
competent jurisdiction:
5
(a) an amount of levy or charge that remains unpaid after the
6
time when it became due and payable;
7
(b) an amount that a collection agent, under the rules, is liable to
8
pay as mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(a) and that remains
9
unpaid after the time when it became due and payable;
10
(c) an amount that a person is liable to pay by way of penalty
11
under section 9 or 11 and that remains unpaid after the time
12
when it became due and payable.
13
14 Refund of amounts
14
(1) If a person overpays any of the following amounts, the
15
Commonwealth must refund to the person an amount equal to the
16
overpayment:
17
(a) an amount of levy or charge;
18
(b) an amount that a collection agent, under the rules, is liable to
19
pay as mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(a);
20
(d) an amount that a person is liable to pay by way of penalty
21
under section 9 or 11.
22
(2) This section has effect subject to section 15.
23
15 Recovery by reduction of future liability
24
Levy payers or charge payers
25
(1) The Commonwealth, or another entity on behalf of the
26
Commonwealth, may reduce an amount of levy or charge that a
27
levy payer or charge payer is liable to pay to the Commonwealth,
28
or to the other entity on behalf of the Commonwealth in
29
accordance with an agreement under section 12, if:
30
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Recovery and refund of amounts
Division 5
Section 15
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23
(a) the levy payer or charge payer has previously overpaid an
1
amount of levy or charge to the Commonwealth or to that
2
other entity on behalf of the Commonwealth in accordance
3
with that agreement; and
4
(b) the overpayment has not been refunded to the levy payer or
5
charge payer.
6
(2) The amount of the reduction must not exceed the overpayment.
7
(3) The Commonwealth is not required to refund the overpayment to
8
the levy payer or charge payer to the extent of the reduction.
9
Example: A levy payer is liable to pay $100 levy to the Commonwealth.
10
In a previous transaction the levy payer was liable to pay $140 levy to
11
the Commonwealth but paid $200. The Commonwealth has not yet
12
refunded the $60 overpayment to the levy payer.
13
The Commonwealth may reduce the $100 levy the levy payer is liable
14
to pay to $40. The Commonwealth is no longer required to refund the
15
$60 overpayment to the levy payer.
16
Collection agents
17
(4) The Commonwealth, or another entity on behalf of the
18
Commonwealth, may reduce an equivalent amount that a collection
19
agent is liable to pay to the Commonwealth, or to the other entity
20
on behalf of the Commonwealth in accordance with an agreement
21
under section 12, if:
22
(a) the collection agent has previously overpaid an equivalent
23
amount to the Commonwealth or to that other entity on
24
behalf of the Commonwealth in accordance with that
25
agreement; and
26
(b) the overpayment has not been refunded to the collection
27
agent.
28
(5) The amount of the reduction must not exceed the overpayment.
29
(6) The Commonwealth is not required to refund the overpayment to
30
the collection agent to the extent of the reduction.
31
(7) If the equivalent amount the collection agent is liable to pay is
32
reduced, the levy payer or charge payer for the levy or charge to
33
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Collection of levy or charge
Division 5
Recovery and refund of amounts
Section 15
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which the equivalent amount relates is discharged from liability to
1
pay the levy or charge to the extent of the reduction.
2
Example: A levy payer is liable to pay $100 levy and a collection agent is liable
3
to pay an equivalent amount equal to $100 to the Commonwealth.
4
In a previous transaction the levy payer was liable to pay $140 levy
5
but the collection agent, on behalf of the levy payer, paid $200 to the
6
Commonwealth. The $60 overpayment has not been refunded to the
7
collection agent.
8
The Commonwealth may reduce the $100 equivalent amount the
9
collection agent is liable to pay to $40. The Commonwealth is no
10
longer required to refund the $60 overpayment to the collection agent.
11
For the levy payer and the $140 levy liability, the liability was fully
12
discharged by $140 under subsection 10(7) (assume the collection
13
agent did not make a deduction under subsection 10(2)).
14
For the levy payer and the $100 levy liability, assume the collection
15
agent pays the reduced $40 equivalent amount. That $100 liability is
16
partially discharged by $40 under subsection 10(7) (assume the
17
collection agent made no deduction under subsection 10(2)). The
18
remaining $60 liability is discharged under subsection (7) of this
19
section.
20
Giving returns or notices and making and keeping records under the rules
Part 3
Section 16
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25
Part
3--Giving returns or notices and making and
1
keeping records under the rules
2
3
16 Simplified outline of this Part
4
There are offences and civil penalties for persons who fail to:
5
(a) give a return or notice under the rules; or
6
(b) make or keep records in accordance with the rules.
7
17 Penalties for failure to give return or notice under the rules
8
Failure to give returns
9
(1) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
10
(a) the person is required to give a return under the rules; and
11
(b) the person fails to give the return in accordance with the
12
rules.
13
Note 1:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
14
Note 2:
A person may commit an offence if the person gives a false or
15
misleading return (see section 137.2 of the
Criminal Code
).
16
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
17
(2) A person contravenes this subsection if:
18
(a) the person is required to give a return under the rules; and
19
(b) the person fails to give the return in accordance with the
20
rules.
21
Note 1:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
22
Note 2:
A person may contravene a civil penalty provision if the person gives
23
a false or misleading return (see subsection 47(1)).
24
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
25
Part 3
Giving returns or notices and making and keeping records under the rules
Section 18
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Failure to give notices
1
(3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
2
(a) the person is required to give a written notice under rules
3
made for the purposes of paragraph 59(2)(a) or (c); and
4
(b) the person fails to give the notice in accordance with the
5
rules.
6
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
7
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
8
(4) A person contravenes this subsection if:
9
(a) the person is required to give a written notice under rules
10
made for the purposes of paragraph 59(2)(a) or (c); and
11
(b) the person fails to give the notice in accordance with the
12
rules.
13
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
14
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
15
18 Penalties for failure to make or keep records under the rules
16
(1) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
17
(a) the person is required to make or keep records under the
18
rules; and
19
(b) the person fails to make or keep the records in accordance
20
with the rules.
21
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
22
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
23
(2) A person contravenes this subsection if:
24
(a) the person is required to make or keep records under the
25
rules; and
26
(b) the person fails to make or keep the records in accordance
27
with the rules.
28
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
29
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
30
Compliance and enforcement
Part 4
Introduction
Division 1
Section 19
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27
Part
4--Compliance and enforcement
1
Division
1--Introduction
2
19 Simplified outline of this Part
3
The Regulatory Powers Act is triggered to allow a range of
4
enforcement actions in relation to this Act.
5
Compliance officers may enter premises under a monitoring
6
warrant or with consent of the occupier and exercise monitoring
7
powers to determine whether provisions of this Act or the rules, or
8
certain offences that relate to this Act or the rules, have been
9
complied with.
10
Compliance officers may enter premises under an investigation
11
warrant or with consent of the occupier and exercise investigation
12
powers for the purposes of gathering material relating to
13
contraventions of offences against this Act, certain offences that
14
relate to this Act or the rules or civil penalty provisions of this Act.
