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AIR PASSENGER TICKET LEVY (IMPOSITION) BILL 2001

1998-1999-2000-2001




THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA






HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES









AIR PASSENGER TICKET LEVY (IMPOSITION) BILL 2001











EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM













(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Transport and Regional Services,
the Honourable John Anderson, MP)

AIR PASSENGER TICKET LEVY (IMPOSITION) BILL 2001

OUTLINE

This Bill imposes a levy on air passenger tickets.

The Bill operates in conjunction with the Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Bill 2001 (the Collection Bill).

The purpose of the levy is to enable the Commonwealth to recover such expenditure.

Financial impact statement

The levy imposed will fund the expenditure authorised under the Collection Bill. The amount of levy collected annually will depend on the number of tickets issued. Over its life the legislation will be cost neutral.

AIR PASSENGER TICKET LEVY (IMPOSITION) BILL 2001

NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 1: Short Title

The short title of the Act is to be the Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Imposition) Act 2001.

Clause 2: Commencement

The Act will commences at the same time as the Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001.

Clause 3: Crown to be bound

Under this clause, the Crown in right of each State and the Commonwealth will be bound by the Act.

Clause 4: Definition

This clause provides that air passenger ticket levy means the levy payable under the Air Passenger Ticket Levy (Collection) Act 2001.

Clause 5: Extension of the Act to the external Territories

The Act will apply to all of Australia's external Territories.

Clause 6: Imposition of levy

The air passenger ticket levy is imposed under this clause at the rate of $10 per ticket.

Clause 7: Regulations

The Governor General may make regulations under the Act.

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