Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BOUNTY (METAL WORKING MACHINES AND ROBOTS) ACT 1985 No. 133 of 1985 - SECT 8

8. (1) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette,
declare a percentage specified in the notice to be prescribed percentage 1 for
the purposes of section 17.

(2) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, declare a
percentage specified in the notice to be prescribed percentage 2 for the
purposes of section 17.

(3) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, declare a
percentage specified in the notice to be prescribed percentage 3 for the
purposes of section 17.

(4) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, declare a
percentage specified in the notice to be prescribed percentage 4 for the
purposes of section 17.

(5) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, revoke a
declaration in force under sub-section (1), (2), (3) or (4).

(6) A declaration under sub-section (1), (2), (3) or (4) or the revocation of
such a declaration has effect from and including such day (which may be a day
earlier than the publication in the Gazette of the notice containing the
declaration or revocation) as is specified in the notice.

(7) Where, but for this sub-section, a declaration under sub-section (1), (2),
(3) or (4) or the revocation of such a declaration would result in the amount
of the bounty payable under section 16 in respect of the manufacture or
modification of particular bountiable equipment the manufacture or
modification, as the case may be, of which was commenced before the day on
which the notice containing the declaration or revocation was published in the
Gazette being reduced, that declaration or revocation does not apply in
relation to that bounty.

(8) The provisions of sections 48 (other than paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) and
sub-section (2)), 49, 49A and 50 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in
relation to notices under this section as if in those provisions references to
regulations were references to notices, references to a regulation were
references to a notice and references to a repeal were a reference to a
revocation.

(9) For the purposes of this section, the manufacture of goods shall not be
taken to have commenced unless and until the assembly of the goods, or of part
of the goods, has commenced.