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EXPORT CONTROL (HARDWOOD WOOD CHIPS) REGULATION (AMENDMENT) 1996 NO.22

STATUTORY RULES 1996 No. 22

Export Control Act 1982

Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulation (Amendment)

The Export Control Act 1982 (the Act) provides for the control over the export of certain prescribed goods. The Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations are made under the authority of the Act.

The Schedule to the Regulations sets out the descriptions of the regions from which hardwood wood chips may be obtained. The definitions of the regions in New South Wales in the Schedule to the Regulations did not include a description of the Tumut region. The amending regulations include a description of the Tumut region in the Schedule.

Regulation 21 (regarding the surrender and exchange of licences) implied that this must occur on a one for one basis. The amending regulations increase the flexibility of the Regulations to allow for the issue of more than one licence in exchange for each surrendered, provided that the total. approved allocation for that exporter remains the same.

Details of the amending Regulations are as follows:

Regulation 1 provides for the Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations to be amended by the Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations (Amendment).

Regulation 2 amends Regulation 21 to clarify the existing power and in particular to ensure that in the new licences the Minister can specify a region which could not have been specified in the old licences.

Regulation 3 amends the Regulations to allow the surrender of a licence in exchange for two or more licences of the same type.

Regulation 4 amends the Regulations to add a description of the Tumut Region in New South Wales.

The Regulations commenced upon gazettal.