Australian Capital Territory
Dangerous Substances (Fees) Determination 2006
Disallowable Instrument DI 2006- 146
made under the
Dangerous Substances Act 2004, Section 221 – Determination of fees

Explanatory Statement

The Dangerous Substances Act 2004 (the Act) regulates dangerous goods and hazardous substances in the ACT.  

Section 221 of the Act provides the Minister for Industrial Relations with the power to determine fees for the purposes of the Act.

Section 58(1) of the Legislation Act 2001 provides that where an Act authorises fees to be determined for the Act and the Act authorises the making of regulations by the Executive, then the Minister for Industrial Relations also has the power to determine fees for the purposes of the Regulations.  Section 223 of the Act provides that the Executive may make regulations for the Act.

This instrument revokes the previous determination of fees instruments DI2005-142 that set fees for the 2005-06 financial year and determines the new fees for the 2006-07 financial year.  The fees have been adjusted based on the Wage Price Index (WPI) of 3.7%.  The WPI was derived by the Department of Treasury.

The fees take effect on 1 July 2006.

The determination under section 221 is a disallowable instrument.