Compilation #1 | Effective 2022-12-01
FRBR Work URI: /akn/au/act/2016/75
This Act is the Narcotic Drugs (Licence Charges) Act 2016.
Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
In this Act:
charge means charge imposed by this Act.
licence means a licence granted under the Narcotic Drugs Act 1967.
This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. However, it does not bind the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.
This Act extends to every external Territory.
Charge on a licence
Charge is imposed on a licence that is in force at whichever of the following times is applicable:
any time during a financial year;
any time during such other period as is prescribed by the regulations.
Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may prescribe different periods in relation to the following:
different classes of licence;
licences of the same class that authorise different activities.
Charge on matters that relate to a licence
Charge is imposed on each matter prescribed by the regulations, being a matter that relates to a licence that is in force.
Without limiting subsection (3), the regulations may prescribe different matters in relation to the following:
different classes of licence;
licences of the same class that authorise different activities.
Subsection (3) imposes a charge only so far as that charge is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution.
Charge is payable by the holder of the licence.
The amount of a charge is the amount prescribed by, or worked out in accordance with a method prescribed by, the regulations.
Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may prescribe different amounts of, or prescribe different methods of working out amounts of, charge in relation to the following:
different classes of licence;
licences of the same class that authorise different activities.
In this section:
amount includes a nil amount.
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.
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
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Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
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Editorial changes
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If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under Legislation Act 2003.section 15V of the
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history