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EXPORT INSPECTION AND MEAT CHARGES COLLECTION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 124

STATUTORY RULES 1994 No. 124

Issued by the authority of the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985

Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Regulations (Amendment)

Section 17 of the Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Act 1985 (The Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Act, prescribing matters required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

The Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Regulations (the Regulations) make provision for the collection of charges imposed by the Export Inspection and Meat (Establishment Registration Charges) Act 1985, the Export Inspection and Meat (Quantity Charge) Act 1985, the Export Inspection and Meat (Service Charge) Act 1985 and the Domestic Meat Premises Charge Act 1993.

The purpose of the Regulations is to allow for the Secretary to delegate his or her powers but not the power to delegate.

The regulations provide administrative efficiencies to the Secretary and commence on gazettal.

Details of the regulations are as follows:

Regulation 1 - Amendment

Subregulation 1.1 provides that the Regulations are amended as set out in the Export Inspection and Meat Charges Collection Regulations (Amendment).

Regulation 2 - New regulation 6

Subregulation 2.1 inserts a new Regulation 7 dealing with the power to delegate.