Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Bounty (Steel Mill Products) Act 1983 No. 125 of 1983 - SECT 3

3. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears-

         ''approved form'' means a form approved by the Comptroller-General by
instrument in writing;

         ''authorized officer'' means a person who is an authorized officer
for the purposes of this Act by virtue of an appointment under section 17;

         ''bountiable plate'' means a product that-


   (a)  consists of prescribed steel;

   (b)  was produced by-

        (i)    heating, quenching and tempering prescribed plate in a plant
               known as a continuous roller quench heat treatment line; or

        (ii)   a process prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of
               this definition, being a process that was carried out in
               relation to a product prescribed by the regulations for those
               purposes in relation to that process; and

   (c)  is a solid that has-

        (i)    a rectangular cross-section; or

        (ii)   a cross-section that is of a kind prescribed by the regulations
               for the purposes of this definition;

           ''bountiable product'' means-


   (a)  bountiable plate;

   (b)  bountiable sheet; or

   (c)  bountiable tube;

           ''bountiable sheet'' means a product that-


   (a)  consists of prescribed steel;

   (b)  was produced by-

        (i)    cold-rolling and re-coiling prescribed strip in a plant known
               as a tandem rolling mill or in a plant known as a reverse
               rolling mill, being a cold-rolling that reduced the thickness
               of the prescribed strip by not less than 25%; or

        (ii)   a process prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of
               this definition, being a process that was carried out in
               relation to a product prescribed by the regulations for those
               purposes in relation to that process; and

   (c)  is a solid that has-

        (i)    a rectangular cross-section the width of which is not less than
               600 mm; or

        (ii)   a cross-section that is of a kind prescribed by the regulations
               for the purposes of this definition;

           ''bountiable tube'' means a product-


   (a)  that consists of prescribed steel;

   (b)  that was produced-

        (i)    by-

                (A)  forming a prescribed plate; or

                (B)  spirally forming prescribed strip,

into a tubular product and welding the product so formed;

        (ii)   by hot forming prescribed strip into a tubular product, and
               welding the product so formed, in a plant known as a continuous
               weld mill;

        (iii)  by forming prescribed strip into a tubular product, and welding
               the product so formed, in a plant known as an electric
               resistance weld mill;

        (iv)   by forming a prescribed plated strip product into a
               double-walled, tubular product and brazing the product so
               formed in a furnace; or

        (v)    by a process prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of
               this definition, being a process that was carried out in
               relation to a product prescribed by the regulations for those
               purposes in relation to that process;

   (c)  in the case of a product that was produced by forming a
        prescribed plate into a tubular product and welding the product so
        formed-that is fully open at both ends, that has not been perforated
        and the length of which when so formed and welded was not less than
        2.98 m;

   (d)  in the case of a product that was produced by spirally forming
        prescribed strip into a tubular product and welding the product so
        formed-that has not been perforated and the length of which when so
        formed and welded was not less than 2.98 m;

   (e)  in the case of a product produced from prescribed strip in a plant of
        a kind referred to in sub-paragraph (b) (ii) or (iii)-the length of
        which, when cut to size or first cut to size, as the case may be, in
        the plant, was not less than 3 times its outside diameter at its
        narrowest point; and

   (f)  in the case of a product that was produced by a process prescribed by
        the regulations for the purposes of this definition-that is of a kind
        prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;

         ''bounty'' means bounty under this Act;


         ''Collector'' has the same meaning as in the Customs Act 1901;


         ''Comptroller-General'' means the Comptroller-General of Customs;


         ''continuous casting'', in relation to liquid metal from a furnace,
means the casting of the metal by passing it through a water-cooled mould;

         ''descaling'' means descaling by the process known as pickling;


         ''high alloy steel'' means an alloy of steel (whether or not
stainless steel) that contains, by mass-

   (a)  not less than 2% of manganese;

   (b)  not less than 2% of silicon;

   (c)  not less than 0.5% of nickel;

   (d)  not less than 1% of chromium;

   (e)  not less than 0.1% of molybdenum;

   (f)  not less than 0.1% of vanadium;

   (g)  not less than 0.3% of tungsten;

   (h)  not less than 0.3% of cobalt; or

   (j)  not less than 0.4% of copper,

but does not include steel that contains, by mass, not less than 2% of a
precious metal or of precious metals;

