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STEEL TRANSFORMATION PLAN BILL 2011

2010-2011
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011
No. , 2011
(Innovation, Industry, Science and Research)
A Bill for an Act to provide for the transformation
of the Australian steel manufacturing industry, and
for related purposes
i Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011
Contents
Part 1--Preliminary
1
1 Short
title
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1
2 Commencement
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2
3 Object
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2
4 Definitions
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3
Part 2--Competitiveness assistance advances
5
5
Applying for competitiveness assistance advances ............................ 5
6 Approving
competitiveness
assistance advances ............................... 5
7
Amount of assistance available .......................................................... 7
8
Payments not to be made after 30 June 2012 ..................................... 7
Part 3--The Steel Transformation Plan
8
9
Making the Steel Transformation Plan .............................................. 8
10
Matters that may be included in the Steel Transformation
Plan .................................................................................................... 8
11
Variation of Steel Transformation Plan ............................................. 9
12 Circumstances
in
which
STP payments payable ................................ 9
13
Amount of assistance available ........................................................ 10
14
Payments not to be made after 31 December 2016 .......................... 10
Part 4--Monitoring
11
Division 1--Access to premises
11
15
Allowing access to premises ............................................................ 11
16
Operation of electronic equipment by authorised officers ............... 12
17
Compensation for damage to electronic equipment ......................... 12
18
Appointment of authorised officers ................................................. 13
19 Identity
cards
...................................................................................
14
Division 2--Information gathering powers
15
20
Secretary may obtain information and documents ........................... 15
21 Copying
documents--compensation ............................................... 16
22
Secretary may inspect and copy original documents ....................... 16
23 Secretary
may
retain
original documents ......................................... 16
24
Secretary may inspect and retain copies of documents .................... 17
25 Self-incrimination
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17
Part 5--Miscellaneous
18
26 Annual
report
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18
27 Delegation
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18
28 Appropriation
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Recovery of amounts by Commonwealth ........................................ 19
30 Regulations
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Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011 1
A Bill for an Act to provide for the transformation
1
of the Australian steel manufacturing industry, and
2
for related purposes
3
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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Part 1--Preliminary
5
6
1 Short title
7
This Act may be cited as the Steel Transformation Plan Act 2011.
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Part 1 Preliminary
Section 2
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2 Commencement
1
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
2
commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
3
column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
4
according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provision(s)
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
30
The later of:
(a) the day this Act receives the Royal
Assent; and
(b) the day after the Clean Energy Act 2011,
and all of the Acts mentioned in item 2
of the table in section 2 of that Act, have
received the Royal Assent.
However, the provision(s) do not commence
at all unless all the Acts mentioned in
paragraph (b) of this item receive the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
7
enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
8
this Act.
9
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
10
Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
11
may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Object
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(1) The object of this Act is to encourage investment, innovation and
14
competitiveness in the Australian steel manufacturing industry in
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Preliminary Part 1
Section 4
Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011 3
order to assist the industry to transform into an efficient and
1
economically sustainable industry in a low carbon economy.
2
(2) The object is to be achieved in a way that:
3
(a) improves environmental outcomes for the Australian steel
4
manufacturing industry; and
5
(b) promotes the development of workforce skills in the
6
Australian steel manufacturing industry.
7
4 Definitions
8
In this Act:
9
Australian steel manufacturing industry means industry carried
10
on in Australia for the manufacture of crude carbon steel using
11
either of the following methods:
12
(a) integrated iron and steel manufacturing that involves the
13
physical and chemical transformation of iron ore into crude
14
carbon steel;
15
(b) a method that involves the physical and chemical
16
transformation of cold ferrous feed into crude carbon steel.
17
authorised officer means a person appointed by the Secretary
18
under section 18.
19
competitiveness assistance advance has the meaning given by
20
section 5.
21
constitutional corporation means a corporation to which
22
paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
23
damage, in relation to data, includes damage by erasure of data or
24
addition of other data.
25
eligible activities has the meaning given by section 10.
