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Bass Strait Freight Adjustment Trust Fund Act 1984 No. 24 of 1984 - SECT 3

Interpretation

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

''adjustment levy'' has the same meaning as it has in the Levy Act;

''base period'', in relation to a month, means-

   (a)  in the case of a month that ends before 1 July 1984-the period of 30
        months that ended on 30 June 1983; or

   (b)  in the case of any other month-the period of 30 months that ended 6
        months before the last determination day in or before the month;

''determination day'' means a day on which the Minister makes determinations
under sub-section 9 (1);

''Freight Adjustment Fund'' means the Bass Strait Freight Adjustment Trust
Fund established by section 4;

''Levy Act'' means the Bass Strait Freight Adjustment Levy Act 1984;

''Levy Collection Act'' means the Bass Strait Freight Adjustment Levy 
Collection Act 1984 ;

''month'' means one of the 12 months of the year;

''prescribed oil'' has the same meaning as it has in the Levy Collection Act;

''producer'' has the same meaning as it has in the Levy Collection Act;

''relevant oil'' has the same meaning as it has in the Levy Collection Act;

''relevant refiner'', in relation to a base period for a month, means a person
on whose behalf prescribed oil was, during that base period, transported to a
refinery (whether operated by the person or by another person) for refining;

''refinery'' means premises at which crude oil is refined.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, the transport of prescribed oil to a
refinery shall be taken to consist of-

   (a)  the transport of the oil by ship from Westernport in Victoria to the
        port nearest to that refinery; or

   (b)  the movement of the oil by pipeline from Westernport in Victoria to
        the boundary of that refinery.

(3) For the purposes of this Act, prescribed oil transported to a refinery for
refining shall be taken to have been transported on behalf of a person if, and
only if, the oil-

   (a)  was owned by the person when it was transported; and

   (b)  was transported to the refinery for refining into products that, on
        their being produced, were, or would be, owned by the person. 


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