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PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE AMENDMENT BILL 2012

                               2010-2011-2012



               THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA



                                   SENATE






                PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE AMENDMENT BILL 2012







                       REVISED EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM












         (Circulated by authority of the Minister for Home Affairs,
                       the Honourable Jason Clare MP)




       THIS MEMORANDUM TAKES ACCOUNT OF AMENDMENT MADE BY THE HOUSE OF
                  REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BILL AS INTRODUCED
                PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE AMENDMENT BILL 2012


OUTLINE

1. The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Passenger Movement Charge Act
   1978 to increase the rate of the passenger movement charge (PMC) from
   $47 to $55 with effect from 1 July 2012.


2. The increase, announced by the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in
   the 2012-13 Budget, will fund the establishment of the Asia Marketing
   Fund aimed at supporting the promotion of Australia to growing markets
   in Asia as a premium holiday and business travel destination.


3. Departures of persons from Australia on or after 1 July 2012 will not be
   subject to the increase in the rate of the PMC, where that person is
   using a ticket or equivalent authority sold or issued before 1 July
   2012.

FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT


4. The increase of the existing $47 PMC to $55 is expected to result in an
   increase in revenue of $485 million over the four years from 2012-13.


                Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
                                       
    Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary
                             Scrutiny) Act 2011
                                       
               PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE AMENDMENT BILL 2012 
This Bill is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or
declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human
Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.
 
Overview of the Bill
The Bill will increase the rate of  passenger  movement  charge  imposed  in
respect of the departure of Australia from $47 to  $55.  The  increase  will
apply to departures of persons from  Australia  on  or  after  1  July  2012
unless the person is using a ticket or equivalent authority sold  or  issued
before 1 July 2012

Human rights implication
This Bill does not engage any applicable rights or freedoms.
 
Conclusion
The Bill is compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human
rights issues.
 








          Minister for Home Affairs, the Honourable Jason Clare MP
                PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE AMENDMENT BILL 2012


NOTES ON CLAUSES

Clause 1 - Short title

1. This clause provides for the Bill, when enacted, to be cited as the
   Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Act 2012.

Clause 2 - Commencement

2. This clause provides for the Bill to commence on 1 July 2012.

Clause 3 - Schedules

3. This clause is the formal enabling provision for the Schedule to the
   Bill, providing that each Act specified in a Schedule is amended in
   accordance with the applicable items of the Schedule. In this Bill the
   Act being amended is the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978.

4. The clause also provides that the other items of the Schedules have
   effect according to their terms. This is a standard enabling clause for
   transitional, savings and application items in amending legislation. In
   this Bill there is an application provision in item 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 - Amendments

Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978

Item 1 - Section 6

5. This item amends section 6 of the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978
   (the Act) to increase the rate of passenger movement charge (PMC)
   imposed by the Act from $47 to $55 with effect from 1 July 2012.

6. PMC is an amount charged for the departure of a person from Australia.

Item 2 - Application

7. This item provides that the increase of PMC will apply to the departure
   of a person from Australia on or after 1 July 2012, unless the person
   departs using a ticket or equivalent authority and the ticket or
   authority was sold or issued before 1 July 2012.

8. The application clause will ensure that the increase in PMC will not
   apply to the departure of a person from Australia on or after 1 July
   2012 where the person departs using a ticket or an equivalent authority
   and the ticket or authority was sold or issued before 1 July 2012.