15
A relevant court can order the payment of a civil penalty for a
16
contravention of a civil penalty provision of this Act.
17
Infringement notices can be issued for an alleged contravention of
18
various strict liability offences against this Act or of various civil
19
penalty provisions of this Act.
20
A court can grant an injunction restraining a person from
21
contravening a provision of this Act or the rules or requiring a
22
person to comply with a provision of this Act or the rules.
23
Part 4
Compliance and enforcement
Division 2
Monitoring
Section 20
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Division
2--Monitoring
1
20 Monitoring powers
2
Provisions subject to monitoring
3
(1) A provision is subject to monitoring under Part 2 of the Regulatory
4
Powers Act if it is:
5
(a) a provision of this Act or the rules; or
6
(b) an offence against the
Crimes Act 1914
or the
Criminal Code
7
that relates to this Act or the rules.
8
Note:
Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for
9
monitoring whether this Act or the rules have been complied with. It
10
includes powers of entry and inspection.
11
Information subject to monitoring
12
(2) Information given in compliance or purported compliance with a
13
provision of this Act or the rules is subject to monitoring under
14
Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act.
15
Note:
Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for
16
monitoring whether the information is correct. It includes powers of
17
entry and inspection.
18
Related provisions
19
(3) For the purposes of Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that
20
Part applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in
21
subsection (1) and the information mentioned in subsection (2),
22
there are no related provisions.
23
Authorised applicant and authorised person
24
(4) For the purposes of Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act, a
25
compliance officer is both an authorised applicant and an
26
authorised person in relation to the provisions mentioned in
27
subsection (1) and the information mentioned in subsection (2).
28
Compliance and enforcement
Part 4
Monitoring
Division 2
Section 20
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29
Issuing officer
1
(5) For the purposes of Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act, a
2
magistrate is an issuing officer in relation to the provisions
3
mentioned in subsection (1) and the information mentioned in
4
subsection (2).
5
Relevant chief executive
6
(6) For the purposes of Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the
7
Secretary is the relevant chief executive in relation to the
8
provisions mentioned in subsection (1) and the information
9
mentioned in subsection (2).
10
(7) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to an SES employee, or
11
acting SES employee, in the Department the Secretary's powers
12
and functions under Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act in relation
13
to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) and the information
14
mentioned in subsection (2).
15
(8) A person exercising powers or performing functions under a
16
delegation under subsection (7) must comply with any directions of
17
the Secretary.
18
Relevant court
19
(9) For the purposes of Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of
20
the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the provisions
21
mentioned in subsection (1) and the information mentioned in
22
subsection (2):
23
(a) the Federal Court of Australia;
24
(b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
25
(Division 2).
26
Person assisting
27
(10) A compliance officer may be assisted by other persons in
28
exercising powers or performing functions or duties under Part 2 of
29
the Regulatory Powers Act in relation to the provisions mentioned
30
in subsection (1) and the information mentioned in subsection (2).
31
Part 4
Compliance and enforcement
Division 2
Monitoring
Section 20
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Use of force in executing a monitoring warrant
1
(11) In executing a monitoring warrant under Part 2 of the Regulatory
2
Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the provisions
3
mentioned in subsection (1) and the information mentioned in
4
subsection (2):
5
(a) an authorised person may use such force against things as is
6
necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and
7
(b) a person assisting the authorised person may use such force
8
against things as is necessary and reasonable in the
9
circumstances.
10
Extension to external Territories
11
(12) Part 2 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation
12
to
the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) and the information
13
mentioned in subsection (2), extends to each external Territory to
14
which this Act extends because of rules made for the purposes of
15
section 6 of this Act.
16
Compliance and enforcement
Part 4
Investigation
Division 3
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Division
3--Investigation
1
21 Investigation powers
2
Provisions subject to investigation
3
(1) A provision is subject to investigation under Part 3 of the
4
Regulatory Powers Act if it is:
5
(a) an offence against this Act; or
6
(b) a civil penalty provision of this Act; or
7
(c) an offence against the
Crimes Act 1914
or the
Criminal Code
8
that relates to this Act or the rules.
9
Note:
Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for
10
investigating whether a provision has been contravened. It includes
11
powers of entry, search and seizure.
12
Related provisions
13
(2) For the purposes of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that
14
Part applies in relation to evidential material that relates to a
15
provision mentioned in subsection (1), there are no related
16
provisions.
17
Authorised applicant and authorised person
18
(3) For the purposes of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, a
19
compliance officer is both an authorised applicant and an
20
authorised person in relation to evidential material that relates to a
21
provision mentioned in subsection (1).
22
Issuing officer
23
(4) For the purposes of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, a
24
magistrate is an issuing officer in relation to evidential material
25
that relates to a provision mentioned in subsection (1).
26
Part 4
Compliance and enforcement
Division 3
Investigation
Section 21
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1
(5) For the purposes of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the
2
Secretary is the relevant chief executive in relation to evidential
3
material that relates to a provision mentioned in subsection (1).
4
(6) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to an SES employee, or
5
acting SES employe
e, in the Department the Secretary's powers
6
and functions under Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act in relation
7
to evidential material that relates to a provision mentioned in
8
subsection (1).
9
(7) A person exercising powers or performing functions under a
10
delegation under subsection (6) must comply with any directions of
11
the Secretary.
12
Relevant court
13
(8) For the purposes of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of
14
the following courts is a relevant court in relation to evidential
15
material that relates to a provision mentioned in subsection (1):
16
(a) the Federal Court of Australia;
17
(b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
18
(Division 2).
19
Person assisting
20
(9) A compliance officer may be assisted by other persons in
21
exercising powers or performing functions or duties under Part 3 of
22
the Regulatory Powers Act in relation to evidential material that
23
relates to a provision mentioned in subsection (1).
24
Use of force in executing an investigation warrant
25
(10) In executing an investigation warrant under Part 3 of the
26
Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to evidential
27
material that relates to a provision mentioned in subsection (1):
28
(a) an authorised person may use such force against things as is
29
necessary and reasonable in the circumstances; and
30
Compliance and enforcement
Part 4
Investigation
Division 3
Section 21
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(b) a person assisting the authorised person may use such force
1
against things as is necessary and reasonable in the
2
circumstances.
3
Extension to external Territories
4
(11) Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation
5
to
a provision mentioned in subsection (1), extends to each external
6
Territory to which this Act extends because of rules made for the
7
purposes of section 6 of this Act.
8
Part 4
Compliance and enforcement
Division 4
Civil penalty provisions
Section 22
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Division
4--Civil penalty provisions
1
22 Civil penalty provisions
2
Enforceable civil penalty provisions
3
(1) Each civil penalty provision of this Act is enforceable under Part 4
4
of the Regulatory Powers Act.
5
Note:
Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act allows a civil penalty provision to
6
be enforced by obtaining an order for a person to pay a pecuniary
7
penalty for the contravention of the provision.
8
Authorised applicant
9
(2) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the
10
Secretary is an authorised applicant in relation to the civil penalty
11
provisions of this Act.
12
(3) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to an SES employee, or
13
acting SES employee, in the Department the
Secretary's
powers
14
under Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act in relation to the civil
15
penalty provisions of this Act.
