Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Act 1998

1 Short title [see Note 1]

This Act may be cited as the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Act 1998.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

This Act commences on the same day as the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.

3 Definitions

facility licence means a facility licence issued under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.

source licence means a source licence issued under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.

4 Facility licence—annual charge

A person who is the holder of a facility licence at any time during a financial year is liable to pay a charge for the licence for that year.

The amount of the charge for a year is such amount as is prescribed by the regulations.

5 Source licence—annual charge

A person who is the holder of a source licence at any time during a financial year is liable to pay a charge for the licence for that year.

The amount of the charge for a year is such amount as is prescribed by the regulations.

5A Tax exempt bodies liable to pay charge

A person who is the holder of a facility licence or a source licence is liable to pay the charge imposed by this Act:

even if a provision of a Commonwealth law is expressed to exempt the person from taxes or charges, or specified taxes or charges; and

even if that provision is expressed to prevail over other laws.

Subsection (1) does not apply if the relevant provision explicitly refers to this Act.

6 Regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

Notes to the

Note 1

The as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 134, 1998 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

(a) Section 2 of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Amendment Act 2002 provides as follows:

2 This Act is taken to have commenced on 5 February 1999, immediately after the commencement of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Act 1998.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted