Matters of interest to the Senate [2021] AUSStaCSDLM 120 (4 August 2021)

• Chapter 2
• Matters of interest to the Senate

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Chapter 2

Matters of interest to the Senate

2.1 Senate standing order 23(4) requires the committee to scrutinise each instrument to determine whether the Senate's attention should be drawn to it on the ground that it raises significant issues, or otherwise gives rise to issues that are likely to be of interest to the Senate.

2.2 This chapter identifies the instruments which the committee has resolved to draw to the attention of the Senate and the relevant legislation committee under standing order 23(4), with the exception of instruments which specify significant executive expenditure, which are listed in Chapter 3.^[1]

Instrument	Purpose	Portfolio committee
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Amendment Regulations 2021 [F2021L00690]	To increase annual licence charges payable by Commonwealth entities that deal with radiation equipment and material, or undertake certain activities in relation to radiation facilities and nuclear installations, by an indexation amount of 2 per cent.	n/a
Fuel Tax (Road User Charge) Determination 2021 [F2021L00689]	Heavy vehicles with a gross vehicle mass of more than 4.5 tonnes and used on public roads for business purposes are charged to recover that part of the road construction and maintenance costs that are attributable to heavy vehicles. A portion of the costs are recovered by states and territories through heavy vehicle registration charges and a portion by the Commonwealth through the fuel-based road user charge. This determination sets the new rate of the road user charge at 26.4 cents per litre of taxable fuel. (The rate was previously 25.8 cents per litre of taxable fuel.)	Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
Narcotic Drugs (Licence Charges) Amendment (Charge Amounts and Other Measures) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00752]	To amend the Narcotic Drugs (Licence Charges) Regulation 2016 to increase the annual charge set out in those regulations for the financial year 2021-22. The increase applies to the annual charges applying to medicinal cannabis licences, cannabis research licences and cannabis-related manufacture licences.	n/a
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Laying Chickens) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00674]	To increase the Emergency Animal Disease Response levy on laying chickens from nil to 1.1 cents per laying chicken.	n/a
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2021 (No. 2) [F2021L00679] Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Determination 2021 (No. 2) [F2021L00680]	To set out the different amounts of receiver and transmitter licence tax that is payable by licensees of particular receiver and transmitter licences.	n/a
Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00694]	To amend the Therapeutic Goods (Charges) Regulations 2018 to increase the annual charges set out in those regulations for most products by 1.05 per cent for the financial year 2021-22. The increase applies to annual charges relating to the registration, listing or inclusion of therapeutic goods in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. This encompasses registered goods (including provisionally registered medicines), listed goods, biologicals and medical devices.	n/a

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[1] Details of all instruments which the committee has resolved to draw to the attention of the Senate under standing order 23(4) are published on the committee's website: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Scrutiny_of_Delegated_Legislation/Matters_of_interest_to_the_Senate.