26
eligible corporation: a corporation is an eligible corporation at a
27
particular time if:
28
(a) at that time, the corporation is a constitutional corporation
29
that manufactures steel in Australia using either of the
30
following methods:
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Section 4
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(i) integrated iron and steel manufacturing that involves the
1
physical and chemical transformation of iron ore into
2
crude carbon steel;
3
(ii) a method that involves the physical and chemical
4
transformation of cold ferrous feed into crude carbon
5
steel; and
6
(b) the corporation produced at least 500,000 tonnes of crude
7
carbon steel in Australia using either of those methods:
8
(i) in the financial year that ended most recently before that
9
time; and
10
(ii) in the 2009-2010 financial year.
11
permitted monitoring has the meaning given by section 15.
12
plan years has the meaning given by section 12.
13
premises includes the following:
14
(a) a structure, building, vehicle, vessel or aircraft;
15
(b) a place (whether or not enclosed or built on);
16
(c) a part of a thing referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
17
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.
18
Steel Transformation Plan has the meaning given by section 9.
19
STP participants has the meaning given by section 9.
20
STP payments has the meaning given by section 9.
21
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Competitiveness assistance advances Part 2
Section 5
Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011 5
Part 2--Competitiveness assistance advances
1
2
5 Applying for competitiveness assistance advances
3
(1) An eligible corporation may apply to the Minister (in accordance
4
with subsection (2)) for a payment of financial assistance (a
5
competitiveness assistance advance) to assist the corporation to
6
undertake activities that will significantly enhance the
7
competitiveness and economic sustainability of the Australian steel
8
manufacturing industry in a low carbon economy.
9
Note:
Under section 8, competitiveness assistance advances must not be paid
10
after 30 June 2012.
11
(2) The application must:
12
(a) be in the form approved by the Secretary; and
13
(b) include, or be accompanied by, the information and
14
documents required by the form; and
15
(c) be lodged as specified in the form.
16
(3) For the purpose of assessing the corporation's application, the
17
Minister may request the corporation to give to the Minister
18
specified additional information or a specified additional document
19
that the Minister considers is needed in order to be satisfied as
20
mentioned in paragraph 6(1)(b).
21
(4) The Minister does not have to consider, or further consider, the
22
application until the additional information or document has been
23
provided.
24
6 Approving competitiveness assistance advances
25
(1) The Minister may approve the payment of a competitiveness
26
assistance advance to a corporation if:
27
(a) the corporation applies in accordance with subsection 5(2);
28
and
29
(b) the Minister is satisfied that:
30
(i) at the time of applying the corporation was an eligible
31
corporation; and
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Part 2 Competitiveness assistance advances
Section 6
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(ii) the advance is necessary to assist the corporation to
1
undertake activities that will significantly enhance the
2
competitiveness and economic sustainability of the
3
Australian steel manufacturing industry in a low carbon
4
economy.
5
(2) If the Minister approves the payment of a competitiveness
6
assistance advance to a corporation, the advance is payable by the
7
Commonwealth to the corporation as determined under
8
paragraph (3)(a).
9
(3) If the Minister approves the payment of a competitiveness
10
assistance advance to a corporation, the Minister must:
11
(a) determine (consistently with sections 7 and 8):
12
(i) the amount of the advance; and
13
(ii) the time or times at which the advance is to be paid; and
14
(iii) any conditions to which the advance is subject; and
15
(b) as soon as practicable after approving the payment of the
16
advance, publish the following details on the Department's
17
website:
18
(i) the name of the corporation;
19
(ii) the amount of the advance.
20
(4) Without limiting subparagraph (3)(a)(iii), the conditions that may
21
be determined under that subparagraph include conditions about
22
the following:
23
(a) the recovery (including by way of offset) by the
24
Commonwealth of amounts of competitiveness assistance
25
advance;
26
(b) requiring the corporation to allow authorised officers access
27
to specified premises for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 4.
