Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2009 (NO. 1) (SLI NO 235 OF 2009) - REG 4

         (1)   Subregulations (2) and (3) only apply if:

                (a)    before the amendments made by Schedule 1 commence, a person pays to the Commonwealth, under paragraph 36 (3) (a) of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 , the payable amount in respect of the provision of a chargeable service that has not yet been rendered; and

               (b)    after the amendments commence, the service is rendered.

         (2)   Despite the amendments made by Schedule 1, the person mentioned in subregulation (1) is not liable to pay any further amount under section 36 of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 , unless subregulation (3) applies.

         (3)   If a person mentioned in subregulation (1) is provided with the chargeable service at a time that is outside the ordinary hours of duty of the officer providing the service, paragraph 33 (1) (b) of the Imported Food Control Regulations 1993 , as in force after the amendments in Schedule 1 commence, will apply.

         (4)   Despite the amendments made by Schedule 1, if

                (a)    before the amendments commence, a person is provided with a chargeable service; and

               (b)    at the time the amendments commence, the person has not paid to the Commonwealth the payable amount in respect of the provision of the service;

the person is only liable to pay the payable amount specified by regulation 33 of the Imported Food Control Regulations 1993 as in force at the time the service was rendered.

Note    Chargeable service is defined in subsection 36 (11) of the Imported Food Control Act 1992 .