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EXCISE ACT 1901 - SECT 77FI

Delivery from CEO's control of brandy, whisky or rum

  (1)   Brandy, whisky or rum manufactured in Australia must not be delivered from the CEO's control unless it has been matured by storage in wood for at least 2 years.

  (2)   In this section:

"brandy" means a spirit distilled from grape wine in such a manner that the spirit possesses the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributed to brandy.

"grape wine" has the same meaning as in Subdivision   31 - A of the A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999 .

"rum" means a spirit obtained by the distillation of a fermented liquor derived from the products of sugar cane, being distillation carried out in such a manner that the spirit possesses the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributed to rum.

"whisky" means a spirit obtained by the distillation of a fermented liquor of a mash of cereal grain in such a manner that the spirit possesses the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributed to whisky.


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