16
(4) A person exercising powers under a delegation under
17
subsection (3) must comply with any directions of the Secretary.
18
Relevant court
19
(5) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of
20
the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the civil
21
penalty provisions of this Act:
22
(a) the Federal Court of Australia;
23
(b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
24
(Division 2).
25
Liability of Crown
26
(6) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation
27
to the civil penalty provisions of this Act, does not make the
28
Compliance and enforcement
Part 4
Civil penalty provisions
Division 4
Section 22
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Crown liable to be subject to civil proceedings for a contravention
1
of a civil penalty provision.
2
Extension to external Territories
3
(7) Part 4 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation
4
to the civil penalty provisions of this Act, extends to each external
5
Territory to which this Act extends because of rules made for the
6
purposes of section 6 of this Act.
7
Part 4
Compliance and enforcement
Division 5
Infringement notices
Section 23
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Division
5--Infringement notices
1
23 Infringement notices
2
Provisions subject to an infringement notice
3
(1) The following provisions are subject to an infringement notice
4
under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act:
5
(a) subsection 17(1), (2), (3) or (4);
6
(b) subsection 18(1) or (2);
7
(c) subsection 26(4) or (5);
8
(d) subsection 47(1), (3), (5) or (8).
9
Note:
Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for using
10
infringement notices in relation to provisions.
11
Infringement officer
12
(2) For the purposes of Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, a
13
compliance officer is an infringement officer in relation to the
14
provisions mentioned in subsection (1).
15
Relevant chief executive
16
(3) For the purposes of Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the
17
Secretary is the relevant chief executive in relation to the
18
provisions mentioned in subsection (1).
19
(4) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to an SES employee, or
20
acting SES employee, in the Department the
Secretary's
powers
21
and functions under Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act in relation
22
to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1).
23
(5) A person exercising powers or performing functions under a
24
delegation under subsection (4) must comply with any directions of
25
the Secretary.
26
Compliance and enforcement
Part 4
Infringement notices
Division 5
Section 23
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Liability of Crown
1
(6) Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation
2
to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1), does not make the
3
Crown liable to be given an infringement notice.
4
Extension to external Territories
5
(7) Part 5 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation
6
to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1), extends to each
7
external Territory to which this Act extends because of rules made
8
for the purposes of section 6 of this Act.
9
Part 4
Compliance and enforcement
Division 6
Injunctions
Section 24
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Division
6--Injunctions
1
24 Injunctions
2
Enforceable provisions
3
(1) The provisions of this Act and the rules are enforceable under
4
Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act.
5
Note:
Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for using
6
injunctions to enforce provisions.
7
Authorised person
8
(2) For the purposes of Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, the
9
Secretary is an authorised person in relation to the provisions
10
mentioned in subsection (1).
11
(3) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to an SES employee, or
12
acting SES employee, in the Department the Secretary's powers
13
under Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act in relation to the
14
provisions mentioned in subsection (1).
15
(4) A person exercising powers under a delegation under
16
subsection (3) must comply with any directions of the Secretary.
17
Relevant court
18
(5) For the purposes of Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of
19
the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the provisions
20
mentioned in subsection (1):
21
(a) the Federal Court of Australia;
22
(b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
23
(Division 2).
24
Extension to external Territories
25
(6) Part 7 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation
26
to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1), extends to each
27
external Territory to which this Act extends because of rules made
28
for the purposes of section 6 of this Act.
29
Information management
Part 5
Introduction
Division 1
Section 25
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Part
5--Information management
1
Division
1--Introduction
2
25 Simplified outline of this Part
3
The Secretary may require from a person information or
4
documents relevant to the operation of this Act or the rules.
5
Entrusted persons can use or disclose information (referred to as
6
relevant levy/charge information) in accordance with this Act.
7
Entrusted persons may commit an offence or contravene a civil
8
penalty provision if they use or disclose protected information
9
other than in accordance with this Act.
10
Part 5
Information management
Division 2
Information gathering
Section 26
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Division
2--Information gathering
1
26 Secretary may require information or documents
2
(1) The Secretary may, by notice in writing given to a person, require
3
the person, within the period and in the manner specified in the
4
notice, to give the Secretary any information, or produce to the
5
Secretary any documents, specified in the notice that are relevant
6
to the operation of this Act or the rules.
7
(2) The period specified in the notice must be at least 14 days after the
8
day the notice is given.
9
(3) A notice under subsection (1) must set out the effect of the
10
following provisions:
11
(a) subsections (4) and (5) (about an offence or civil penalty for
12
failing to comply with the notice);
13
(b) subsections 47(3) and (5) (about a civil penalty for giving
14
false or misleading information or documents);
15
(c) section 137.1 of the
Criminal Code
(about an offence for
16
giving false or misleading information);
17
(d) section 137.2 of the
Criminal Code
(about an offence for
18
producing false or misleading documents).
19
Offence
20
(4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
21
(a) the person is given a notice under subsection (1); and
22
(b) the person fails to comply with the notice.
23
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
24
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
25
Civil penalty
26
(5) A person contravenes this subsection if:
27
(a) the person is given a notice under subsection (1); and
28
(b) the person fails to comply with the notice.
29
Information management
Part 5
Information gathering
Division 2
Section 27
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Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
1
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
2
27 Inspection and retention of documents and provision of certified
3
copy of documents
4
Secretary may inspect and copy documents
5
(1) The Secretary may:
6
(a) inspect a document produced under subsection 26(1); and
7
(b) make and retain copies of the whole or a part of the
8
document.
9
Secretary may retain documents
10
(2) The Secretary may take possession of a document produced under
11
subsection 26(1), and retain it for as long as is reasonably
12
necessary.
13
Certified copy of documents
14
(3) The person otherwise entitled to possession of a document
15
produced under subsection 26(1) is entitled to be supplied, as soon
16
as practicable, with a copy certified by the Secretary to be a true
17
copy.
18
(4) The certified copy must be received in all courts and tribunals as
19
evidence as if it were the original.
20
(5) Until a certified copy is supplied, the Secretary must provide the
21
person otherwise entitled to possession of the document, or a
22
person authorised by that person, reasonable access to the
23
document for the purposes of inspecting and making copies of the
24
document.
25
Part 5
Information management
Division 3
Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Section 28
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Division
3--Authorised uses and disclosures of information
1
Note:
Each provision in this Division that authorises the use or disclosure of information
2
provides an authorisation for the purposes of the
Privacy Act 1988
and other laws.
3
Subdivision A
--
Use or disclosure of relevant levy/charge
4
information
5
28 Use or disclosure for administering Acts or rules or for
6
agricultural research or policy development etc.
7
Administration of Acts or rules or monitoring compliance with this
8
Act or rules
9
(1) An entrusted person may use or disclose relevant levy/charge
10
information in the course of or for the purposes of:
11
(a) administering this Act or the rules or monitoring compliance
12
with this Act or the rules; or
13
(b) assisting another person to administer this Act or the rules or
14
monitor compliance with this Act or the rules; or
15
(c) administering the
Primary Industries Levies and Charges
16
Disbursement Act 2023
or the rules under that Act; or
17
(d) assisting another person to administer the
Primary Industries
18
Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2023
or the rules
19
under that Act.
20
Agricultural research or the development of agricultural policy
21
(2) An entrusted person may use or disclose relevant levy/charge
22
information for the purposes of agricultural research or the
23
development of agricultural policy or both.
24
Performing functions of ABARES
25
(3) An entrusted person who is an ABARES staff member may use or
26
disclose relevant levy/charge information in the course of or for the
27
purposes of:
28
Information management
Part 5
Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Division 3
Section 29
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(a) the performance of any of the functions of the part of the
1
Department known as the Australian Bureau of Agricultural
2
and Resource Economics and Sciences; or
3
(b) assisting another person to perform any of those functions.
4
Exception
5
(4) Subsection (2) or (3) does not apply to the disclosure of personal
6
information.
7
29 Disclosure to Commonwealth entities
8
Staff members of the Australian Bureau of Statistics
9
(1) An entrusted person may disclose relevant levy/charge
10
information, or provide electronic access to relevant levy/charge
11
information, to a staff member of the Australian Bureau of
12
Statistics if the disclosure or access is for the purposes of assisting
13
the Bureau to perform its functions or duties or exercise its powers.
14
Staff members of prescribed Commonwealth entities
15
(2) An entrusted person may disclose relevant levy/charge
16
information, or provide electronic access to relevant levy/charge
17
information, to a staff member of a Commonwealth entity
18
prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this subsection if the
19
disclosure or access is for the purposes of assisting the entity to
20
undertake agricultural research or develop agricultural policy or
21
both.
22
30 Use or disclosure of information for the purposes of other Acts
23
(1) An entrusted person may use or disclose relevant levy/charge
24
information if the use or disclosure is for the purposes of the
25
administration of an Act (other than this Act or the
Primary
26
Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2023
) that is
27
administered by the Minister.
28
Note:
Section 28 deals with the administration of this Act or the
Primary
29
Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2023
.
30
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Division 3
Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Section 31
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Exception
--
information to be used for maintaining register of levy
1
payers or charge payers etc.
2
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the use or disclosure of relevant
3
levy/charge information if that information:
4
(a) is of a kind covered by paragraph 32(a), (b) or (c); and
5
(b) was obtained for the purpose of it being disclosed to, or of
6
access to it being provided to, a declared recipient body or a
7
statutory recipient body under section 32 for a purpose
8
covered by subsection 42(1).
9
31 Disclosure of information about persons giving returns and
10
collection agents
11
(1) An entrusted person may disclose the following information, or
12
provide electronic access to the following information, to a person
13
or body covered by subsection (2):
14
(a) the name and contact details of a person or body who has
15
given a return under the rules;
16
(b) the name and contact details of a collection agent who, under
17
the rules, is or was liable to pay an amount as mentioned in
18
paragraph 10(1)(a).
19
(2) This subsection covers the following:
20
(a) a body that receives money under the
Primary Industries
21
Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2023
;
22
(b) an industry body that is representative of levy payers or
23
charge payers or of collection agents;
24
(c) any other person or body that is specified in an approval in
25
force under this section.
26
Approvals
27
(3) A person or body may, in writing, make a request to the Secretary
28
for an approval under subsection (4).
29
(4) If a person or body makes a request under subsection (3), the
30
Secretary must, in writing, grant the person or body an approval or
31
refuse to grant the person or body an approval.
32
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Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Division 3
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(5) If the Secretary grants the person or body an approval, the
1
Secretary must give the person or body a copy of the approval.
2
(6) If the Secretary refuses to grant the person or body an approval, the
3
Secretary must give the person or body written notice of the refusal
4
and of the reasons for the refusal.
5
(7) An approval under subsection (4) is not a legislative instrument.
6
Use of information
7
(8) If a person or body receives, or is provided access to, information
8
under subsection (1), the person or body may use the information
9
for:
10
(a) consulting persons on possible changes to provisions of
11
regulations made under:
12
(i) the
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 2023
; or
13
(ii) the
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 2023
; or
14
(iii) the
Primary Industries (Services) Levies Act 2023
; or
15
(b) consulting persons on possible changes to provisions of rules
16
made under this Act.
17
(9) In addition, if a body covered by paragraph (2)(a) receives, or is
18
provided access to, information under subsection (1), the body may
19
use the information for the purpose of:
20
(a) performing any of
the body's
functions under a law of the
21
Commonwealth; or
22
(b) performing any of
the body'
s obligations under a contract,
23
deed of agreement or other agreement between the
24
Commonwealth and the body.
25
(10) In addition, if a body covered by paragraph (2)(b) receives, or is
26
provided access to, information under subsection (1), the body may
27
use the information for the purpose of:
28
(a) performing any of
the body's
functions under an Act
29
mentioned in paragraph (8)(a); or
30
(b) performing any of
the body's
obligations under a contract,
31
deed of agreement or other agreement between the
32
Commonwealth and the body.
33
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Information management
Division 3
Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Section 32
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32 Disclosure of information to be used for maintaining register of
1
levy payers or charge payers etc.
2
An entrusted person may disclose the following information, or
3
provide electronic access to the following information, to a
4
declared recipient body or a statutory recipient body:
5
(a) the name, contact details, ABN (if any) and ACN (if any) of
6
any person who has paid, or is or was liable to pay, levy or
7
charge in relation to a collection commodity/service;
8
(b) details relating to the amount of levy or charge that the
9
person has paid, or is or was liable to pay, in relation to that
10
collection commodity/service;
11
(c) for levy or charge in relation to an animal product, plant
12
product, fungus product or algal product
--
any details
13
prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph,
14
being details that relate to the production or processing of
15
that product.
16
Note 1:
This section applies separately for each collection commodity/service
17
in respect of which a person has paid, or is or was liable to pay, levy
18
or charge.
19
Note 2:
For provisions about the use or disclosure of the information by the
20
declared recipient body or statutory recipient body, see Subdivision B.
21
33 Disclosure for the purposes of law enforcement
22
(1) An entrusted person may disclose relevant levy/charge information
23
to a body covered by subsection (2) if:
24
(a) the entrusted person reasonably believes that disclosing the
25
information is necessary for:
26
(i) the enforcement of the criminal law; or
27
(ii) the enforcement of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty;
28
or
29
(iii) the protection of public revenue; and
30
(b) the functions of the body include that enforcement or
31
protection; and
32
(c) for a body mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) or (d)
--
the body
33
has undertaken not to use or further disclose the information
34
except in accordance with an agreement that:
35
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Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Division 3
Section 34
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(i) is in force between the Commonwealth and the State or
1
Territory; and
2
(ii) applies in relation to the information; and
3
(d) for a body mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) or (d)
--
the
4
entrusted person is satisfied that the information will be used
5
or further disclosed only in accordance with the agreement.
6
(2) This subsection covers the following bodies:
7
(a) a Commonwealth entity;
8
(b) a State or Territory body;
9
(c) the Australian Federal Police;
10
(d) the police force or police service of a State or Territory.
11
34 Disclosure to State or Territory body
12
The Secretary may disclose relevant levy/charge information to a
13
State or Territory body if:
14
(a) the Secretary reasonably believes that disclosing the
15
information is necessary for the purposes of the
16
administration of a law of a State or Territory; and
17
(b) the State or Territory body has undertaken not to use or
18
further disclose the information except in accordance with an
19
agreement that:
20
(i) is in force between the Commonwealth and the State or
21
Territory; and
22
(ii) applies in relation to the information; and
23
(c) the Secretary is satisfied that the information will be used or
24
further disclosed only in accordance with the agreement.
25
35 Disclosure to a court, tribunal etc.
26
(1) An entrusted person may disclose relevant levy/charge information
27
to a court exercising federal jurisdiction.
28
(2) An entrusted person may disclose relevant levy/charge information
29
to:
30
(a) a court; or
31
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Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Section 36
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(b) a tribunal, authority or person that has the power to require
1
the answering of questions or the production of documents;
2
for the purposes of the enforcement of a law of the Commonwealth
3
or to assist the court, tribunal, authority or person to make or
4
review an administrative decision that is required or authorised to
5
be made or reviewed under a law of the Commonwealth.
6
36 Use or disclosure of statistics
7
An entrusted person may use or disclose relevant levy/charge
8
information if the information is statistics that are not likely to
9
enable the identification of a person.
10
37 Use or disclosure of publicly available information
11
An entrusted person may use or disclose relevant levy/charge
12
information if the information has already been lawfully made
13
available to the public.
14
38 Disclosure to person to whom information relates
15
An entrusted person may disclose relevant levy/charge information
16
to the person to whom the information relates.
17
39 Use or disclosure with consent
18
An entrusted person may use or disclose relevant levy/charge
19
information that relates to a person if:
20
(a) the person has consented to the use or disclosure; and
21
(b) the use or disclosure is in accordance with that consent.
22
40 Disclosure to person who provided information
23
An entrusted person may disclose relevant levy/charge information
24
to the person who provided the information.
25
41 Use or disclosure authorised by rules
26
(1) A person may use relevant levy/charge information if:
27
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(a) the person is included in a class of persons prescribed by
1
rules made for the purposes of this paragraph; and
2
(b) the use is for a purpose prescribed by rules made for the
3
purposes of this paragraph; and
4
(c) the information is of a kind prescribed by rules made for the
5
purposes of this paragraph; and
6
(d) the use complies with any conditions prescribed by rules
7
made for the purposes of this paragraph.
8
(2) A person may disclose relevant levy/charge information if:
9
(a) the person is included in a class of persons prescribed by
10
rules made for the purposes of this paragraph; and
11
(b) the disclosure is for a purpose prescribed by rules made for
12
the purposes of this paragraph; and
13
(c) the information is of a kind prescribed by rules made for the
14
purposes of this paragraph; and
15
(d) the disclosure complies with any conditions prescribed by
16
rules made for the purposes of this paragraph.
17
(3) Rules made for the purposes of this section must specify the
18
legislative power or powers of the Parliament in respect of which
19
the rules are made.
20
(4) The other provisions of this Subdivision do not limit the rules that
21
may be made for the purposes of this section.
22
Subdivision B
--
Secondary use or disclosure for declared
23
recipient bodies or statutory recipient bodies
24
42 Secondary use of information for maintaining register of levy
25
payers or charge payers etc.
26
(1) If a declared recipient body or a statutory recipient body receives,
27
or is provided access to, information under section 32, the body
28
may use the information for any of the following purposes:
29
(a) to maintain a register of levy payers or charge payers;
30
(b) to maintain a register of those persons eligible to vote in any
31
poll conducted by, or on behalf of, the body;
32
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Authorised uses and disclosures of information
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(c) in performing any of its functions under a law of the
1
Commonwealth;
2
(d) in performing any of its obligations under a contract, deed of
3
agreement or other agreement between the Commonwealth
4
and the body;
5
(e) for a declared recipient body
--
to determine whether a person
6
is, or remains eligible to be, a member or shareholder of the
7
body.
8
(2) A declared recipient body or a statutory recipient body commits an
9
offence if:
10
(a) the body receives, or is provided access to, information under
11
section 32; and
12
(b) the body uses that information; and
13
(c) the use is not a use for a purpose covered by subsection (1) of
14
this section.
15
Penalty: 240 penalty units.
16
43 Secondary disclosure of statistics or of information to approved
17
person or body
18
(1) If a declared recipient body or a statutory recipient body receives,
19
or is provided access to, information under section 32, the body
20
may:
21
(a) disclose the information to the public to the extent that the
22
information is statistics that are not likely to enable the
23
identification of a person; or
24
(b) disclose the information to another person or body that is
25
specified in an approval in force under section 44.
26
(2) A declared recipient body or a statutory recipient body commits an
27
offence if:
28
(a) the body receives, or is provided access to, information under
29
section 32; and
30
(b) the body discloses that information; and
31
(c) the disclosure is not a disclosure covered by subsection (1) of
32
this section.
33
Information management
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Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Division 3
Section 44
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Penalty: 240 penalty units.
1
44 Approvals for secondary disclosure by declared recipient bodies
2
or statutory recipient bodies
3
(1) A declared recipient body or a statutory recipient body may, in
4
writing, make a request to the Secretary for an approval under
5
subsection (3).
6
(2) The declared recipient body or statutory recipient body may make
7
a request under subsection (1) only if the request is for information
8
to be disclosed to another person or body for the purpose of the
9
information being used:
10
(a) for a research and development activity; or
11
(b) for marketing activities; or
12
(c) for biosecurity purposes; or
13
(d) for National Residue Survey purposes; or
14
(e) in connection with any activity carried out, or proposed to be
15
carried out, by the declared recipient body or statutory
16
recipient body for the benefit of levy payers or charge payers
17
in relation to collection commodities/services of a particular
18
kind.
19
(3) If a declared recipient body or statutory recipient body makes a
20
request under subsection (1), the Secretary must, in writing, grant
21
the body an approval or refuse to grant the body an approval.
22
(4) An approval must specify a person or body for the purposes of
23
paragraph 43(1)(b).
24
(5) A condition of an approval is that the declared recipient body or
25
statutory recipient body may disclose the information only to the
26
person or body so specified and only for a purpose specified in the
27
approval. The purpose must be one covered by subsection (2).
28
(6) The Secretary may grant an approval subject to any other
29
conditions specified in the approval.
30
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Authorised uses and disclosures of information
Section 44
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(7) If the Secretary grants the declared recipient body or statutory
1
recipient body an approval, the Secretary must give that body a
2
copy of the approval.
3
(8) If the Secretary refuses to grant the declared recipient body or
4
statutory recipient body an approval, the Secretary must give that
5
body written notice of the refusal and of the reasons for the refusal.
6
(9) An approval under subsection (3) is not a legislative instrument.
