Excise Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010 and Customs Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010
Information about the Inquiry
On 16 June 2010 the Senate jointly referred the Customs Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010 and the Excise Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010 for inquiry and report.
The purpose of these Bills is to amend the Excise Tariff Act 1921 and the Customs Tariff Act 1995 to alter the excise and customs duty applying to aviation fuel from $0.02854 per litre to $0.03556 per litre from 1 July 2010.
The funds will be used by CASA to recruit additional front-line safety staff including safety specialists, safety analysts and airworthiness inspectors.
The funding will also ensure that CASA can continue random testing for alcohol and other drugs within the aviation industry; invest in the development and maintenance of safety standards; and provide expanded and ongoing training for its staff.
The closing date for submissions has not yet been set - please check this website for updates. The reporting date is 22 June 2010.
The Committee is seeking written submissions from interested individuals and organisations preferably in electronic form submitted online or sent by email to rrat.sen@aph.gov.au as an attached Adobe PDF or MS Word format document. The email must include full postal address and contact details.
Alternatively, written submissions may be sent to:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Notes to help you prepare your submission are available from the website at https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm. Alternatively, the Committee Secretariat will be able to help you with your inquiries and can be contacted on telephone +61 2 6277 3511 or facsimile +61 2 6277 5811 or by email to rrat.sen@aph.gov.au .
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For further information, contact: Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia