House debates

Thursday, 25 September 2008

Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008

Consideration of Senate Message

Bill returned from the Senate with requested amendments.

Ordered that the requested amendments be considered immediately.

Senate’s requested  amendments—

(1)    Clause 2, page 1 (lines 16 to 18), omit the clause, substitute:

2  Commencement

        (1)    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.

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/

Details

1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

2. Schedule 1

The later of:

(a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and

(b) the start of the day on which the Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Act 2008 receives the Royal Assent.

However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.

Note:   This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

        (2)    Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

(2)    Schedule 1, item 13, page 5 (lines 23 to 25), omit the item.

(3)    Schedule 1, item 32, page 18 (lines 7 and 8), omit “the definition of first day were 14 May 2008”, substitute “the references to “the first day” in paragraph (a) and subparagraph (b)(iii) of the definition of transition period, and in subparagraph 15(4)(a)(ii) and paragraph 15(4)(b) of the Excise Act 1901,were references to “the day on which Schedule 1 to the Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Act 2008 commences””.

4:20 pm

Photo of Chris BowenChris Bowen (Prospect, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That the requested amendments be made.

Question agreed to.