7
Civil penalty
8
(10) A declared recipient body or a statutory recipient body contravenes
9
this subsection if:
10
(a) an approval granted to the body under subsection (3) is in
11
force; and
12
(b) the approval is subject to a condition; and
13
(c) the body does an act or omits to do an act; and
14
(d) the act or omission breaches the condition.
15
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
16
Information management
Part 5
Protected information
Division 4
Section 45
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Division
4--Protected information
1
45 Offence and civil penalty
--
use or disclosure of protected
2
information
3
Offence
4
(1) A person commits an offence if:
5
(a) the person is, or has been, an entrusted person; and
6
(b) the person has obtained or generated information in the
7
course of or for the purposes of:
8
(i) administering this Act or the rules or monitoring
9
compliance with this Act or the rules; or
10
(ii) assisting another person to administer this Act or the
11
rules or monitor compliance with this Act or the rules;
12
and
13
(c) the information is of a kind covered by subsection (3); and
14
(d) the person uses or discloses the information.
15
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.
16
Civil penalty
17
(2) A person contravenes this subsection if:
18
(a) the person is, or has been, an entrusted person; and
19
(b) the person has obtained or generated information in the
20
course of or for the purposes of:
21
(i) administering this Act or the rules or monitoring
22
compliance with this Act or the rules; or
23
(ii) assisting another person to administer this Act or the
24
rules or monitor compliance with this Act or the rules;
25
and
26
(c) the information is of a kind covered by subsection (3); and
27
(d) the person uses or discloses the information.
28
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
29
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Information management
Division 4
Protected information
Section 45
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Protected information
1
(3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), this subsection covers
2
information (including commercially sensitive information) the
3
disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to found an
4
action by a person (other than the Commonwealth) for breach of a
5
duty of confidence.
6
Exception
--
required or authorised by law
7
(4) Subsection (1) or (2) does not apply if the use or disclosure of the
8
information is required or authorised by:
9
(a) this Act or another law of the Commonwealth; or
10
(b) a law of a State or Territory prescribed by rules made for the
11
purposes of this paragraph.
12
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in
13
this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the
Criminal Code
and
14
section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
15
Exception
--
good faith
16
(5) Subsection (1) or (2) does not apply if the person uses or discloses
17
the information in good faith:
18
(a) in the purported administering of this Act or the rules or
19
purported monitoring of compliance with this Act or the
20
rules; or
21
(b) in assisting another person in the purported administering of
22
this Act or the rules or purported monitoring of compliance
23
with this Act or the rules.
24
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in
25
this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the
Criminal Code
and
26
section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
27
Other matters
Part 6
Introduction
Division 1
Section 46
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Part
6--Other matters
1
Division
1--Introduction
2
46 Simplified outline of this Part
3
This Part deals with various matters, such as civil penalties for
4
false or misleading information or documents, reconsideration and
5
review of decisions, self-incrimination, the appointment of
6
compliance officers, delegation by the Secretary and the making of
7
rules by the Secretary.
8
Part 6
Other matters
Division 2
Civil penalty provisions for false or misleading information or documents
Section 47
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Division
2--Civil penalty provisions for false or misleading
1
information or documents
2
47 Civil penalty provisions for false or misleading information or
3
documents
4
Returns
5
(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
6
(a) the person gives a return under the rules; and
7
(b) the person does so knowing that the return is false or
8
misleading.
9
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
10
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
11
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the return is not false or
12
misleading in a material particular.
13
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this
14
subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
15
Other documents
16
(3) A person contravenes this subsection if:
17
(a) the person produces a document to the Secretary in
18
compliance or purported compliance with a requirement
19
under subsection 26(1); and
20
(b) the person does so knowing that the document is false or
21
misleading.
22
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
23
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
24
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the document is not false or
25
misleading in a material particular.
26
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this
27
subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
28
Other matters
Part 6
Civil penalty provisions for false or misleading information or documents
Division 2
Section 47
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Information
1
(5) A person contravenes this subsection if:
2
(a) the person gives information to the Secretary in compliance
3
or purported compliance with a requirement under subsection
4
26(1); and
5
(b) the person does so knowing that the information:
6
(i) is false or misleading; or
7
(ii) omits any matter or thing without which the information
8
is misleading.
9
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
10
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
11
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply as a result of subparagraph (5)(b)(i)
12
if the information is not false or misleading in a material particular.
13
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this
14
subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
15
(7) Subsection (5) does not apply as a result of subparagraph (5)(b)(ii)
16
if the information did not omit any matter or thing without which
17
the information is misleading in a material particular.
18
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this
19
subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
20
Application for return exemption
21
(8) A person contravenes this subsection if:
22
(a) the person makes a statement (whether orally, in a document
23
or in any other way) in, or in connection with, an application
24
made under rules made for the purposes of paragraph
25
59(2)(e); and
26
(b) the person does so knowing that the statement:
27
(i) is false or misleading; or
28
(ii) omits any matter or thing without which the statement is
29
misleading.
30
Note:
See also section 23 (about infringement notices).
31
Civil penalty:
60 penalty units.
32
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Other matters
Division 2
Civil penalty provisions for false or misleading information or documents
Section 47
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(9) Subsection (8) does not apply as a result of subparagraph (8)(b)(i)
1
if the statement is not false or misleading in a material particular.
2
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this
3
subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
4
(10) Subsection (8) does not apply as a result of subparagraph (8)(b)(ii)
5
if the statement did not omit any matter or thing without which the
6
statement is misleading in a material particular.
7
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this
8
subsection (see section 96 of the Regulatory Powers Act).
9
Other matters
Part 6
Reconsideration and review of decisions
Division 3
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59
Division
3--Reconsideration and review of decisions
1
48 Internal reconsideration of decisions
2
(1) A person (the
aggrieved person
) whose interests are affected by a
3
decision of the following kind may request the Secretary to
4
reconsider the decision:
5
(a) a decision of the Secretary to refuse to remit an amount that a
6
person is liable to pay by way of penalty under section 9 or
7
11;
8
(b) a decision of the Secretary under subsection 31(4) to grant, or
9
to refuse to grant, a person or body an approval;
10
(c) a decision of the Secretary under subsection 44(3) to grant, or
11
to refuse to grant, a body an approval;
12
(d) a decision of the Secretary to specify conditions in an
13
approval granted under subsection 44(3);
14
(e) a decision of the Secretary under subsection 53(4);
15
(f) a decision prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this
16
paragraph.
17
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a reviewable decision that is made
18
by the Secretary personally.
19
Form and timing of request
20
(3) The aggrieved person must make the request in writing:
21
(a) for a reviewable decision covered by paragraph (1)(a), (b),
22
(c), (d) or (e)
--
before the end of the period of 28 days
23
beginning on the day on which that person is notified of the
24
reviewable decision; or
25
(b) for a reviewable decision covered by paragraph (1)(f)
--
26
before the end of the period prescribed by the rules.
27
However, if the Secretary allows a longer period for making the
28
request, that person must make the request in writing before the
29
end of that longer period.
30
Part 6
Other matters
Division 3
Reconsideration and review of decisions
Section 48
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Reasons for request
1
(4) The aggrieved person must set out in the request the reasons for the
2
request.