28
(5) The following are not legislative instruments:
29
(a) an approval under subsection (1);
30
(b) a determination under subsection (3).
31
Competitiveness assistance advances Part 2
Section 7
Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011 7
7 Amount of assistance available
1
(1) The total amount of competitiveness assistance advances must not
2
exceed $164 million.
3
(2) The total amount of competitiveness assistance advances paid to a
4
particular corporation must not exceed $100 million.
5
(3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), amounts recovered
6
(including by way of offset) by the Commonwealth are to be
7
treated as if they had never been paid.
8
Note:
Amounts of competitiveness assistance advances paid under this Part
9
will reduce the amount of assistance available under Part 3: see
10
subsection 13(2).
11
8 Payments not to be made after 30 June 2012
12
Competitiveness assistance advances must not be paid after
13
30 June 2012.
14
15
Part 3 The Steel Transformation Plan
Section 9
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Part 3--The Steel Transformation Plan
1
2
9 Making the Steel Transformation Plan
3
(1) To further the object of this Act, the Minister must, by legislative
4
instrument, make a plan (the Steel Transformation Plan)
5
providing for the payment of amounts (STP payments) to eligible
6
corporations (STP participants) that are registered under the Steel
7
Transformation Plan.
8
(2) The Steel Transformation Plan is to be a self-assessment plan.
9
10 Matters that may be included in the Steel Transformation Plan
10
(1) The Steel Transformation Plan may make provision for the
11
following matters:
12
(a) the registration of eligible corporations as STP participants,
13
including:
14
(i) the process for becoming registered; and
15
(ii) any conditions to which the registration of STP
16
participants is subject; and
17
(iii) the deregistration of STP participants;
18
(b) the making of STP payments (consistently with sections 12,
19
13 and 14) to STP participants, including:
20
(i) the activities (eligible activities) in respect of which
21
STP payments may be made; and
22
(ii) any conditions to be complied with by STP participants
23
in order to be eligible to receive STP payments; and
24
(iii) the calculation of the amount of STP payments; and
25
(iv) the process for claiming and making STP payments;
26
(c) the recovery (including by way of offset) by the
27
Commonwealth of amounts of STP payments;
28
(d) the payment of interest on overpaid amounts of STP
29
payments;
30
(e) the inalienability of STP payments, except with the approval
31
of the Secretary;
32
(f) the review of decisions made under the Plan;
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The Steel Transformation Plan Part 3
Section 11
Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011 9
(g) other matters that are:
1
(i) required or permitted by this Act to be included in the
2
Plan; or
3
(ii) necessary or convenient to be included in the Plan.
4
(2) Without limiting subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), the conditions referred to
5
in that subparagraph may include a condition requiring an STP
6
participant to allow authorised officers access to specified premises
7
for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 4.
8
(3) The Steel Transformation Plan may make provision in relation to a
9
matter by conferring a power to make a decision of an
10
administrative character on the Secretary.
11
(4) If the Steel Transformation Plan confers power on the Secretary to
12
make a decision of an administrative character, the Plan may also
13
make provision for the Secretary to delegate that power to an SES
14
officer in the Department.
15
11 Variation of Steel Transformation Plan
16
The Steel Transformation Plan may be varied, but not revoked, in
17
accordance with subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act
18
1901.
19
12 Circumstances in which STP payments payable
20
(1) STP payments must only be made to an STP participant in respect
21
of eligible activities conducted by the participant during a plan
22
year.
23
(2)
The
plan years are:
24
(a) the 2012-2013 financial year; and
25
(b) the 2013-2014 financial year; and
26
(c) the 2014-2015 financial year; and
27
(d) the 2015-2016 financial year.
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Part 3 The Steel Transformation Plan
Section 13
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13 Amount of assistance available
1
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the total amount of STP payments must
2
not exceed $300 million.
3
(2) The amount mentioned in subsection (1) is to be reduced by the
4
total amount of competitiveness assistance advances paid under
5
Part 2.
