Export Charges (Imposition—General) Regulations 2021.

This instrument prescribes the following: charges in relation to the export of certain goods covered by the Export Control Act 2020; charges in relation to matters relating to the export of certain goods covered by the Export Control Act 2020; and exemptions from the prescribed charges. The prescribed charges are imposed as taxes. Moreover as formulated by the Export Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2015 this instrument prescribes a charge only so far as that charge is neither a duty of customs nor a duty of excise within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution. This instrument extends to Norfolk Island and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. See section 4 of the Export Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2015, section 1‑4 of the Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2021 and section 1‑4 of the Export Control (Fish and Fish Products) Rules 2021.
Part 2 prescribes charges in relation to export of certain goods: prescribed livestock; and plants and plant products. Part 2 contains charges in relation to certain matters relating to export of certain goods such as registered establishments; slaughtering or dressing certain animals; applications; approved arrangements; livestock export licences and meat export licences, among others.