3
Review of decision
4
(5) On receiving a request made in accordance with subsections (3)
5
and (4), the Secretary must either:
6
(a) reconsider the reviewable decision personally; or
7
(b) cause the reviewable decision to be reconsidered by a person
8
(the
internal reviewer
):
9
(i) who was not involved in making that decision; and
10
(ii) who is an SES employee, or acting SES employee, in
11
the Department or an APS employee in the Department
12
who holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 2
13
position; and
14
(iii) who occupies a position senior to the person who made
15
that decision.
16
(6) The Secretary or internal reviewer:
17
(a) must affirm, vary or set aside the reviewable decision; and
18
(b) if the Secretary or the internal reviewer sets aside the
19
reviewable decision
--
may make such other decision as the
20
Secretary or the internal reviewer thinks appropriate.
21
(7) The Secretary or internal reviewer must do so before the end of:
22
(a) the period of 45 days beginning on the day the Secretary
23
receives the request, unless paragraph (b) applies; or
24
(b) if the aggrieved person and the Secretary or internal reviewer
25
agree on a longer period
--
that longer period.
26
Notice of decision on reconsideration
27
(8) The Secretary or internal reviewer must give the aggrieved person
28
writte
n notice of the Secretary's or internal reviewer's decision on
29
reconsideration and of the reasons for that decision.
30
Note:
Section 27A of the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
requires
31
the person to be notified of the person's review rights.
32
Other matters
Part 6
Reconsideration and review of decisions
Division 3
Section 49
No. , 2023
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61
When decision on reconsideration takes effect
1
(9)
The Secretary's or internal reviewer's
decision on reconsideration
2
takes effect:
3
(a) on the day specified in the notice; or
4
(b) if a day is not specified
--
on the day on which that decision is
5
made.
6
Secretary or internal reviewer may be taken to have affirmed
7
decision
8
(10) The Secretary or internal reviewer is taken to have made a decision
9
affirming the decision under reconsideration if the Secretary or
10
internal reviewer has not notified the aggrieved person of the
11
Secretary's or internal reviewer's decision on reconsideration
12
before the end of the period applicable under subsection (7).
13
49 Administrative Appeals Tribunal review of decisions
14
Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
15
for review of the following decisions:
16
(a) a reviewable decision that is made by the Secretary
17
personally;
18
(b) a decision under subsection 48(6) that is made, or a decision
19
under subsection 48(10) that is taken to have been made, by
20
the Secretary or internal reviewer.
21
Part 6
Other matters
Division 4
Self-incrimination and court orders
Section 50
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Division
4--Self
-
incrimination and court orders
1
50 Self-incrimination etc.
2
(1) An individual is not excused from giving a return or notice under
3
the rules, or giving information or producing a document under
4
section 26, on the ground that giving the return or notice, or giving
5
the information or producing the document, might tend to
6
incriminate the individual in relation to an offence.
7
Note:
A body corporate is not entitled to claim the privilege against
8
self-incrimination.
9
(2) However:
10
(a) the return, notice or information given or document
11
produced; and
12
(b) the giving of the return, notice or information or the
13
production of the document; and
14
(c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or
15
indirect consequence of the giving of the return, notice or
16
information or the production of the document;
17
are not admissible in evidence against the individual in criminal
18
proceedings, other than:
19
(d) proceedings for an offence against section 17 or 26; or
20
(e) proceedings for an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of
21
the
Criminal Code
that relates to this Act or the rules.
22
(3) If, at general law, an individual would otherwise be able to claim
23
the privilege against self-exposure to a penalty (other than a
24
penalty for an offence) in relation to:
25
(a) giving a return or notice under the rules; or
26
(b) giving information or producing a document under
27
section 26;
28
the individual is not excused from giving the return or notice, or
29
giving the information or producing the document, on that ground.
30
Note:
A body corporate is not entitled to claim the privilege against
31
self-exposure to a penalty.
32
Other matters
Part 6
Self-incrimination and court orders
Division 4
Section 51
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63
51 Court orders
1
If a person is convicted by a court of an offence against section 17
2
or 26, the court may order the person to give the return, notice or
3
information concerned, or produce the document concerned, in
4
accordance with the order.
5
Part 6
Other matters
Division 5
Other provisions
Section 52
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Division
5--Other provisions
1
52 Appointment of compliance officers
2
The Secretary may, in writing, appoint an APS employee in the
3
Department, or each APS employee in the Department included in
4
a specified class of APS employees in the Department, to be a
5
compliance officer for the purposes of this Act.
6
Note:
Compliance officers have powers and functions under the Regulatory
7
Powers Act in relation to the enforcement of this Act: see Part 4.
8
53 Secretary may arrange for use of computer programs to make
9
decisions
10
(1)
The Secretary may arrange for the use, under the Secretary's
11
control, of computer programs for any purposes for which the
12
Secretary may, under this Act or the rules, make a decision of a
13
kind specified in the rules for the purposes of this subsection.
14
(2) The Secretary must take all reasonable steps to ensure that each
15
decision made by the operation of a computer program under an
16
arrangement made under subsection (1) is a decision that the
17
Secretary could validly make under this Act or the rules.
18
Decision made by computer taken to be Secretary's decision
19
(3) For the purposes of this Act, a decision made by the operation of a
20
computer program under an arrangement made under
21
subsection (1) is taken to be a decision made by the Secretary.
22
Secretary may substitute a decision
23
(4) The Secretary may make a decision in substitution for a decision
24
the Secretary is taken to have made under subsection (3) if the
25
Secretary is satisfied that the decision made by the operation of the
26
computer program is not the correct or preferable decision.
27
Other matters
Part 6
Other provisions
Division 5
Section 54
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65
Arrangement not a legislative instrument
1
(5) If an arrangement under subsection (1) is made in writing, the
2
arrangement is not a legislative instrument.
3
54 Delegation by Secretary
4
SES employees or acting SES employees
5
(1) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to an SES employee, or
6
acting SES employee, in the Department all or any of the
7
Secretary's functions or powers under this Ac
t or the rules, other
8
than those under subsection 53(1) or (2) or section 59.
9
Executive Level 2 employees
10
(2) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to an APS employee in the
11
Department who holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 2
12
position all or any
of the Secretary's functions or powers under this
13
Act or the rules, other than those under section 52, 53, 55 or 59.
14
Other APS employees
15
(3) The Secretary may, in writing, delegate to an APS employee in the
16
Department (except one mentioned in subsection (1) or (2)) all or
17
any of the Secretary's functions or powers under this Act or the
18
rules, other than those under section 48, 52, 53, 55 or 59.
19
Directions to delegate
20
(4) A delegate must comply with any directions of the Secretary in
21
performing a function or exercising a power under a delegation.
22
55 Electronic system for giving returns or information
23
(1) The Secretary may establish, administer and maintain an electronic
24
system for the purpose of the giving of returns or information
25
electronically under the rules.