6
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the total amount of STP payments paid in
7
respect of a plan year must not exceed $75 million.
8
(4) However, if the total amount of STP payments paid in respect of a
9
particular plan year is less than $75 million, the balance may be
10
paid in respect of any later plan year.
11
(5) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (4), amounts recovered
12
(including by way of offset) by the Commonwealth are to be
13
treated as if they had never been paid.
14
14 Payments not to be made after 31 December 2016
15
STP payments must not be paid after 31 December 2016.
16
17
Monitoring Part 4
Access to premises Division 1
Section 15
Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011 11
Part 4--Monitoring
1
Division 1--Access to premises
2
15 Allowing access to premises
3
(1) The condition specified in subsection (2) applies to:
4
(a) a payment of competitiveness assistance advance to a
5
corporation, if the payment is subject to a condition that the
6
corporation allow authorised officers access to specified
7
premises for the purposes of this Division (see subsection
8
6(4)); or
9
(b) the registration of a corporation as an STP participant, if the
10
registration is subject to a condition that the corporation
11
allow authorised officers access to specified premises for the
12
purposes of this Division (see subsection 10(2)).
13
(2) The condition is that the corporation must:
14
(a) allow authorised officers access to the premises, at any
15
reasonable time on a business day, for the purpose of
16
permitted monitoring; and
17
(b) allow authorised officers during that access to inspect and
18
search the premises, and any thing on the premises, for the
19
purpose of permitted monitoring; and
20
(c) allow authorised officers to operate electronic equipment at
21
the premises to see whether documents in electronic form
22
relevant to permitted monitoring are accessible by doing so;
23
and
24
(d) allow authorised officers to make copies of any documents in
25
hard copy form found on the premises that are relevant to
26
permitted monitoring; and
27
(e) provide authorised officers with all reasonable facilities and
28
assistance for the effective exercise of their powers.
29
(3)
Permitted monitoring means:
30
(a) determining whether the corporation has complied, or is
31
complying, with requirements imposed on the corporation by
32
this Act or the Steel Transformation Plan (including
33
Part 4 Monitoring
Division 1 Access to premises
Section 16
12 Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011
requirements in any conditions imposed by or under this Act
1
or the Plan); or
2
(b) determining whether any of the following information given
3
by or on behalf of the corporation is correct:
4
(i) information given for the purpose of obtaining a
5
competitiveness assistance advance or an STP payment;
6
(ii) information given in compliance or purported
7
compliance with this Act or the Plan (including any
8
conditions imposed by or under this Act or the Plan).
9
16 Operation of electronic equipment by authorised officers
10
(1) This section applies if:
11
(a) an authorised officer has obtained access to premises for the
12
purpose of permitted monitoring; and
13
(b) the authorised officer finds that documents in electronic
14
form, relevant to permitted monitoring, are accessible by
15
operating electronic equipment at the premises.
16
(2) Subject to subsection (4), the authorised officer may:
17
(a) operate the equipment, or other facilities at the premises, to
18
put the documents in hard copy form; or
19
(b) operate the equipment, or other facilities at the premises, to
20
transfer the documents to a disk, tape or other storage device:
21
(i) that is brought to the premises for the exercise of the
22
power; or
23
(ii) that is at the premises, if its use has been agreed to in
24
writing by the corporation.
25
(3) The authorised officer may then remove the documents in hard
26
copy form, or remove the disk, tape or other storage device.
27
(4) The authorised officer may operate the equipment only if he or she
28
believes on reasonable grounds that the operation of the equipment
29
can be carried out without damage to the equipment.
30
17 Compensation for damage to electronic equipment
31
(1) This section applies if:
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Access to premises Division 1
Section 18
Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 No. , 2011 13
(a) as a result of electronic equipment being operated by an
1
authorised officer:
2
(i) damage is caused to the equipment; or
3
(ii) the data recorded on the equipment is damaged; or
4
(iii) programs associated with the use of the equipment, or
5
with the use of the data, are damaged or corrupted; and
6
(b) the damage or corruption occurs because insufficient care
7
was exercised by the authorised officer.
