Commonwealth: Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Funds—Excise) Act 1993 (Cth)

Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Funds—Excise) Act 1993 Act No. 39 of 1993 as amended This compilation was prepared on 13 October 2009 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 94 of 2008 The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1] 2 Commencement [see Note 1] 3 Application of the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 4 Imposition of contributions 5 Act does not impose tax on property of a State Notes An Act to impose contributions payable under the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993, so far as those contributions are duties of excise 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Funds—Excise) Act 1993. 2 Commencement [see Note 1] This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the commencement of Chapter 1 of the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993. 3 Application of the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 Sections 4 and 5 of the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 apply in relation to this Act in a corresponding way to the way in which they apply in relation to that Act. 4 Imposition of contributions (1) Contributions payable under the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 are imposed. (2) This section imposes contributions only so far as those contributions are duties of excise within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution. 5 Act does not impose tax on property of a State (1) This Act does not impose a tax on property of any kind belonging to a State. (2) In this section, property of any kind belonging to a State has the same meaning as in section 114 of the Constitution. Notes to the Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Funds—Excise) Act 1993 Note 1 The Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Funds—Excise) Act 1993 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 39, 1993 amended as indicated in the Tables below. Table of Acts Act Number Date Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions and year of Assent Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Fund—Excise) Act 1993 39, 1993 15 Oct 1993 8 Jan 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1994, No. S462) Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 2008 94, 2008 3 Oct 2008 Schedule 1 (items 6–10): 13 Oct 2009 (see F2009L03731) — Table of Amendments ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted Provision affected How affected Title.................... am. No. 94, 2008 Ss. 1, 2................. am. No. 94, 2008 Heading to s. 3............ am. No. 94, 2008 Ss. 3, 4................. am. No. 94, 2008