         ''precious metal'' means gold, silver, platinum, iridium, osmium,
palladium, rhodium or ruthenium;

         ''prescribed ingot'' means an ingot that was produced in Australia by
the casting of liquid metal from a furnace;

         ''prescribed plate'' means a product that-


   (a)  was produced in Australia-

        (i)    by, or from a product that was produced in Australia by,
               hot-rolling a prescribed slab in a plant known as a hot plate
               steel mill or in a plant known as a hot strip steel mill; or

        (ii)   by, or from a product that was produced in Australia by, a
               process prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this
               paragraph, being a process that was carried out in relation to
               a product prescribed by the regulations for those purposes in
               relation to that process;

   (b)  is a solid that has-

        (i)    a rectangular cross-section-

                (A)  the thickness of which is not less than 2.9 mm and not
                     greater than 105 mm; and

                (B)  the width of which is not less than 500 mm; or

        (ii)   a cross-section that is of a kind prescribed by the regulations
               for the purposes of this definition; and

   (c)  has not been-

        (i)    cold-rolled or otherwise cold-formed (except by the process
               known as skin passing);

        (ii)   heated, quenched and tempered in a plant known as a continuous
               roller quench heat treatment line; or

        (iii)  processed in a manner prescribed by the regulations for the
               purposes of this paragraph;

     ''prescribed plated strip product'' means-


   (a)  a product that was produced in Australia by cold-rolling and
        copperplating prescribed strip that had a cross-section the width of
        which was less than 500 mm;

   (b)  a product that was produced in Australia by slitting or trimming, or
        slitting and trimming, a product of the kind first referred to in
        paragraph (a); or

   (c)  a product of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of
        this definition;

     ''prescribed slab'' means-


   (a)  a product that-

        (i)    was produced in Australia by-

                (A)  hot-rolling or forging a prescribed ingot or a product
                     that was produced in Australia from a prescribed ingot;

                (B)  the continuous casting of liquid metal from a furnace;

                (C)  hot-rolling or forging a product that was produced by, or
                     from a product that was produced in Australia by, the
                     continuous casting of liquid metal from a furnace; or

                (D)  a process prescribed by the regulations for the purposes
                     of this paragraph, being a process that was carried out
                     in relation to a product prescribed by the regulations
                     for those purposes in relation to that process; and

        (ii)   is a solid that has-

                (A)  a rectangular cross-section the thickness of which is not
                     less than 75 mm and the width of which is not less than
                     85 mm; or

                (B)  a cross-section that is of a kind prescribed by the
                     regulations for the purposes of this definition; or

   (b)  a product of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of
        this paragraph;

     ''prescribed steel'' means-


   (a)  in relation to bountiable plate-steel or an alloy of steel;

   (b)  in relation to bountiable sheet-steel or an alloy of steel (other than
        stainless steel); and

   (c)  in relation to bountiable tube-steel or an alloy of steel (other than
        high alloy steel);

     ''prescribed strip'' means a coiled product-


   (a)  that was-

        (i)    produced in Australia by, or from a product that was produced
               in Australia by, hot-rolling a prescribed slab in a plant known
               as a hot strip steel mill or in a plant known as a skelp steel
               mill; or

        (ii)   produced in Australia by, or from a product that was produced
               in Australia by, a process prescribed by the regulations for
               the purposes of this paragraph, being a process that was
               carried out in relation to a product prescribed by the
               regulations for those purposes in relation to that process;

   (b)  that is a solid that, in its uncoiled form, has-

        (i)    a rectangular cross-section-

                (A)  the thickness of which is not less than 1 mm and not
                     greater than 15 mm; and

                (B)  the width of which is not less than 100 mm; or

        (ii)   a cross-section that is of a kind prescribed by the regulations
               for the purposes of this definition;

   (c)  the mass of which is not less than 0.25 tonnes; and

   (d)  has not been-

        (i)    cold-rolled or otherwise cold-formed (except by the process
               known as skin passing); or

        (ii)   processed in a manner prescribed by the regulations for the
               purposes of this paragraph;

           ''prescribed strip product'' means-


   (a)  a product that was produced in Australia from prescribed strip by any
        one or more of the following processes, namely, perforating, slitting
        or trimming the prescribed strip;

