Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FUEL (PENALTY SURCHARGES) ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--INTRODUCTIONýÜ

   1.      Short title 
   2.      Commencement 
   3.      Objects 
   4.      Definitions 
   5.      Special meaning of entry for home consumption 
   6.      Coverage of Act and binding of Crown 

   PART 2--LIABILITY TO PAY PENALTY SURCHARGE

   7.      Purpose of Part 
   8.      When is penalty surcharge payable? 
   9.      Failure to pay penalty surcharge 

   PART 3--RECORD-KEEPING AND NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS

   10.     Purpose of Part 
   11.     Definitions 
   12.     Record-keeping obligations of persons entering fuel 
   13.     Record-keeping obligations of persons acquiring ownership or physical 
   14.     Record-keeping not required in relation to acquisition, storage, 
   15.     Obligations concerning movement records and retention of other fuel 
   16.     Notification to be made at time of disposal 
   17.     Notification not required for disposals under threshold limit 
   18.     Retention obligations for notification statements 
   19.     Offence concerning false or misleading statements 

   PART 4--AUDIT POWERS

   20.     Purpose of Part 
   21.     Authorised officers may request persons to answer questions etc. 
   22.     Authorised officer may exercise certain powers by consent of occupier of 
   23.     Authorised officer may exercise certain powers in relation to vehicles 
   24.     Authorised officer may exercise certain powers in relation to vessels 
   25.     Exercise of questioning powers and preliminary audit powers 
   26.     Preliminary audit powers 
   27.     Issue of monitoring warrants 
   28.     Monitoring powers 
   29.     Issue of search warrant 
   30.     Things authorised by a search warrant 
   31.     Use of equipment to examine or process things 
   32.     Use of electronic equipment at premises 
   33.     Warrants may be granted by telephone or other electronic means 
   34.     Announcement before entry 
   35.     Details of warrant to be given to occupier of premises 
   36.     Availability of assistance, and use of force, in executing a 
   37.     Occupier to provide executing officer with all reasonable facilities and 
   38.     Offences 
   39.     Compensation for damage to equipment or data 
   40.     Occupier entitled to be present during exercise of powers under a 
   41.     Copies of seized things to be provided 
   42.     Retention of things that have been seized under this Act 
   43.     Disposal of things if owner cannot be located 
   44.     Release of things that have been seized 
   45.     Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected 
   46.     CEO may give directions concerning exercise of powers under this 
   47.     Information or things may be made available to other agencies 

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   48.     Persons not to remove or neutralise markers 
   49.     Conferral of functions on magistrate under this Act 
   50.     Authorised officers 
   51.     Identity cards 
   52.     Application of the Criminal Code 
   53.     Regulations