Export Market Development Grants Amendment Act 2008 (Cth)

Export Market Development Grants Amendment Act 2008

Act No. 33 of 2008 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 9 March 2010

[This Act was amended by Act No. 8 of 2010]

Amendments from Act No. 8 of 2010

[Schedule 2 (item 5) amended items 54 and 55 of Schedule 1

Schedule 2 (item 5) commenced immediately after 23 June 2008]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—General amendments Australian Trade Commission Act 1985 Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

Part 2—Other amendments Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

Part 3—Application of amendments An Act to amend the Export Market Development Grants Act 1997, and for other purposes

[Assented to 23 June 2008]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Export Market Development Grants Amendment Act 2008.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—General amendments

Australian Trade Commission Act 1985

1 At the end of subparagraph 8(a)(x) Add "and".

2 Paragraph 8(b) Repeal the paragraph, substitute: (b) to do any other act or thing required or permitted by: (i) this Act; or (ii) any other Act; or (iii) an instrument under an Act; to be done by the CEO; and

Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

3 Paragraph 7(1)(c) Omit "7", substitute "8".

4 Paragraph 7(1)(d) Omit "$30,000,000", substitute "$50,000,000".

5 At the end of subsection 7(1) Add: ; (i) if: (i) the person is a grantee in respect of 2 or more previous grant years; and (ii) the person's application for a grant in respect of the grant year sets out a statement that the person chooses grants option B in relation to the grant year; the CEO has decided under section 9 that the person meets the Australian net benefit requirements in relation to the grant year.