Commonwealth: Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988 (Cth)

Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988 No. 54, 1988 as amended Compilation start date: 1 December 2013 Includes amendments up to: Act No. 110, 2014 About this compilation This compilation This is a compilation of the Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988 as in force on 1 December 2013. It includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislation to that date. This compilation was prepared on 22 October 2014. The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of each amended provision. Uncommenced amendments The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in the endnotes. Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments If the operation of a provision or amendment is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes. Modifications If a provision of the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details are included in the endnotes. Provisions ceasing to have effect If a provision of the compiled law has expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes. Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 3A Minister may fix special rates 4 Money to be paid to AA and CASA in relation to eligible aviation fuel Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none] Endnote 6—Modifications [none] Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none] Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none] An Act to appropriate certain aviation fuel revenues for Airservices Australia and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988. 2 Commencement This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 3 Interpretation In this Act: AA means Airservices Australia established by the Air Services Act 1995. aviation fuel means aviation gasoline and aviation kerosene. aviation gasoline means gasoline classified to subitem 10.6 of the Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act 1921 (about gasoline for use as fuel in aircraft). aviation kerosene means kerosene classified to subitem 10.17 of the Schedule to the Excise Tariff Act 1921 (about kerosene for use as fuel in aircraft). CASA means the Civil Aviation Safety Authority established by the Civil Aviation Act 1988. eligible aviation fuel means: (a) aviation gasoline entered for home consumption on or after 1 July 1988; and (b) aviation kerosene entered for home consumption on or after 12 May 1999. statutory rate, in relation to an amount paid to the Commonwealth as duty of Excise or duty of Customs in relation to eligible aviation fuel, means the lowest of whichever of the following rates is applicable: (a) if a determination under subsection 3A(1) was in force at the time duty was imposed on the eligible aviation fuel—the rate fixed by that determination; (b) in the case of duty of Excise—the rate of duty imposed on the eligible aviation fuel under the Excise Tariff Act 1921; (c) in the case of duty of Customs—the rate that would have been the rate of duty of Excise imposed on the eligible aviation fuel under the Excise Tariff Act 1921 if the eligible aviation fuel had been subject to duty of Excise instead of duty of Customs; (d) if a determination under subsection 3A(2) was in force at the time duty was imposed on the eligible aviation fuel—the rate fixed by that determination. 3A Minister may fix special rates (1) The Minister may make a written determination fixing a rate for the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of statutory rate in section 3. (2) The Minister may make a written determination fixing a rate for the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of statutory rate in section 3. (3) A determination under subsection (1) or (2) may provide that a rate is to be fixed using a method of indexation set out in the determination. 4 Money to be paid to AA and CASA in relation to eligible aviation fuel (1) For each amount paid to the Commonwealth as a duty of Excise or duty of Customs in relation to eligible aviation fuel, AA and CASA are each entitled to be paid a share of the amount calculated using the formula: where: Statutory rate means the statutory rate in relation to the amount paid to the Commonwealth. Litres of eligible aviation fuel means the number of litres of eligible aviation fuel by reference to which the amount paid to the Commonwealth was calculated. (1A) The respective shares of AA and CASA of a payment under subsection (1) are to be determined by the Minister. (2) Where the whole or a part of an amount paid as duty of Excise or duty of Customs in relation to eligible aviation fuel is repaid by the Commonwealth to a person by way of rebate or otherwise, there shall be deducted from the sum of the amounts that would, but for this subsection, be paid under subsection (1) an amount calculated using the formula: where: Statutory rate means the statutory rate in relation to the amount paid to the Commonwealth. Litres of eligible aviation fuel means the number of litres of eligible aviation fuel by reference to which the amount repaid by the Commonwealth was calculated. (3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), where 2 or more parts of an amount paid as duty were ascertained by reference to different rates of duty, each of the parts shall be taken to be a separate amount paid as duty. (4) Amounts payable under subsection (1) are payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is appropriated accordingly. Endnotes Endnote 1—About the endnotes The endnotes provide details of the history of this legislation and its provisions. The following endnotes are included in each compilation: Endnote 1—About the endnotes Endnote 2—Abbreviation key Endnote 3—Legislation history Endnote 4—Amendment history Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments Endnote 6—Modifications Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments Endnote 8—Miscellaneous If there is no information under a particular endnote, the word "none" will appear in square brackets after the endnote heading. Abbreviation key—Endnote 2 The abbreviation key in this endnote sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes. Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4 Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history. The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended the compiled law. The information includes commencement information for amending laws and details of application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation. The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision level. It also includes information about any provisions that have expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the compiled law. Uncommenced amendments—Endnote 5 The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in endnote 5. Modifications—Endnote 6 If the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details of the modification are included in endnote 6. Misdescribed amendments—Endnote 7 An amendment is a misdescribed amendment if the effect of the amendment cannot be incorporated into the text of the compilation. Any misdescribed amendment is included in endnote 7. Miscellaneous—Endnote 8 Endnote 8 includes any additional information that may be helpful for a reader of the compilation. Endnote 2—Abbreviation key ad = added or inserted pres = present am = amended prev = previous c = clause(s) (prev) = previously Ch = Chapter(s) Pt = Part(s) def = definition(s) r = regulation(s)/rule(s) Dict = Dictionary Reg = Regulation/Regulations disallowed = disallowed by Parliament reloc = relocated Div = Division(s) renum = renumbered exp = expired or ceased to have effect rep = repealed hdg = heading(s) rs = repealed and substituted LI = Legislative Instrument s = section(s) LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s) mod = modified/modification Sdiv = Subdivision(s) No = Number(s) SLI = Select Legislative Instrument o = order(s) SR = Statutory Rules Ord = Ordinance Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s) orig = original SubPt = Subpart(s) par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) /sub‑subparagraph(s) Endnote 3—Legislation history Act Number and year Assent Commencement Application, saving and transitional provisions Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988 54, 1988 15 June 1988 15 June 1988 Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Amendment Act 1992 73, 1992 26 June 1992 26 June 1992 ss. 7 and 8 Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Amendment Act 1993 87, 1993 30 Nov 1993 30 Nov 1993 — Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1995 82, 1995 30 June 1995 s. 5 (items 2–10): 6 July 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S270) (a) — as amended by Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1998 1, 1998 24 Mar 1998 Schedule 3 (item 1): 6 July 1995 (b) — Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Amendment Act 1999 97, 1999 16 July 1999 16 July 1999 Sch. 1 (items 5, 6) Petroleum Excise Amendment (Measures to Address Evasion) Act 2000 125, 2000 26 Oct 2000 Schedule 1: Royal Assent (c) — Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Act 2006 74, 2006 26 June 2006 Schedule 1: (items 2, 3): 1 July 2006 — Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 4) Act 2014 110, 2014 16 Oct 2014 Sch 5 (items 77–83): 1 Dec 2013 (s 2(1) item 6) — (a) The Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988 was amended by section 5 (items 2–10) of the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1995, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows: (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on: (a) a day to be fixed by Proclamation; or (b) the first day after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; whichever is earlier. (b) The Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 1) of the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1998, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows: (3) Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced on 6 July 1995, immediately after the commencement of item 7 of Schedule 3 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1995. (c) The Aviation Fuel Revenues (Special Appropriation) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Petroleum Excise Amendment (Measures to Address Evasion) Act 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows: (1) This Act, other than item 5 of Schedule 2, commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. Endnote 4—Amendment history Provision affected How affected Title.................... am. No. 82, 1995 s. 3..................... am. No. 73, 1992; No. 87, 1993; No. 82, 1995; No. 97, 1999; No. 125, 2000; No. 74, 2006; No 110, 2014 Heading to s. 3A............ rs. No. 82, 1995 s. 3A.................... ad. No. 73, 1992 am. No. 82, 1995; No. 97, 1999; No 110, 2014 Heading to s. 4............. am. No. 82, 1995 s. 4..................... am. No. 73, 1992; No. 87, 1993; No. 82, 1995 (as am. by No. 1, 1998); No. 97, 1999 s. 5..................... am. No. 73, 1992 rep No 110, 2014 Heading to s. 6............. am. No. 82, 1995 rep. No. 97, 1999 s. 6..................... ad. No. 87, 1993 am. No. 82, 1995 rep. No. 97, 1999 Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none] Endnote 6—Modifications [none] Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none] Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none]