Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EXCISE ACT 1901 - SECT 39E

  (1)   A licence comes into force on the day it is granted.

  (2)   A manufacturer licence authorising the manufacture of any tobacco goods, a dealer licence or a producer licence remains in force until the cancellation or expiry of the licence, whichever occurs first.

  (3)   For the purposes of subsection   (2), a licence expires at the end of:

  (a)   the 30   September after the second anniversary of the day on which the licence is granted; or

  (b)   if the licence is renewed under subsection   39F(5) one or more times--the last day of the 3 year period that begins on the day the licence would otherwise have expired if the most recent renewal had not occurred.

Example 1:   A manufacturer licence that authorises the manufacture of tobacco goods is granted on 17   September 2025 and is not renewed. It expires at the end of 30   September 2027.

Example 2:   A producer licence is granted on 18   October 2025 and is not renewed. It expires at the end of 30   September 2028.

Example 3:   A dealer licence is granted on 20   March 2026. It is renewed under subsection   39F(5) on or before 30   September 2028, and is renewed again on or before 30   September 2031. It expires at the end of 30   September 2034.

  (4)   A storage licence, or a manufacturer licence not covered by subsection   (2), remains in force until it is cancelled.