8
(2) The Commonwealth must pay the owner of the equipment, or the
9
user of the data or programs, such reasonable compensation for the
10
damage or corruption as the Commonwealth and the owner or user
11
agree on.
12
(3) However, if the owner or user and the Commonwealth fail to
13
agree, the owner or user may institute proceedings in the Federal
14
Court of Australia or another court of competent jurisdiction for
15
such reasonable amount of compensation as the court determines.
16
(4) In determining the amount of compensation payable, regard is to
17
be had to whether the corporation, or its employees or agents, if
18
they were available at the time, provided any appropriate warning
19
or guidance on the operation of the equipment.
20
18 Appointment of authorised officers
21
(1) The Secretary may, in writing, appoint an APS employee in the
22
Department as an authorised officer for the purposes of this
23
Division.
24
(2) The Secretary must not appoint an APS employee as an authorised
25
officer unless the Secretary is satisfied that the employee has
26
suitable training or experience to properly exercise the powers of
27
an authorised officer.
28
(3) An authorised officer holds office for the period specified in the
29
instrument of appointment. The period must not exceed 3 years.
30
(4) An authorised officer must, in exercising powers as such, comply
31
with any directions of the Secretary.
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Part 4 Monitoring
Division 1 Access to premises
Section 19
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(5) If a direction under subsection (4) is given in writing, the direction
1
is not a legislative instrument.
2
19 Identity cards
3
(1) The Secretary must issue an identity card to an authorised officer.
4
(2) The identity card must:
5
(a) be in the form approved by the Secretary; and
6
(b) contain a recent photograph of the authorised officer.
7
(3) A person commits an offence if:
8
(a) the person has been issued with an identity card; and
9
(b) the person ceases to be an authorised officer; and
10
(c) the person does not return the identity card to the Secretary
11
within 14 days after ceasing to be an authorised officer.
12
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
13
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
14
Note:
For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
15
(5) Subsection (3) does not apply if the identity card was lost or
16
destroyed.
17
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this
18
subsection: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
19
(6) An authorised officer must carry his or her identity card at all times
20
when exercising powers as an authorised officer.
21
(7) An authorised officer is not entitled to exercise any powers referred
22
to in this Division in relation to premises if:
23
(a) the corporation concerned (or a person who apparently
24
represents the corporation) has requested the officer to
25
produce the officer's identity card for inspection; and
26
(b) the officer fails to comply with the request.
27
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Monitoring Part 4
Information gathering powers Division 2
Section 20
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Division 2--Information gathering powers
1
20 Secretary may obtain information and documents
2
(1) This section applies to a person if the Secretary has reason to
3
believe that the person has information or a document that is
4
relevant to:
5
(a) determining whether a corporation has complied, or is
6
complying, with requirements imposed on the corporation by
7
this Act or the Steel Transformation Plan (including
8
requirements in any conditions imposed by or under this Act
9
or the Plan); or
10
(b) determining whether any of the following information given
11
by or on behalf of a corporation is correct:
12
(i) information given for the purpose of obtaining a
13
competitiveness assistance advance or an STP payment;
14
(ii) information given in compliance or purported
15
compliance with this Act or the Plan (including any
16
conditions imposed by or under this Act or the Plan).
17
(2) The Secretary may, by written notice given to the person, require
18
the person:
19
(a) to give to the Secretary, within the period and in the manner
20
and form specified in the notice, any such information; or
21
(b) to produce to the Secretary, within the period and in the
22
manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or
23
(c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the
24
Secretary, within the period and in the manner specified in
25
the notice, those copies.
26
(3) A person commits an offence if:
27
(a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (2);
28
and
29
(b) the person fails to comply with the requirement.
30
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
31
(4) A period specified under subsection (2) must not be shorter than 14
32
days after the notice is given.
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Division 2 Information gathering powers
Section 21
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(5) A notice under subsection (2) must set out the effect of the
1
following provisions:
2
(a)
subsection
(3);
3
(b) sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (which deal
4
with false or misleading information or documents).
5
21 Copying documents--compensation
6
A person is entitled to be paid, by the Commonwealth, reasonable
7
compensation for complying with a requirement under paragraph
8
20(2)(c).
9
22 Secretary may inspect and copy original documents
10
The Secretary may:
11
(a) inspect a document produced under paragraph 20(2)(b); and
12
(b) make and retain copies of the whole or a part of such a
13
document.
14
23 Secretary may retain original documents
15
(1) The Secretary may take, and retain for as long as is necessary,
16
possession of a document produced under paragraph 20(2)(b).
17
(2) The person otherwise entitled to possession of the document is
18
entitled to be supplied, as soon as practicable, with a copy certified
19
by the Secretary to be a true copy.
20
(3) The certified copy must be received in all courts and tribunals as
21
evidence as if it were the original.
22
(4) Until a certified copy is supplied, the Secretary must, at such times
23
and places as the Secretary thinks appropriate, permit the person
24
otherwise entitled to possession of the document, or a person
25
authorised by that person, to inspect and make copies of, or take
26
extracts from, the document.
27
Monitoring Part 4
Information gathering powers Division 2
Section 24
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24 Secretary may inspect and retain copies of documents
1
The Secretary may inspect, and retain possession of, a copy of a
2
document produced under paragraph 20(2)(c).
3
25 Self-incrimination
4
(1) A person is not excused from giving information, or producing a
5
document or a copy of a document, under this Division on the
6
ground that the information or the production of the document or
7
copy might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a
8
penalty.
9
(2) However, in the case of an individual:
10
(a) the information given, or the document or copy produced; or
11
(b) giving the information or producing the document or copy; or
12
(c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or
13
indirect consequence of giving the information or producing
14
the document or copy;
15
is not admissible in evidence against the individual in criminal
16
proceedings, other than:
17
(d) proceedings for an offence against subsection 20(3); or
18
(e) proceedings for an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of
19
the Criminal Code (which deal with false or misleading
20
information or documents) that relates to this Act or the Steel
21
Transformation Plan; or
22
(f) proceedings for an offence against section 149.1 of the
23
Criminal Code (which deals with obstruction of
24
Commonwealth public officials) that relates to this Act or the
25
Steel Transformation Plan.
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27
Part 5 Miscellaneous
Section 26
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Part 5--Miscellaneous
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2
26 Annual report
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The Department's annual report for a financial year specified in an
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item of column 1 of the following table must include:
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(a) details of the total amounts of STP payments paid to STP
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participants for the period specified in column 2 of that item;
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and
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(b) information about the progress of the Australian steel
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manufacturing industry towards improved environmental
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outcomes and workforce skills development during the
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immediately preceding financial year.
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Details of STP payments to be included in annual reports
Item Column
1
The annual report for this
financial year ...
Column 2
must include details of STP payments
for this period ...
1
2013-2014
1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013.
2
2014-2015
1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014.
3
2015-2016
1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.
4
2016-2017
1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.
27 Delegation
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(1) The Secretary may, by written instrument, delegate to an SES
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employee in the Department all or any of the Secretary's powers
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under this Act, other than section 18.
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(2) In exercising powers under a delegation under subsection (1), the
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delegate must comply with any directions of the Secretary.
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28 Appropriation
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Competitiveness assistance advances and STP payments are to be
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paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated
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accordingly.
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Miscellaneous Part 5
Section 29
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29 Recovery of amounts by Commonwealth
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If:
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(a) a condition determined by the Minister under subparagraph
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6(3)(a)(iii); or
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(b) a condition under the Steel Transformation Plan;
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provides that an amount is recoverable by the Commonwealth from
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a corporation, or is payable to the Commonwealth by a
7
corporation, the amount may be recovered from the corporation by
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the Commonwealth as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
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30 Regulations
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The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:
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(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
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(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or
13
giving effect to this Act.
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