   (b)  a product that was produced in Australia by cold-rolling
        prescribed strip, or a product of the kind first referred to in
        paragraph (a), that had a cross-section the width of which was less
        than 500 mm;

   (c)  a product that was produced in Australia by slitting or trimming, or
        slitting and trimming, a product of the kind first referred to in
        paragraph (b); or

   (d)  a product of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of
        this definition;

         ''prescribed steps'', in relation to the production of a bountiable
product, has the meaning given by section 5;

         ''producer'', in relation to a bountiable product, means the person
who carried out all the prescribed steps in the production of the bountiable
product;

         ''product'' includes ingot;


         ''quarter'' means a period of 3 months commencing on 1 January, 1
April, 1 July or 1 October during a bounty period;

         ''quenching'', in relation to a product, means the rapid cooling of
the heated product otherwise than by immersion;

         ''registered premises'' means premises registered by the Minister
under section 13;

         ''stainless steel'' means an alloy of steel that contains, by mass-


   (a)  not less than 10.5% of chromium; and

   (b)  not more than 1.2% of carbon;

         ''welding'' means-


   (a)  in relation to a tubular product produced by forming a prescribed
        plate or by spirally forming prescribed strip-welding the abutting
        edges of the product along the entire length of the product by means
        of a machine known as an automatic continuous submerged arc welding
        machine or a machine known as an automatic continuous flux cored arc
        welding machine;

   (b)  in relation to a tubular product produced by hot forming
        prescribed strip in a plant known as a continuous weld mill-welding
        the abutting edges of the product along the entire length of the
        product by means of the process known as automatic forge welding;

   (c)  in relation to a tubular product produced by forming prescribed strip
        in a plant known as an electric resistance weld mill-welding the
        abutting edges of the product along the entire length of the product
        by means of a machine known as a continuous automatic electric
        resistance welding machine; and

   (d)  in relation to any other product-welding the product in such manner as
        is, and by such means as are, prescribed by the regulations for the
        purposes of this definition.

(2) A reference in sub-section (1) of this section or in section 5 to
prescribed strip includes, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference
to a prescribed strip product.

(3) For the purposes of this Act-

   (a)  a product shall not be taken to have been produced from a
        prescribed ingot if the production of the product involved the melting
        and recasting of the ingot, or another product produced from the
        ingot, for a purpose other than the removal of impurities from the
        ingot or the other product, as the case may be, by the process known
        as electro slag refining; and

   (b)  where the production of a particular product involved 3 or more steps
        and-

        (i)    the first of those steps consisted of the production of a
               prescribed ingot;

        (ii)   the last of those steps consisted of the production of a
               prescribed slab; and

        (iii)  the intermediate step or steps consisted of, or included, the
               production of another product or other products,

the first-mentioned product shall, subject to paragraph (a), be taken to have
been produced from that prescribed ingot and from that other product or those
other products.

(4) For the purposes of this Act-

   (a)  a product shall not be taken to have been produced from a product that
        was produced by the continuous casting of liquid metal from a furnace
        if the production of the first-mentioned product involved the melting
        and recasting of the second-mentioned product, or another product
        produced from the second-mentioned product, for a purpose other than
        the removal of impurities from the second-mentioned product or the
        other product produced from the second-mentioned product, as the case
        may be, by the process known as electro slag refining; and

   (b)  where the production of a particular product involved 3 or more steps
        and-

        (i)    the first of those steps consisted of the production of a
               product by the continuous casting of liquid metal from a
               furnace;

        (ii)   the last of those steps consisted of the production of a
               prescribed slab; and

        (iii)  the intermediate step or steps consisted of, or included, the
               production of another product or other products,

the first-mentioned product shall, subject to paragraph (a), be taken to have
been produced from the second-mentioned product and from that other product or
those other products.

(5) For the purposes of this Act, a product shall not be taken not to consist
of steel of a particular kind by reason only that it contains impurities
normally likely to be found in steel of that kind.

(6) Where a part of prescribed plate or prescribed strip used in the
production of a bountiable product is left-over as scrap (whether or not in
the form of prescribed plate or prescribed strip) after the production of the
bountiable product, that part of the prescribed plate or prescribed strip, as
the case may be, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to have been
used in the production of the bountiable product.