26
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Secretary may provide for the
27
electronic system to:
28
Part 6
Other matters
Division 5
Other provisions
Section 56
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(a) require information (including personal information) to be
1
included in returns given electronically under the rules; and
2
(b) require different information to be included in returns given
3
electronically under the rules in relation to different
4
collection commodities/services or to different periods.
5
56 Treatment of partnerships
6
(1) This Act and the rules apply to a partnership as if it were a person,
7
but with the changes set out in this section.
8
(2) An obligation that would otherwise be imposed on the partnership
9
by this Act or the rules is imposed on each partner instead, but may
10
be discharged by any of the partners.
11
(3) If this Act or the rules would otherwise permit something to be
12
done by the partnership, the thing may be done by one or more of
13
the partners on behalf of the partnership.
14
(4) An offence against this Act that would otherwise have been
15
committed by the partnership is taken to have been committed by
16
each partner in the partnership, at the time the offence was
17
committed, who:
18
(a) did the relevant act or made the relevant omission; or
19
(b) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the relevant act or
20
omission; or
21
(c) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
22
relevant act or omission (whether directly or indirectly and
23
whether by any act or omission of the partner).
24
(5) A civil penalty provision of this Act that would otherwise have
25
been contravened by the partnership is taken to have been
26
contravened by each partner in the partnership, at the time the
27
provision was contravened, who:
28
(a) did the relevant act or made the relevant omission; or
29
(b) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the relevant act or
30
omission; or
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(c) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
32
relevant act or omission (whether directly or indirectly and
33
whether by any act or omission of the partner).
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(6) For the purposes of this Act and the rules, a change in the
1
composition of a partnership does not affect the continuity of the
2
partnership.
3
57 Treatment of trusts
4
(1) This Act and the rules apply to a trust as if it were a person, but
5
with the changes set out in this section.
6
Trusts with a single trustee
7
(2) If the trust has a single trustee:
8
(a) an obligation that would otherwise be imposed on the trust by
9
this Act or the rules is imposed on the trustee instead; and
10
(b) if this Act or the rules would otherwise permit something to
11
be done by the trust, the thing may be done by the trustee;
12
and
13
(c) an offence against this Act that would otherwise have been
14
committed by the trust is taken to have been committed by
15
the trustee; and
16
(d) a civil penalty provision of this Act that would otherwise
17
have been contravened by the trust is taken to have been
18
contravened by the trustee.
19
Trusts with multiple trustees
20
(3) If the trust has 2 or more trustees:
21
(a) an obligation that would otherwise be imposed on the trust by
22
this Act or the rules is imposed on each trustee instead, but
23
may be discharged by any of the trustees; and
24
(b) if this Act or the rules would otherwise permit something to
25
be done by the trust, the thing may be done by one or more of
26
the trustees on behalf of the trust; and
27
(c) an offence against this Act that would otherwise have been
28
committed by the trust is taken to have been committed by
29
each trustee of the trust, at the time the offence was
30
committed, who:
31
(i) did the relevant act or made the relevant omission; or
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(ii) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the relevant act or
1
omission; or
2
(iii) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
3
relevant act or omission (whether directly or indirectly
4
and whether by any act or omission of the trustee); and
5
(d) a civil penalty provision of this Act that would otherwise
6
have been contravened by the trust is taken to have been
7
contravened by each trustee of the trust, at the time the
8
provision was contravened, who:
9
(i) did the relevant act or made the relevant omission; or
10
(ii) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the relevant act or
11
omission; or
12
(iii) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
13
relevant act or omission (whether directly or indirectly
14
and whether by any act or omission of the trustee).
15
58 Treatment of unincorporated bodies or associations
16
(1) This Act and the rules apply to an unincorporated body or
17
association as if it were a person, but with the changes set out in
18
this section.
19
(2) An obligation that would otherwise be imposed on the body or
20
association by this Act or the rules is imposed on each member of
21
the body's or association's committee of management instead, but
22
may be discharged by any of the members.
23
(3) If this Act or the rules would otherwise permit something to be
24
done by the body or association, the thing may be done by one or
25
more of the members of the body's or association's committee of
26
management on behalf of the body or association.
27
(4) An offence against this Act that would otherwise have been
28
committed by the body or association is taken to have been
29
committed by
each member of the body's or association's
30
committee of management, at the time the offence was committed,
31
who:
32
(a) did the relevant act or made the relevant omission; or
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(b) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the relevant act or
1
omission; or
2
(c) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
3
relevant act or omission (whether directly or indirectly and
4
whether by any act or omission of the member).
5
(5) A civil penalty provision of this Act that would otherwise have
6
been contravened by the body or association is taken to have been
7
contravened by each member of the committee of management of
8
the body or association, at the time the provision was contravened,
9
who:
10
(a) did the relevant act or made the relevant omission; or
11
(b) aided, abetted, counselled or procured the relevant act or
12
omission; or
13
(c) was in any way knowingly concerned in, or party to, the
14
relevant act or omission (whether directly or indirectly and
15
whether by any act or omission of the member).
16
59 Rules
17
Rules for better securing the payment of levy or charge
18
(1) For better securing the payment of levy or charge imposed in
19
relation to collection commodities/services, the Secretary may, by
20
legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:
21
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the
22
rules; or
23
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or
24
giving effect to this Act.
25
(2) The rules may make provision for and in relation to the following:
26
(a) requiring levy payers, charge payers, collection agents or
27
other persons to give returns or written notices for the
28
purposes of this Act or the rules;
29
(b) requiring persons to make and keep records in relation to
30
collection commodities/services;
31
(c) requiring persons to make and keep records, or to give
32
written notices, if they consider that an exemption from levy
33
or charge applies;
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(d) authorising persons who are liable to pay an amount as
1
mentioned in paragraph 10(1)(a) to request information from
2
other persons in connection with completing a return or
3
making records;
4
(e) authorising persons to make applications for exemptions
5
from the requirement to give returns for particular periods.
6
(3) Without limiting paragraph (2)(a), the rules may provide for
7
returns:
8
(a) to be in the approved form and to include the information
9
required by the form; or
10
(b) to be given electronically using an approved electronic
11
system and to include the information required by that system
12
to be included in returns so given.
13
The information covered by paragraph (a) or (b) may include
14
personal information.
15
Instruments
16
(4) The rules may make provision in relation to a matter by conferring
17
on the Minister or the Secretary a power to make a legislative
18
instrument, a notifiable instrument or other written instrument.
19
Incorporation of other instruments
20
(5) Despite subsection 14(2) of the
Legislation Act 2003
, the rules may
21
make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or
22
incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained
23
in an instrument or other writing as in force or existing from time
24
to time.
25
Decisions of administrative character
26
(6) The rules may make provision in relation to a matter by conferring
27
on the Minister or the Secretary a power to make a decision of an
28
administrative character.
29
No limit on subsection (1)
30
(7) Subsections (2) to (6) do not limit subsection (1).
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Limitation
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(8) To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:
2
(a) create an offence or civil penalty;
3
(b) provide powers of:
4
(i) arrest or detention; or
5
(ii) entry, search or seizure;
6
(c) impose a tax;
7
(d) set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated
8
Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act;
9
(e) directly amend the text of this Act.
10